The SIG Sauer TREAD series of AR-15s is advertised as being “easily customizable, with a full line of purpose-built accessories, designed and built in the USA.” That ability to customize their rifles…

No other time in my memory has more called for carrying the 20+1-shot-capacity Ruger 57 as a primary, secondary or “get-home” gun. This remarkable, lightweight and accurate pistol can deliver…

It could be because it’s my birthday in just a few days or maybe it’s because I haven’t personally purchased a firearm in a while (define that as you will), but I thought it would be fun to discuss…

Maintaining security of your firearms is likely the most important aspect of firearms ownership. Having a firearm fall into the wrong hands — any wrong hands — can result in tragic and life-altering…

It seemed about time to write up a fun and practical handgun review. This Smith & Wesson Model 317 brings me back to the days when my dad would take my brother and I out to shoot his .22 rifles.…

SIG Sauer’s new series of AR-style rifles — notably the SIG Sauer 716i TREAD AR-10 .308 Rifle — take their name from the Gadsden flag: “Don’t Tread on Me.” In fact, there is a stylized Gadsen flag…

The legendary Smith & Wesson Performance Center gives shooters the opportunity to own a gun with a number of semi-custom touches without breaking the bank — and the shooting world is a better place…

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…

The American-made Diamondback DB9 is a competitively priced micro 9mm pistol based largely on the Glock design (evidenced by the takedown latch, the slide release and the slide backplate). It is…

It can be easy to forget (or never know in the first place) that as far as turn-of-the-20th-century handgunning in America went, the .38 Special was the hottest ticket in town. As the world…

If there’s one trend experiencing steady growth, it’s red-dot love for carry guns. There was a time when red-dot users were viewed as gear-dependent. If you used a red dot, you must not be able to…

When my law enforcement career started back in 1980, it was still somewhat the “dark ages” of handgun ballistic science (even though jacketed hollow-point pistol and revolver ammo had been available…