Fort Worth, Texas (August 12, 2026) – XS Sights is now offering its pre-drilled Standard Dot tritium sight, Fiber Optic sights, and ACRO Optic Plate for the Taurus 66 Combat revolver. XS Standard Dot Sight The high-contrast Standard Dot tritium sight delivers a precise sight picture without c...
Last year, Huckberry sent me out a pair of their, at the time, new Proof Rover EDC Shorts. I make it a point to find gear that is as durable and well-organized as it is comfortable, given how much time I put in outdoors, be it for a hike, some work around the property or the […] The post A...
Roka built its name in triathlon and endurance sports, which is not exactly where you’d expect a firearms and outdoor writer to go looking for eyewear. But the company has quietly been building out a real tactical and protective catalog alongside its running and cycling lineup, and I’...
KelTec teased a new little pistol last week, and if you know anything about my taste in firearms, you should know I love KelTec. I love weird guns, and KelTec knows how to make stuff weird. Keeping with their weird tradition, they’ve released the SUB-SDP, aka the Nub Sub. It’s a braced pistol...
Federal Premium has once again secured a significant ammunition contract. This time it is for the production of rifle and shotgun ammo for our maple syrup-chugging brethren from the north: the Canadian government. The new contract will be looking to fulfill a request for .300 Blackout and 12 Gaug...
Suppressors have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the firearms industry. Along with protecting hearing and reducing muzzle blast, they make shooting more enjoyable. They also introduce a challenge every suppressed AR owner eventually experiences: gas blowback. Hot gas, carbon and deb...
Amtac Blades owner Bill Rapier has trimmed down one of his most popular EDC fixed blades. The new Minuteman II Slim carries the same 4-inch full flat ground blade and MagnaCut steel as the standard-width Minuteman II, but the spine drops from 3/16 inch to 0.15 inch, and blade weight comes down fr...
An improvement over the venerable ALICE frame the new injection molded, Polymer PALICE from Eureka Molding is lightweight, yet strong. Offered on Coyote, Ranger Green and Black, you can get the frames from Raptor Tactical, Tracer Tactical, Platatac, Twinneedle, and Valhalla Tactical.
Modern handguns have more or less converged on short recoil operating systems. That occupies the operating system of the vast majority of pistols. There are some direct blowback guns produced, but short recoil seems to rule the roost. Yet, every so often someone tries a little system called gas-d...
Unfortunately, like many people today, I am tethered to my device more and more. This is not something that I’m proud of, but that’s just how things work in 2026 when you are running a personal business and responding to emails all day. I’m also using and aging iPhone 12, and a...