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“This is a great gun, but these sights gotta go.” It never fails: You find a nice piece of shooting iron at a decent price, but five seconds after it’s out of the box you’re itching to upgrade the sights. And although it’s actually not a terribly difficult task, most people end up taking their…
In any gunfight, you want to be the guy who delivers the knockout–and N8 Tactical has just released a haymaker in the form of a holster called the KO-1. Constructed completely of Kydex, the KO-1 offers ease of cleaning and the proven reliability of polymer for 15 of America’s most popular pistols. It’s designed for…
Chances are that if you ever need to use your handgun for self-defense, it’ll happen after sundown…and that’s why one of the first things a savvy handgunner does with his or her defensive pistol is update the sights into something easy to use in low-light conditions. For some armed citizens, that means a weapon-mounted light,…
When TheFirearmGuy gets bored during quarantine, everyone wins (except for one of those guns above). Whether you’ve been packing iron since the Cold War or are one of the millions of Americans who just decided that today is the day to become a gun owner, you always want the absolute best in personal protection for…
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…
Getting older ain’t for sissies, but it also ain’t the end of your time behind the trigger! “As I visited trade shows and talked to various people in the industry, they told me that someday I was going to really understand why high-visibility sights are important…and here I am,” says Personal Defense Network‘s Rob Pincus…
Six months ago today, I wrote a piece about why I don’t open carry. It’s time to revisit. On October 14 of last year, when we were all a bunch of sweet summer children who weren’t worried about anything other than maybe getting our flu vaccine, we published an article about open carry versus concealed…
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…
Everybody loves a high-quality 1911. After all, what’s not to love? Better magazine capacity than a revolver, but with over a century’s worth of proven performance in the field, the 1911 remains one of America’s favorites and will for the foreseeable future. That said, a top-quality 1911 is a serious cash investment…unless, of course, you’re…
“The economy is doing so well, patriotic Americans have more money to spend on customized, artistically special guns.” When Kahr Firearms Group‘s Justin Moon said the above at the 2020 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) Show, he may well have been prophesying the absolutely epic response that President Trump’s recent NASCAR appearance has evoked…
The folks at Ruger know how to harness the high energy of a New Year, and the brand-new Ruger-57 pistol is all the proof you need. As you might expect from the name, this exciting new handgun is chambered in the high-performance, flat-shooting, low-recoiling 5.7x28mm caliber. Boasting a revolutionary approach to ergonomics, the Ruger-57 is…
Putting a new spin on 3-dot technology can make you a safer home defender. Whether you’re concerned about self-defense inside or outside your home, you know that poor lighting conditions will probably be part of any armed encounter…which is why 3-dot tritium night sights have long been a popular choice. Over time, the folks at…
