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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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Alien Gear Goes Universal
It’s not often that you truly get a universal option when it comes to holster sizing. This is especially true for holsters and the guns for which the holsters are designed. More often than not, a…
Continue Reading →Mossberg’s Done It Again
It’s not all that often I get surprised in this business, but Mossberg’s managed to do so twice in just two years. In November 2018, the American shotgun giant called me and editors from other…
Continue Reading →Train With the SIG AIR M17
Would you like to train more and save money? Have you tried airsoft? If you are thinking that CO2-powered air guns are “just toys,” think again. Top-quality airsoft pistols can be amazing training…
Continue Reading →Selecting the Right Load This Winter
The winter will drastically change your everyday carry gear, whether by forcing you to add layers and compromising your ability to draw your gun or by impacting a bullet’s penetration into a target.…
Continue Reading →CrossBreed’s New Reckoning Holster
CrossBreed is famous for innovative hybrid holsters, and its Reckoning holster offers several innovations that move it even closer to perfect for concealed carry. (I say “closer to perfect” because…
Continue Reading →Top Gear of 2019
The past few months have been very interesting for firearms enthusiasts. The personal-defense market continues to grow as freedom rings across the country — despite threats to our rights. The year…
Continue Reading →First Shots With the Taurus G3
The Taurus G3 is already out there on the gun store shelves. In a previous video, we talked about the arrival of the Taurus G3 but did not take the time to shoot it. Shooting it is much more fun. Now…
Continue Reading →Gun Review: Kel-Tec P32 — The Start of a Concealed Carry Revolution
The current crop of popular locked-breech, ultra-micro .380 pistols emanated from one handgun — the .32 ACP Kel-Tec P32. Prior to the P32’s introduction in 1999, micro semi-automatic pistols were…
Continue Reading →Gun Review: Walther CCP M2: Top-of-the-Line 9mm Compact Carry Pistol
When Walther introduced the 9mm single-stack CCP M2 pistol, I thought it would be a good time to test the upgraded version of this fine pistol. I tested the original CCP in 2015. One major upgrade…
Continue Reading →Tisas BR9 Vs. Browning’s Hi-Power
Hi-Power may not be as well-known a term as 1911, but it is in no way generic. Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Belgium made the first Hi-Power 9mm pistol in 1935. It is a latecomer compared to the Colt…
Continue Reading →First Look at the Taurus G3
With this new Taurus pistol, you get one extra G! You know how I praised the Taurus G2. Well, now Taurus has released the G3. It’s the same great gun as the smaller version but, as the name…
Continue Reading →SIG Sauer .300 BLK MCX Rattler PCB Pistol
There is no doubt that the new wave of semi-automatic pistols — based on rifle designs that make use of a pistol brace — are the hot items in the firearms world. These new pistols allow you to carry…
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