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Read no-holds-barred reviews of both personal- and home-defense firearms and stay up-to-date on the latest concealed carry gear offerings on the market. Discover everything you need to know to select the best, tried-and-true self-defense gear — from holsters, knives and ammunition to flashlights, first-aid kits and alternate weapons.
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Gear We Love — July 2019
Viridian XTL With Camera Viridian XTL With Camera This unit combines a 500-lumen tactical light with a 1080p HD camera that records video and audio. It activates when it is drawn from the holster…
Continue Reading →What Are the Types of Guns?
First, if you’re new to the world of guns and shooting … welcome! Glad to have you joining millions of other law-abiding citizens enjoying fun, competition and the peace of mind to protect yourself…
Continue Reading →Summertime: Concealed Carry Is Easier Now
After an Ohio spring and early summer consisting of record, crop-drowning rainfall and high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s, summer finally hit with a vengeance. Temperatures here have soared…
Continue Reading →Gun Belt Basics
One of the most egregious gear errors consistently popping up on social media is the lack of a good gun belt. You either see a guy holstering up with a low-quality cloth belt (or a skinny belt) or a…
Continue Reading →Galco Fletch High Ride Belt Holster for OWB
There are three main qualities you should consider when selecting any type of concealment holster system. They are, in order: Comfort Accessibility Concealability Sounds like the wrong order, right?…
Continue Reading →Gun Review: Ruger Security-9 Compact 9mm
Sturm, Ruger & Co. have earned a well-deserved reputation for workmanlike, reliable firearms. Ruger has armed Americans for decades, even when good quality handguns have been hard to come by. The…
Continue Reading →Do You Remember Your First ‘Big’ Handgun?
It must have been right around 1979. Apparently, my father had been thinking about buying a revolver for some time, and when he finally made his choice, it was a beast of a gun. He chose a Ruger…
Continue Reading →Make That Holster Your Own!
The goal of a good holster is to secure the firearm and make it easy to access. Still, we all want our holsters to be comfortable. That means if you can adjust your holster to make it fit better, you…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry: Gun vs. Knife
Most men and women who carry a firearm for personal protection have heard the old saying: “Never bring a knife to a gunfight.” But having a gun should never give you a false sense of security — even…
Continue Reading →Gun Review: Kel-Tec SUB2000 .40 — Survival Carbine Extraordinaire!
As the 2019 summer vacation and travel season kicks into high gear, it is important to know how you’re going to get home if disaster strikes. And so it seems appropriate to consider the SUB2000 — a…
Continue Reading →Going Pro: Charter Arms Has a New Middleweight Contender
The fighting revolver has a long and storied history as an effective self-defense tool. But from the old days of cap-and-ball wheelguns until today, people have been looking for the perfect mix of…
Continue Reading →The Holster Effect
Holsters. It’s a love-hate relationship. Everyone has an opinion on what is the best and what you should try. By the time all is said and done, you become another gun person with a box full of…
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