You can find any number of outside-the-waistband (OWB) holsters to safely and securely hold your compact pistol on your side. You can even find holsters that bring your gun in close and allow you to…

The only thing more complicated than the Great Caliber Debate is the Great Home-Defense Debate. What should you use to defend hearth and home? Is there a perfect gun for home defense? Here’s…

I try to do Christmas shopping all year round, and I’ll purchase a little something here and there whenever I stumble upon that perfect gift or an awesome sale. But I also typically start officially shopping for the holidays as soon as the kids go back to school in August.

BriteStrike’s Brite-Blade Tactical Lighted Survival Knife puts the functionality of a multi-tool — including a small, 45-lumen mini flashlight — into the familiar form factor of a folding knife.…

In more than two decades in this business, I will admit that I have, in the past, made the mistake of telling a few people which gun I thought they should buy. I never do that anymore. During that…

Sometimes the smallest, most inexpensive things can make a huge difference, whether in day-to-day tasks or more complicated procedures such as self-defense shooting. One great example: the Ford…

Deal with it! Don’t be a sissy! Take the pain. Hot brass burns, but the burn is not nearly as bad as the consequences you will suffer if you shoot someone because you are dancing around trying to get…

Ruger has been producing its SR1911 pistol series since 2011, which is rather fitting. Debuting a line of 1911 pistols on the 100th anniversary of that gun’s military adoption speaks to the…

The oldest holster in my possession is the Fobus paddle holster pictured here. In it resides my trusty Smith & Wesson 686, a .357 Magnum revolver with a 4-inch barrel — arguably my favorite handgun…

Most range bags are fine for simply carrying a gun back and forth from home to the range, but at some point you’ll likely need a true case — something that is able to be robustly locked and, within…

Back in 1980, when I entered law enforcement and began extensive handgun training, handgun sights were much like the Model “T” Ford: You could get any color you wanted … as long as it was black.…

I’ve mentioned before that I am an organization nut. “A place for everything and everything in its place” would truly be a dream come true for me! With that, I am always looking for better, easier…