Real and quantifiable practice under the exact same conditions as your daily carry just might expose some problem areas
Concealed Carry Tips: What’s Hurting Your Holster Draw?
Tom McHale
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CMMG Mk10 Banshee Pistol, Gets a 10mm Power Boost
The CMMG Banshee Mk10 in 10mm operates like an AR pistol, so it shares many of the same features including pinned upper and lower receivers.
Should You Suppress a Home-Defense Gun?
With all that headache and waiting around just to get your hands on a firearms suppressor, should you ever consider using one on a home defense gun?
6 Reasons a Pistol-Caliber Carbine Makes Sense
If you’re looking for “most powerful” then you’d always choose a rifle caliber over a pistol carbine and a carbine over a pistol.
Why You Shouldn’t Shoot Small Groups – Defensive Pistol Training
If you use a gun for concealed carry or home defense, tiny groups are not always your friend.
Gun Craft: Concealment, Cover, and Thinking Outside the Box ~ VIDEOS
One of the things that drives me crazy is the binary nature of people. I’m talking about our opinions on what the “right” answer is for any given situation.
10mm Ammunition: 7 Things You Need to Know
How utterly miserable life would be if we only had one type of pickup truck, lawn tractor, 80s band, or Chia Pet character? 10mm ammunition another reason to support diversity.
Ruger’s Security 9 : A Basic General Purpose Pistol
As the name implies, the Security 9 is a 9mm pistol and is currently available in full size and compact forms. The Ruger standard models are all black with a polymer frame combined with steel.
Ruger PC Carbine: A Nifty 9mm Carbine – Can’t We All Share?
The PC Carbine M-LOK model is available in 9mm and uses Ruger SR9 magazines. The idea is that you can share not only ammo but magazines between the carbine and your Ruger handgun.
Apples & Oranges: Two New Lightweight Concealed Carry Pistols
I don’t see these two new pistols as directly comparable. Just as you wouldn’t set a bone-in Ribeye steak against Alaskan King Crab legs these Lightweight Concealed Carry Pistols.
Glock 43X, Maximum Concealment and it Shoots – Review
Tom takes a look at the GLOCK 43X and finds it is a good combination of big enough to control and shoot comfortably yet small enough to easily carry.
Glock 48 Slimline Carry Pistol Big Enough to Enjoy – Review
The Glock 48 is the big brother of the also new Glock 43X. Both models differ from the original 43 in that they’re a hair wider.
Best Drills to Make You a Better Handgunner ~ VIDEOS
Just like holsters, there’s always a new shooting drill on the market that will test your skills and either make you feel invincible or humble you in depressing new ways.
Top 6 Home Defense with a Gun Myths
Some myths get passed around with blind regularity even if they are not true? Here are some firearms and home defense myths that just won’t die.
Self-Defense Ammo, How to Test for Carry or Home Defense
I recommend lots of function testing. If you ever have to use your gun in self-defense, it’s wise to understand exactly what’s going to happen with your chosen self-defense ammo.
Brownells BRN-601 AR-15 Rifle Review
You can spot one of these rifles from a distance thanks to the distinctive olive-green buttstock and triangular fiberglass handguard. The slab-sided receiver of the Brownells BRN-601 AR-15 Rifle…
Top Five Concealed Carry Myths
Here’s a question to make your brain hurt. Are more myths and rumors passed along at the local gun store counter or on the internet? Let’s debunk the top five concealed carry myths.
Safe or Not to Safe? Which Mechanical Gun Safety is Right for Concealed Carry?
Whether one prefers an external mechanical safety on a pistol or not, is a classic apples and oranges decision. Neither is right nor wrong; they’re just different.
How to Adjust for Wind: Long-Range Shooting
One wouldn’t think wind could have much effect on a tiny and aerodynamic bullet zipping along at two or three thousand feet per second when long range shooting. But one would be wrong.
How To Estimate Wind for Long-Range Shooting
If the wind was constant like gravity, making long-range first shot hits would be easy. However, the wind isn’t constant, it’s always changing, often second to second.
