Recently I was fortunate to attend the Outdoor News America (sponsored by Blue August) writers conference. Once again, this year’s event was held at the Texas Gun Experience facility in Grapevine, Texas. This 35,000 square foot building alone is worth a visit if you’re in the area. Aside from a well-stocked gun, knife, ammo and related products […]
Trade Shows
Report: The 2022 Lucid Optics Ballistic Summit
Lucid Optics Ballistic Summit held at the NRA Whittington Center just south of Raton, New Mexico, kicked off again this year in early September, a pleasant time to be in the mountains of northern New Mexico for sure. This event is intended to give media outlets a look at current and upcoming products in the […]
The NRA Is NOT The Gun Lobby
The NRA Annual Meeting is this weekend, and following the school shooting in Uvalde many of the speakers and politicians have pulled out of the event. They all cite various reasons as to why they’re not attending or speaking, but we all know why — they don’t want to be associated with the NRA after […]
New Pistol Red Dots From Shield Sights
We’re still continuing our SHOT Show 2022 coverage, even though we’ve been home for nearly two weeks, and have fully recovered from the illnesses we’ve gotten. This time we’re going to showcase the new pistol red dots from Shield Sights. Shield RMSX: First up, we have the new RMSX red dot. This is a pistol […]
The Year of The Hi Power
2022 is shaping up to be quite the year for the gun industry at large. So far there have been some tremendous releases from S&W to Taurus and everyone else in between. There have also been several new gun manufactures that nobody has ever heard of before enter the market, as well as old makers […]
SHOT Show 2022 Recap
Shot Show 2022 After a Covid induced hiatus, Shot Show is back for 2022. While there is definitely a somewhat subdued vibe, there was still a lot of cool stuff to see. Listed below, in no particular order are some of the coolest things I saw from day to day while at Shot Show. Day […]
SHOT Show 2022
SHOT Show 2022 is upon us. The below article lists out what you can expect from us in our coverage of the event, even though we’re largely flying by the seat of our pants this year because nobody really knows what to expect. The entire show is going to be different than previous years. Everything […]
SHOT Show 2022 Set, With Road Bumps Ahead
The industry’s trade show, SHOT Show, has been held every year for decades. It has bounced around some, but for the past several years and well into the future due to contracts, the conference is (sadly) held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2021 year show was cancelled for hopefully obvious reasons, but the NSSF, or […]
Diamondback Sidekick in 22 LR and 22 WMR
Read our Diamondback Firearms Sidekick Review. Based in Florida, Diamondback Firearms just recently announced a new revolver with an old west flavor. The Sidekick, a nine-shot revolver in single and double action in .22 LR or .22 Magnum. For folks wanting a lightweight revolver for hiking, small game hunting and back country utility the Sidekick may just be […]
Can Frangible Ammo Be Used For Self-Defense (Hunting, Target Practice, ETC)
There is a lot of information and misinformation out there regarding the use of frangible ammunition in different contexts. Can frangible be used for concealed carry and self defense? Can frangible be used for hunting? This article sets out to discuss these questions, as we met up with a representative of Sinter Fire, maker of […]
