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Contact! Avidity Arms PD10 Defensive Pistol is Real After All
The rumors are true: The Avidity Arms PD10 exists, and it’s everything you hoped. After many years, tantalizing sightings, and elusive clues, we finally have definitive proof that the rumors are true. No, it’s not Bigfoot; it’s the Avidity Arms PD10 pistol, and it’s shipping in February! The long-awaited defensive handgun is debuting for sale…
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Protect What You Love, Put Criminals On I.C.E. With Defensive Training
Are you prepared to protect what you love? The idea of “protect what you love” tends to resonate, especially with people who are less inclined to be physically defense oriented. Protect what you love could simply mean your family, and that comes naturally to people, especially women. To a women, the idea of protecting her…
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Knockout! Federal’s New Punch Defensive Pistol Ammunition
What happens when you design ammo for self-defenders instead of law enforcement? Federal Ammunition has decades of experience in designing defensive ammunition, but their new Punch defensive handgun loads come from a new paradigm: Designing ammo for the needs of civilian self-defenders first. You see, FBI protocol testing normally takes center stage when ammunition engineers…
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Stage Your Defensive Gun Anywhere With N8Tactical Magna-Arm Gun Mount
Your home is your castle, and where you build your moat and parapets is your choice. The Coronavirus pandemic has most of America currently holed up in our homes in an attempt to help slow the spread of COVID-19, so why not use this time to examine our home-defense strategies? After all, we’ve recently learned…
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Springfield Armory’s 911 – The Little Gun That Gives All Defensive Carriers A Serious Chance
So, if you’re on the fence about the .380 ACP, you should give this one a chance. We here at Guns And Gear Daily have been giving the 911 a really good look and it’s proving itself to be a worthy defensive tool. And don’t just take our word for it. Richard White at American Rifleman…
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Why Are Red Dot Sights Available For Handguns?
The dynamics of optics for pistols has changed dramatically over the years. The first application that comes to a new shooter’s mind when they think of buying a reflex or red dot sight is fitting it onto a rifle. This is no longer true as red dot sights are available for your handgun now. This…
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G&GD Review: American Tactical FX45 1911 Handgun
The Philippine-made handgun – the American Tactical FX45 is known to satisfy a passionate fanatic of 1911. It contains all the specifications, accuracy and power that a buyer searches for in a 1911 handgun. However, when it comes to the affordability of the gun, this aspect separates this handgun from its counterparts. To provide you…
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Is Stoeger’s STR-9 MC Better Than Glock’s 48?
The Stoeger STR-9 is a proven platform for defense-minded shooters, and the MC part of its name stands for “micro compact.” Perfected for concealed carry (CCW), the Stoeger STR-9 MC is available in four models: with and without a 13-round mag; with and without an optics-cut plate. Regardless of which model you choose, all four…
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Skål! The Viking Desert Eagle Spreads Its Wings
A Handgun for the Thunder God Pillager! Magnum Research introduces its third handgun influenced by Norse warrior culture, the “Viking L5 Desert Eagle”! If Thor had a handgun, there is no question that it would be anything other than a mighty Desert Eagle pistol. Viking cultural traditions have been a powerful influence on modern warrior…
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Taurus G3C: Why a Sweet Trigger Changes Everything
Taurus’ G3C pistol trigger puts first things first…so you can put rounds in the X-ring. When Taurus set out to create the perfect budget-friendly defensive handgun, they put first things first: The inch of steel that is the primary contact between shooter and firearm. Ask any shooter what their greatest frustration is with off-the-shelf pistols,…
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Go Deep: Federal’s New .380 Cartridge Packs 12 Inches
What if the .380 ACP wasn’t a minimum defensive load, but the standard? Ever since the .380 ACP became part of the concealed-carry landscape, it’s been considered the absolute bare minimum defensive handgun load. One of its major drawbacks was that the minimally-powered round generally couldn’t penetrate beyond the FBI-recommended 12-inch minimum through heavy clothing–meaning…
