Matthew Maruster
Some Basic Tools to Maintain Your Firearm
Owning a firearm comes with a lifetime of cleaning and maintenance. Strapping on your everyday carry (EDC) gun each day exposes it to a host of issues that those range…
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Using Your Gun In Extreme Close Quarters: Why Does it Matter?
Think about your daily routine. How often do people come inside your reactionary gap? Depending on circumstances, that distance may be anywhere from close contact, out to nearly 25 feet. Unless…
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Blue Alpha Belts: Low Profile EDC Gun Belt Review
I own and have reviewed many styles of popular gun belts for everyday concealed handgun carriers. Maybe you own a thick, leather gun belt that stays rigid and keeps your holster…
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How you Can Lose Your Gun Rights : Understanding GVRO and ERPO’s
Many, not all (and there is no way to say definitively what percentage) of the psychopaths that commit mass shootings, show some predisposition toward violence before they pulled the trigger. If family…
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Why I Like The ‘Perfect Dot’ Sights from Night Fision: [VIDEO REVIEW]
Do you need night sights on your everyday carry (EDC) gun? Well, you probably don’t need anything besides food, water, and shelter to survive. And a new set of night sights…
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Tyrant Designs G43 Mag Release Review [VIDEO]
I first became aware of Tyrant designs when I did a review of their S&W Shield magazine extension. I found their workmanship was great, and the extension was super nice.…
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Blackpoint Tactical DualPoint Holster Review [VIDEO]
What would drive me to do a holster review, after I have done like 30 in the past? Well, this holster rocks. That’s why. The DualPoint holster is a hard-sided, Kydex holster…
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Ambidextrous, IWB/OWB Appendix Holster from Mission First Tactical [VIDEO]
The holster market is so crowded, that companies are trying to innovate new designs in order to stand out from the rest. Mission First Tactical is not a holster company per…
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Does Eye Dominance Matter in Shooting?
Most humans have a dominant hand that they favor. Similarly, we also have a dominant eye that sends signals to our brain faster and more efficiently. Outside of a little…
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Small Caliber, Rimfire Ammo for Self-Defense?
What philosophy is right? Should .22’s be avoided like a pawn-shop Highpoint? Or is there a case to be made for small caliber, rimfire ammo in a self-defense context? Let’s…
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Holster Retention Levels and Why it Matters
Almost exclusively my method of carrying is concealed, using an inside the waistband (IWB) holster in the appendix position. There are rare times I may carry concealed in an outside the waistband…
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Why You Should Consider the AR-15 For Your Home Defense Gun
The capabilities and limitations of the AR-15 are generally misunderstood by most people. I am not going to rehash the whole semi-auto vs fully auto, or the ridiculous ‘military-grade’ label…
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Reactive, Shoot-Through, Self-Healing Targets from Newbold [VIDEO REVIEW]
While at the USCCA Expo this year, I paid a visit to the Newbold Targets booth. The booth was incredibly busy the entire Expo, but I was able to make…
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Why Practice One-Handed Shooting?
In my classes, I ask the shooters if they ever shoot their handgun using a one-handed grip. Across the board, around 35%-40% say they have done a little one-one handed shooting. When…
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Takeaways From the Ohio Triple Guardian Pistol Course
Late last year we started to roll out our Guardian Pistol Course curriculum. This past weekend, Riley and I taught the class at Impact Shooting Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Not…
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