Ruger was an upstart company in 1948 that rose to fame with an ad for a quality .22 caliber self-loading pistol in the American Rifleman. And the rest is history. Ruger became an American icon with a…

If you are looking for a portable and secure way to store your handguns and ammo, you will want to check out the Hornady Dual-Lid Lock Box. This is a new product from Hornady, a well-known…

I had the opportunity to spend a day at the NRA’s 2023 Annual Meeting held in Indianapolis. But I merely scratched the surface of the convention’s 14-acre layout. Below are a few of the products I…

El Paso Saddlery is, according to its web page, the world’s oldest gun holstery. Founded in 1889, El Paso Saddlery has operated continuously for 134 years … and they still make saddle bags and…

The use of laser sights on handguns has come a long way since the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) walked into a 1980s Los Angeles gun shop. In the 1984 film, Schwarzenegger’s cyborg character…

During our kids’ recent spring break, my family decided to get a little active and outdoorsy. We spent some time riding bikes and hiking and just enjoying nature at a wonderful state park not far…

The original Ruger LCP .380, introduced in 2008, ushered in a very successful series of hammer-fired deep-concealment semi-automatic pistols. This series has served self-defense roles ranging from primary civilian carry pistols to backup pistols for uniformed law enforcement officers. The pistol weighs 9.6 ounces and has a 6+1 magazine capacity.

I purchased my first Glock — a Glock 19 — back in 1992 and enjoyed some of the ease a polymer-framed pistol offers. In fact, the Glock 19 was so easy to maintain, my once meticulous attention to…

Like all of KelTec’s firearms, the new striker-fired P15 9mm is innovative, reliable and affordable. But there’s more to the micro-compact 9mm. It is the lightest and thinnest double-stack pistol on…

The Complete Guide to Smith & Wesson Defensive Handguns Smith & Wesson has offered good-quality revolvers for more than 150 years. Beginning with the No. 1 .22 Short revolver and advancing to modern…

As the original U.S. armory, Springfield Armory manufactured all sorts of firearms between 1777 and 1968. Their 1942 M1 Garand is the most treasured firearm in my safe. It was armory refurbished in…

In Dirty Harry: Magnum Force, Inspector Callahan claims to use a “light special” load for lighter recoil and better control in his Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver. That’s Hollywood gobbledygook.…