How the 1911 Evolved Into the 2011, and Took Over the Handgun Market

John Browning’s 1911 served the U.S. military for 75 years and became one of America’s most respected handguns. More than a century later, its trigger, ergonomics, and proven operating system live on in the modern double-stack 2011. Here is how a military sidearm evolved into one of today’s...

By Ryan Hodges •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Smith & Wesson America 250 Limited-Edition 642, 66

We are back with another installment of Wheelgun Wednesday, and this week we are going to take a gander at some of the new patriotic-themed revolvers that Smith & Wesson has announced. The new Smith & Wesson America 250 Limited Edition revolver series includes a Model 642 as well as a Mod...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Front Line Friday #26: Radio and Comms Hardware Beyond the Issued Kit

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is the radio hardware nobody issues you: the accessories, the earpiece choices that actually fit your assignment, and the battery discipline that keeps a working radio from turning into a brick at hour ten. Front Line Frid...

By Tom R •

Concealed Carry Corner: Realities of Self-Defense

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner . Last week, we talked about navigating unwelcoming areas. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here  to check it out. This week, I wanted to look at some of the realities of self-defense and how it starts t...

By Matt E •

The Truth About Low Light: Free Webinar Aug 13

Free live webinar with Dan Brady on August 13. Why outdated gear and old doctrine set concealed carriers up to fail in low light shooting situations.

By Jacob Paulsen •

Review: Floyd Custom Shop Hellcat Pro

The first brass casings struck the concrete with a loud pinging sound, and I couldn’t help but smile. Nothing beats a real side-by-side comparison. Spec sheets and press releases can only tell you so much. The real answers come when you put rounds downrange. On this day, I had two pistols on de...

By Matthew McClellan •

The Vampire Law – Dust By Sunlight

In a 6-3 split along party lines, the Supreme Court struck down one of Hawaii’s most restrictive concealed carry laws, something dubbed the Vampire Law by Civil Rights groups. The case Wolf v. Lopez focused on a portion of Hawaii’s Concealed Carry Act that required law-abiding concealed carri...

By Travis Pike •

Tragic WWII Story of the Sullivan Brothers

Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan is pure Hollywood fiction, but it was inspired by the true – and all too tragic – story of the five Sullivan brothers. The siblings enlisted/re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and i...

By Peter Suciu •
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