Stone Strike: Virginia Homeowner Shoots Man Who Assaulted Him With a Rock A stranger approached an Oakton man as he was working on his car at his home. An altercation occurred, and the stranger…

New to Smith & Wesson’s M&P lineup is the 5.7×28 chambering. Like the 10mm, .357 SIG and .38 Super, the 5.7×28 is an excellent though under-appreciated handgun chambering. However, with S&W throwing…

After world War II, firearms manufacturers started to use aluminum — both lightweight and strong — to manufacture semi-automatic pistol frames. The first aluminum-frame pistol that I owned was a Colt…

We’re getting closer to summer break, and that means more travel for a lot of folks. While I travel all year long for work, I know that when school’s out, many couples, groups and families get ready…

Shotguns can be a formidable defensive firearm but are often underutilized. With its quick handling and natural aim, it can be a formidable weapon in the right hands. But without proper defensive…

NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…

When’s the last time you wrote with your non-dominant hand? How about brushed your teeth that way? Maybe ate a bowl of soup? If you haven’t used your less-preferred hand for some fine motor tasks,…

As a gun owner, you understand the importance of safety and responsibility. And as a responsible concealed carrier, you may be concerned with how to store your gun while traveling or commuting. Of…

One of the most enduring pistol designs is that of the 1911. The 1911 works well as concealed carry, home-defense or simply a plinking pistol. It is manufactured in a range of frame sizes and slide…

Knives are pretty simple. A fixed blade can be used for many daily tasks, such as cutting food or opening packages. Knives can become more complicated, however, when any additional mechanism is…

Shoulder holsters provide an option for concealed or open carry when belt-mounted holsters just aren’t practical or comfortable. I’ve been searching for a shoulder holster that would allow the…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 3 of a four-part series on domestic abuse and self-defense. This article discusses the varying opinions of domestic violence organizations, scholars, politicians, lawyers…

Using a knife as an auxiliary defensive weapon has become increasingly popular. In a deadly force scenario, a knife may be employed to gain physical balance, a dominant body position and leverage, or…

For those unfamiliar, a belly band holster is a wide elastic band that wraps around the waist and fastens with Velcro. They are designed to be worn under a loose-fitting shirt, sweater or concealment…

At 3:10 a.m., a Chicago woman arose and went about the process of fixing coffee. It’s not a time that most folks are up and about, but she had a job that required her to arrive early in the morning.…

Laws governing having a gun on a boat vary widely from state to state, and even waterway to waterway. Do your homework! States often closely tie boating gun laws to hunting regulations. Know the laws…

The trend in LED flashlights of late seems to be to squeeze more and more illumination power into smaller and smaller packages, then add even more features. More power and more features aren’t a bad…

For the growing number of women who are purchasing handguns for personal protection, Alexo Athletica is a familiar name in carry-ready apparel. The company, founded in 2017 by then-NRATV personality…

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most skilled in body movements or kinesthetics. So when I recently had the opportunity to go mountain biking after a lapse of nearly 20 years, I was a bit…

Ruger was an upstart company in 1948 that rose to fame with an ad for a quality .22 caliber self-loading pistol in the American Rifleman. And the rest is history. Ruger became an American icon with a wide selection of firearms for hunting, recreation, target shooting and personal defense.