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NRAAM 2018 Is Over, Here Is Some Of What You Missed

By Joshua Gillem / May 8, 2018

Our team has successfully made it home from one of the year’s best gun conventions, and it was a whirlwind. While not as big of a show as SHOT is,…

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Episode 222: Talking Gun Modifications with Bruce Gagneaux of Primary Machine

By Riley Bowman / May 7, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew talk with Bruce Gagneaux of Primary Machine about slide milling, optics cuts, and other pistol customization ideas. Are modifications like these okay for a carry gun? Are they even practical? Lot’s of good questions to get answers to in today’s episode!

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NRAAM Day One, In A Few Pictures

By Joshua Gillem / May 5, 2018

We are in full swing at the NRA’s Annual Meetings here in sunny Dallas, Texas. As I walked around the show floor a bit yesterday, I figured I’d try to…

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Episode 221: Banks, State Governments and Ammo Companies

By Riley Bowman / May 3, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover a bunch of news stories including some about out of control banking companies and schools and state governments. We also highlight the response from pro-gun states and ammunition companies. Plus, are you being careful about the public places you frequent and how you are preparing yourself to defend yourself if the need arises? Two stories today carry some critical lessons that every gun owner should hear.

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Springfield Announces New TRP 10mm Pistol with Red Dot Sight

By Craig Martin / May 3, 2018

Springfield Armory has already made a splash this week announcing their new SAINT AR-15 Pistol, but it seems that America’s armory was not done with their announcements. Today Springfield has introduced another fancy new piece Its TRP 10mm with RMR red dot sight in 5″ and 6″.

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SIG SAUER Announces New Elite Ammo Types for P365

By Craig Martin / May 2, 2018

As the NRA Annual Meeting gets closer and closer we at ConcealedCarry.com continue to get loads of information from those companies who are attending the event. The announcement we are going to take a look at today comes from the folks at SIG who are offering a new set of ammo for their P365 pistols.

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Opinion: Is Stopping Ammo Sales To Anti-Gun Governments The Right Answer?

By Joshua Gillem / May 2, 2018

What follows in my opinion and a letter to gun and ammo makers who supply anti-gun governments: Many gun and ammo manufacturers are so in love with government money they…

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Simple and Effective: Why You Need to Use Dummy-Rounds

By Matthew Maruster / May 1, 2018

Additionally using a magazine filled with dummy rounds more closely replicates the weight of your loaded firearm for more realistic practice. And dummy rounds in the magazine keep the slide from locking to the rear while you practice clearing stoppages and performing magazine reloads.

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Springfield Announces New Harder Hitting SAINT AR-15 Pistol for .300 Blackout

By Craig Martin / April 30, 2018

The folks at America’s armory are at it again. Springfield is releasing a brand new line of AR-15 pistols that are certain to pack a wallop as they are made not for 5.56mm rounds, but for the .300 BLK or Blackout.

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Episode 220: Arming Teachers, What an Actual Teacher Thinks

By Riley Bowman / April 28, 2018

Today, Riley and Matthew talk with an educator in Georgia about strategies for protecting and defending our students and schools including the ever touchy issue of “arming teachers.” Plus what other tools should we consider providing schools and educators beyond firearms?

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Episode 219: Waffle House Shooting and More

By Riley Bowman / April 27, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob are back at it for the first time on a news episode together in a while. TONS of great stories to share today coupled with our analysis will hopefully prepare you in your own personal Guardian journey. Stories about mass shooters being stopped by good guys; stories about JUSTIFIED SAVES that occurred this past week that always contain great lessons-learned; and unfortunately stories where the good guys lost recently as well including 2 cops in Florida. We honor them.

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Question: Do You Announce When You Vacation?

By Joshua Gillem / April 27, 2018

We are at the end of April and vacation time is nearly upon us. The kids are about to get out of school for the summer, the heat is about…

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NRA Annual Meetings Right Around The Corner And We’ll Be There

By Joshua Gillem / April 26, 2018

Well, there are essentially two times per year when gun and related gear companies release new products, SHOT Show and this next event put on by the NRA. Will you be in attendance? Rest assured that, if you’re not there, we will be covering the event with a camera and some other media, written, and otherwise.

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Can of Speed: Quick Draw Lube for Holsters

By Riley Bowman / April 25, 2018

Do you lubricate your holster? Should you? Competition shooters have been using lubricants—especially silicone—for years on their holsters looking to get any possible advantage that they can. What about your defensive holster? Should you lubricate it? Do you need to?

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Primary Machine’s Killer Custom Slide Designs Have a Practical Side Too

By Matthew Maruster / April 25, 2018

The popularity of red dot, RMR style sights for handguns, and a desire to customize a boring design created a demand in the firearms industry. Mainly slide customization using CNC…

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