I am kind of an oddball when it comes to shooting. I am right-handed. But I am left-eye dominant. And I happen to shoot handguns with my right hand and long guns with my left hand. But in either…

Do not overlook those flimsy pocket-style holsters as a great option for concealed carry — especially pocket carry. Small, lightweight fabric holsters made by companies like Sticky Holsters, Galco…

Whether you live in a constitutional carry state or a state that requires navigating multiple layers of bureaucracy before you can get a concealed carry permit, you need to think about more than just…

It is only natural that military men and women cling to their service pistols. THERE ARE MANY implements of war. The halberd is long gone, but the rocket launcher and line-of-sight range finders are…

We can argue about gun safety all day. Are there four cardinal gun safety rules or are there 10 Commandments of gun safety? Should you treat every gun as if it is loaded at all times or should you…

» SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR. People are more active and happy with all the sunshine, pool parties, gardening and fireworks, but for ladies, summer also comes with sheer fabrics, shorter…

Living on a rural parcel of land—as I once did—presents some defensive challenges. While those who live in urban or suburban areas can generally provide for almost all of their personal protection…

Red dot reflex sights are modern high-tech wonders. Lightweight and compact, they provide a single point of aim in the form of—you guessed it—a red dot that simplifies and speeds the aiming process.…

Typically there is not much new to report in holster design, but Urban Carry has come up with a simple yet brilliant idea to keep your firearm totally hidden, yet completely accessible: the Total…

With Christmas only one month gone, I’m still hearing from scores of women who received guns from loved ones over the holidays. I get it. I do. With all the bad things happening in the world, our…

Originally published January 2016. Updated February 2026. I WAS PIG HUNTING in South Georgia. It was a wild, swampy thicket, overrun with deer, turkeys, alligators and feral hogs. Lots of hogs, the…

» FOR MANY YEARS, police trainers considered the knife a second-rate tool and, perhaps more to the point, a second-rate threat. These trainers ignored the experience of officers in high-risk…