7 of Our Favorite Pocket Holsters for Concealed Carry
With concealed carry now legal in most states, pocket holsters are a popular means of carrying small handguns. But pocket holsters aren’t new. They date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...
View ArticleRob Pincus Breaks Down the Chaos of a Real-World Gunfight
Rob Pincus is a professional instructor who founded ICE (Integrity, Consistency, Efficiency) Firearm Training Services, and he is currently involved in a U.S. training tour with the Personal Defense...
View ArticleRolling Thunder: S&W Performance Center Model 325 Thunder Ranch
I’m a big fan of large Smith & Wesson N-Frame revolvers because they generally chamber big, powerful cartridges. The N-Frame originated with the .44 Special, and it’s been used for every early...
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14 Excellent Everyday Carry Handguns to Back You Up
This year, a whole new crop of everyday carry handguns was introduced. Some are brand new and some are revisions of previous offerings, but they all provide the user with a compact, lightweight...
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The Henry All-Weather Lever-Action Is Ready for Rough Trails
Henry Repeating Arms brought the Henry name back into the firearms business in 1996 with the introduction of the American-made Golden Boy, a lever-action .22 LR rifle with a shiny, gold-colored...
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Range Test: The 5-Shot Ruger GP100 in .44 Special
Ruger recently introduced some exciting new products, especially handguns. The Ruger American Pistol can now be had as a compact version in .45 ACP. Then there’s the SR1911 Target, the LC9s with new...
View ArticleThe Daltech Bullbelt Takes Gun & Holster Support to Another Level
A well-made gun belt will support the holster and the handgun, help retain the holster in the preferred location and provide a certain level of comfort. A belt that is too thin, too narrow, made of...
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The Inland Liberator: A New Take on a WWII-Era .45
All-out war calls for answers to problems that may have never come up before. In World War II, the Allies were looking for a way to help resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied areas obtain weapons and...
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Gun Review: The Affordable Walther Creed Pistol
I recently put out a preview post on social media about the new Walther Creed pistol. Unfortunately, it drew several uncomplimentary remarks, mostly associated with its appearance. Well, having spent...
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Hard Rocker: Testing the 8-Shot Ruger Redhawk in .357 Magnum
The latest rendition of the Ruger Redhawk is a stainless steel model with an unfluted eight-shot cylinder in .357 Magnum, a 2.75-inch barrel and a round-butt frame with hardwood grips. As Ruger put...
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7 of Our Favorite Pocket Holsters for Concealed Carry
With concealed carry now legal in most states, pocket holsters are a popular means of carrying small handguns. But pocket holsters aren’t new. They date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...
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Rob Pincus Breaks Down the Chaos of a Real-World Gunfight
Rob Pincus is a professional instructor who founded ICE (Integrity, Consistency, Efficiency) Firearm Training Services, and he is currently involved in a U.S. training tour with the Personal Defense...
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Rolling Thunder: S&W Performance Center Model 325 Thunder Ranch
I’m a big fan of large Smith & Wesson N-Frame revolvers because they generally chamber big, powerful cartridges. The N-Frame originated with the .44 Special, and it’s been used for every early...
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.410 Defensive Duo: Henry Lever Action Shotgun & Taurus Judge
In the days of the Old West, lawmen, outlaws and cowboys had to limit how much they carried on the backs of their horses. It wasn’t too long after Winchester came out with the Model 1873 rifle in .44...
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Concealed Carry Guns: A Look Back at CCW Classics of Yesteryear
Despite what you might’ve heard, concealed carry guns have always been top sellers—not only today, but they also took high honors some 167 years ago. Although small, mostly single-shot pistols had...
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Gun Review: The 9mm Kimber Onyx Ultra II Pistol
Kimber presented its Ultra II line of mini 1911 pistols nearly two years ago, and these handy little guns—6.8 inches long overall, 25 ounces in weight, and chambered in 9mm or .45 ACP with 3-inch...
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10 Shots Quick! Looking Back at the Savage 1907 Pocket Pistol
“Ten shots quick!” was the advertising ploy of Savage Arms of Utica, N.Y., when it rolled out its new .32 ACP semi-automatic pistol in April of 1908. Actually, if you carried a round in the chamber,...
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Test: 8 Remington Performance Wheelgun Loads in 8 Classic Revolvers
Remington has been on the cutting edge of firearms and ammunition technology since it began in 1816. After the Civil War, when fixed metallic cartridges were being perfected for handguns and rifles,...
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Gun Test: The Iver Johnson Eagle XL .45 1911 Pistol
Mention Iver Johnson to someone of my age and background and the first thing that’ll pop into their mind is an “Owl’s Head” revolver in .32 or .38 S&W, with a small hinged frame and a nickel-...
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Here Are 25 of the Best Full Size Handguns Introduced in 2018
Every year, America’s firearms manufacturers introduce a variety of new full size, semi-auto handguns. Full size handguns pretty much always have at least a 4-inch barrel. The longer barrels help...
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