concealed carry

Blackpoint Tactical DualPoint Holster Review [VIDEO]

By Matthew Maruster / September 6, 2018

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…

Decoding the Ammo Box, Part 2: +P Ammunition

By Eve Flanigan / September 5, 2018

Recently I discussed the basics of terminology on the end of the ammo box. In it, I casually described so-called +P and +P+ ammunition. It’s pretty common to see this…

Minimum Viable Ammo for Self Defense

By Joshua Gillem / August 30, 2018

More and more there are fights breaking out within the gun industry over some of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard. Some of these topics range from 1911 VS Glock,…

Ambidextrous, IWB/OWB Appendix Holster from Mission First Tactical [VIDEO]

By Matthew Maruster / August 29, 2018

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…

Is The Concealed Carry 1911 Still A Viable Option?

By Joe Roberts / August 27, 2018

I carry a handgun daily for personal defense, as I am sure many of you do, as well. Our reasons for making the decision to carry are as varied as…

EDC Throw Down: What Some of us Are Carrying, Right Now

By Joshua Gillem / August 27, 2018

So, I asked a few of our guys to go on the record about what they’re carrying on them right now (or on a daily basis). This is always good…

Small Caliber, Rimfire Ammo for Self-Defense?

By Matthew Maruster / August 20, 2018

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…

Pros and Cons of Concealed Carry with a Red Dot Optic

By Eve Flanigan / August 17, 2018

Red dot optics, also often called by the Trijicon brand name “RMR” (for the brand’s ruggedized miniature reflex sights), are becoming commonplace on range pistols, having first met wide acceptance…

Holster Retention Levels and Why it Matters

By Matthew Maruster / August 16, 2018

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…

August, 2018 Guardian Nation Gearbox Reveal

By Joshua Gillem / August 15, 2018

It’s August and that can only mean one thing if you’re a member of Guardian Nation: It’s time for the monthly GN Tactical Gearbox to be sent out. Before we…

What to Look For in a Good Concealment Gun

By Eve Flanigan / August 13, 2018

What makes a good concealment gun? Boxers or briefs? Bikini or thong? There are more types of handguns than underwear, and everyone seems to have an opinion about what’s best.…

Introducing Travel Week, and Why I Don’t Put Gun Decals On My Car

By Joshua Gillem / August 13, 2018

Welcome to travel week. If you hadn’t noticed we are just weeks away from one of the most traveled weekends of the year for Americans as a whole, so we…

How to Avoid a “Justified Shooting” over a Parking Space

By David / August 8, 2018

Recently in Clearwater Florida, in front of a convenience store, Michael Drejka shot and killed Markeis McGlockton. over an argument about the latter’s girlfriend parking in a handicapped slot. (Google…

Favorite Drills: 700 Point Aggregate, AKA The Humbler

By Eve Flanigan / August 6, 2018

It was at a Larry Vickers pistol class in 2015 that I first encountered “The Humbler,” a drill that has been adopted by the legendary Delta Force program as a…

10 Pro Shooting Tips, From 10 Top Shooters

By Joshua Gillem / August 2, 2018

What if we could compile a list of shooting tips from 10 of the top shooters in the country? Would you give it a read? Would you share it with…