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If you get a chance to attend a HAVA event…take it! For the past five years, Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have held their HAVA/NSSF Golf Classic just before the advent of SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, and 2019’s was better than ever. The Classic is designed…
Because sometimes you just want everything to work right, right out of the box… Don’t get me wrong; I love to sit around and debate the fine points of which is the ultimate everyday carry (EDC) rig just as much as the next guy. But sometimes you just need to be able to unbox a…
Let’s not “reward” the mysterious armed citizen who saved a stranger’s life by ruining his… On January 28, we were treated to a wicked pissah tale of road rage from–where else?–Massachusetts. According to this news report from Fox, it all started with a typical ‘Pike event: a minor crash. The two drivers started to argue,…
Here’s all the weird gun-related news we missed while we were in Las Vegas… There are two types of people who read the news: Those who skip straight to the “news of the weird” entries, and those who pretend they don’t. Thanks to the SHOT Show, we have to admit that in the last week…
The 2019 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show exhibition floor might be closed, but you can still win the best swag bag of all! If you’ve been following Guns & Gadgets Daily’s coverage of the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT), then you know that the exhibition floor is now closed. All the outdoor…
Did you miss the Steyr Elite Experience Facebook Live broadcast? This past Tuesday at the 2019 SHOT Show, Steyr Arms USA rocked the industry with their Facebook Live broadcast from opening day when they announced their new Steyr Elite Experience program. However, since SHOT Show is in Las Vegas, Nevada and the broadcast went up…
Body armor can’t protect you unless you wear it… Whatever your reasons may be for wanting to wear body armor, everyone agrees on one thing: It’s kind of heavy and hot and can get unpleasant if you’re active or the conditions are warm. That’s why at this year’s SHOT Show, AR500 Armor debuted two new armor…
SIG says this is for professional training, but I just want to play with ’em. One of the things you’ll notice at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is that there are a lot of operator types in evidence. When I got a look at the new, high-end SIG AIR ProForce airsoft line…
As it turns out, the rumors are true… There have been whispers for a long time that self-defense and gun guru Rob Pincus was designing a pistol, but up until now very few people have been in a position to know for sure. That’s part of why SHOT Show 2019‘s Industry Day at the Range…
Snakes, possums, and raccoons beware… If you spend much time in the outdoors, you’ll run into something on the hunting trail or around your Back 40 that would probably be best dealt with using birdshot…but who carries a shotgun everywhere they go? If you’re like most Americans, a sidearm on your hip is plenty for…
Hey, BRO, so I’ve been thinking I need a pistol-caliber carbine… It’s the opening day of 2019’s Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, and I was checking out Media Day at the Range when I heard something calling my name: “Bro…bro…” I spun on my heel to see the above beauty: the BRO Ion…
Springfield Armory’s 911, introduced recently, was the company’s answer to the question: Can a 1911 be a truly concealable pocket pistol? Now, SA is answering a new question, and that question is: Can a 1911-style concealable pocket pistol be purchased for around $400? The answers to both questions, just in case you were wondering, are…
