The future of concealed carry consists of installing red dot optics on your pistols. Just a few years back this wasn’t the case. A few years back everyone looked at you kinda strange if they saw you at the range shooting a pistol with a red dot optic on it. And, it also used to […]
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Concealed Carry Tips, Part 1: How To Not Give Away Your Tactical Advantage
It should come as no surprise to anyone at this point that I’m an advocate of concealed carry over open carry. I have no problem with carrying openly if that’s what you want to do and I have done it myself on more than one occasion. But, I prefer concealed carry for a few strict […]
Why Is My Pistol Shooting Left Or Low and Left?
Being able to land accurate shots on target whether in a defensive scenario, target practice, or in a competition is kind of important. If you are not hitting the center of your target, the good news is that we can figure out what is going on just by looking at your target and then your […]
DGU: Homeowner Shoots Burglar in Leg, Three Times
Houston, TX — A homeowner shot a suspected burglar at about 3 in the morning this past Sunday. The incident happened at the 6500 block of Jensen when the homeowner heard some noises and went outside to investigate, gun in hand. When walking out to his backyard he found a man that had broke into […]
How Many Spare Magazines Should I Carry?
As with all things in our industry, you’ll find varying degrees of comments regarding the usage of spare magazines, also known as reloads. Some folks have decided to not carry a spare mag on them citing several different reasons as to why, while other concealed carriers do state that they carry at least one reload. […]
CCW Holding Carjack Victim Loses Gun Fight
Chicago, IL — A carjack victim exchanged fire and was shot while driving on I57 in Calumet Park, according to Illinois State Police. At approximately 1030 pm the victim was traveling in his car near 127th Street when the alleged carjacker’s vehicle bumped him. The victim pulled his car to the side of the road […]
Craft Holsters Review: Is This Pancake Panther Perfect?
Shortly after the last Shot Show, the boss reached out to me about reviewing a new product from Craft Holsters. At the time I was somewhat familiar with products from Craft Holsters, having run across their products on Amazon while searching for holsters from other manufacturers. I had never tried one of their holsters as […]
74 Year Old Man Defends Self, Twice at 3AM Against Same Burglar With Shotgun
Graves County, KY — A man has reportedly been shot after kicking in an elderly man’s door, on two different occasions, and breaking into the home, armed with his own shotgun. Sheriff Hayden reported that the homeowner called the police to inform them that a mask-wearing man broke down his door to gain entry to […]
OLIGHT M2R Warrior Patriotic Flashlight Review
Every so often I get sent some pretty cool gear to test out. This time around, the nice people over at OLight sent out a pair of tactical flashlights that are really sweet. So, while I technically received two tactical flashlights from them, I’m really only going to talk about the bigger, beefier one in […]
Home Defense Against Three Armed Intruders There To Take Guns
Wesley Chapel, Florida — A man was at home playing video games at 12:30 in the morning one day last week when three armed intruders broke in to his home, who may have been there to steal firearms knowing he was a gun enthusiast. The Pasco Sheriff, Chris Nocco, said in an interview that the […]
