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Read no-holds-barred reviews of both personal- and home-defense firearms and stay up-to-date on the latest concealed carry gear offerings on the market. Discover everything you need to know to select the best, tried-and-true self-defense gear — from holsters, knives and ammunition to flashlights, first-aid kits and alternate weapons.
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Gear We Love — July 2022
MSRP: $9.99 Ready Up Gear Earclip Ready Up Gear Earclip This is a simple and inexpensive solution to what to do with your hearing protection whenever you don’t want to be wearing it. It fits belts up…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — July 2022
NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…
Continue Reading →The Diamondback Sidekick .22 Revolver
More and more shooters are finding the fun in “Old West” .22 single-action revolvers. Despite the popularity of cowboy action shooting, interest in single-action (SA) shooting irons had been on the…
Continue Reading →Purpose-Designed: Taurus GX4 T.O.R.O.
The evolution of carry guns during the past few decades has been astonishing. As a young cop, I carried a 4-inch-barreled revolver, later a “Wonder Nine” semi-automatic pistol, often a 1911, and a…
Continue Reading →Kershaw’s New Allegory Knife
Kershaw’s new Allegory knife is a traditionally styled two-blade slip-joint, meaning it has a non-locking blade system. Users can open these by using the thumbnail to pry the blade open via a “nail…
Continue Reading →Vertx Assessor Polo 2.0: Designed for Concealed Carry
Choosing a wardrobe to go along with the concealed carry lifestyle can seem challenging. Especially in warmer months, it can be hard to keep a low profile. However, the iconic polo shirt is a summer…
Continue Reading →WOOX: Chassis, Precision Stocks, Axes, Hatchets and Knives
Based in North Carolina, WOOX is an outdoor brand devoted to creating high-end products. WOOX is an offshoot of the Italy-based Minelli. I received an advertising email from the company, which…
Continue Reading →Shotgun Face-Off: Remington Versus Mossberg
If you’re looking at shotguns for home defense, there are really only two worth considering: Remington 870 and Mossberg 500. These giants in the field have a long history of good service. Both…
Continue Reading →The All-New Optic-Ready Mossberg MC2c
Late 2019 found me and about a dozen other gunwriters at the legendary Gunsite School in Paulden, Arizona, assessing the newest soon-to-be-released pistol from one of America’s most popular firearm…
Continue Reading →Gear We Love — May/June 2022
MSRP: $99.99–$119.99 Discreet Defense Op Sac Man-Pack Discreet Defense Op Sac Man-Pack This shoulder bag is set up for concealed carry but is also purpose-designed for commuters, travelers and others…
Continue Reading →How to Buy a Gun: New Firearms Owner Guide
With as much attention as “how to pick your first gun” blog posts get, it can be easy for gun-media types to forget that if you’ve never gone into a store and bought a gun, you’ve … well … you’ve…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry in Church: Which Gun to Use
With the prevalence of mass shootings in the U.S. and extremists often targeting places of worship, more and more religious institutions are allowing concealed carry. If your church is considering…
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