Gear

Spring Readiness & Refresh: A Seasonal Gear Checklist for Gun Owners

By Jacob Paulsen / May 9, 2025

Spring is the perfect time to inspect, clean, and refresh your self-defense gear. This seasonal checklist covers everything from batteries and medical supplies to holsters and range gear—don’t head into spring unprepared.

Best Weapon Light Setup for the HK CC9: TLR-7 Sub + Holster Guide

By Riley Bowman / April 30, 2025

Looking to build the ultimate HK CC9 setup? Here’s a breakdown of the best weapon light options — and the holster that ties it all together.

The EDC Key Organizer That Does More Than Just Hold Keys

By Jacob Paulsen / April 17, 2025

The Keyport Pivot 2.0 is a modular key organizer that combines sleek design, durable construction, and customizable tools to streamline your everyday carry and reduce pocket clutter.

Which to Buy: Streamlight Wedge Slim VS XT Models

By Jacob Paulsen / April 4, 2025

Streamlight’s Wedge XT and Slim offer distinct EDC options—XT is compact with dual brightness and a tail switch, while Slim is brighter, larger, and uses a side dial control.

Tactical Meets Comfort: Viktos’ New Operatus CCW Jeans & Ruck Recovery SF Slides

By Mitch Goerdt / March 6, 2025

At SHOT Show 2025, Viktos showcased some exciting new apparel designed for both concealed carry and tactical lifestyle enthusiasts. Two standout products that caught our attention were the Operatus CCW…

Introducing the New Taurus GX2, 850 & 650 Revolvers, and .22 TUC at SHOT Show 2025

By Mitch Goerdt / March 5, 2025

Taurus showcased an exciting lineup of new and returning firearms at SHOT Show 2025, with major releases designed to improve ergonomics, accessibility, and concealed carry options. Three standout models include…

Unveiling the New Staccato HDP4 – A Glock Mag Compatible 2011

By Mitch Goerdt / March 5, 2025

At SHOT Show 2025 we got a chance to take a look at Staccato’s latest pistol, the Staccato HDP4, that hit the market on February 28, 2025. This new model…

Introducing the New EAA Witness 2311 Series

By Mitch Goerdt / March 4, 2025

EAA (European American Armory) continues to push the boundaries of performance and affordability with the latest expansion to their Witness 2311 lineup. Designed to compete with high-end double-stack 1911s while…

Throom Targets & Lazarus Targets Unveil the Ultimate Reactive Shooting System at SHOT Show 2025

By Mitch Goerdt / February 19, 2025

SHOT Show 2025 was packed with groundbreaking innovations, but one collaboration stood out: Throom Targets and Lazarus Target Systems have joined forces to create the most advanced, shoot-through, no-ricochet reactive…

The New Ruger RXM – A Modular, Glock-Compatible Pistol with Magpul Innovation

By Mitch Goerdt / February 11, 2025

Ruger has once again made waves in the handgun market with the introduction of the Ruger RXM, a new modular pistol released in December 2024. This firearm is the result…

The AFR 432 and 632 Ultimate Carry Ti Revolvers Plus The Mountain Gun is Back! Introducing the New Lipsey’s Exclusives.

By Mitch Goerdt / February 10, 2025

SHOT Show 2025 brought exciting news for revolver enthusiasts and concealed carry aficionados. Lipsey’s and American Fighting Revolver unveiled their latest exclusive revolvers: the AFR 432 and 632 Ultimate Carry…

Introducing the Kel-Tec PR57: The Slimmest, Lightest 5.7mm Pistol Yet

By Mitch Goerdt / February 8, 2025

Kel-Tec PR57: The Slimmest, Lightest 5.7mm Pistol Yet Kel-Tec has once again redefined innovation in the firearms world with their latest release: the Kel-Tec PR57 pistol. Unveiled at SHOT Show…

The New Aimpoint COA and A-Cut Red Dot Collaboration With Glock

By Jacob Paulsen / February 4, 2025

This year at SHOT Show 2025 Aimpoint and Glock announced and released a new collaboration. This collaboration, which will be exclusive to Glock for the next year features not only…

Embracing Virtual Reality Firearms Training

By Dan Brady / January 29, 2025

When teaching at a firearms training conference a few years ago, I saw a demo of a Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset and a controller adapter that looked like…

How Dangerous Is Your Holster? [VIDEO]

By Matthew Maruster / January 14, 2025

I want to make sure whenever we make decisions on anything in life, that we make them with as much factual information as possible. In this video, I discuss two incidents in which a firearm owner had a negligent discharge due at least in some part to the holster they were using. Don’t worry, in both incidents, the subject survived and did not sustain any serious injury.