USCCA Firearms & Self-Defense Blog
Guns & Gear
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.
More Articles
It Just Fits My Hands
You’ve heard it a million times and probably said it yourself when discussing your favorite handgun: “It just fits my hands.” It’s a statement about the fit and feel of a handgun. It’s how your hands…
Continue Reading →TASER Strikelight: The Rechargeable Flashlight/Stun Gun That Packs a Punch!
I have to admit this: When the TASER Strikelight was introduced a few years back, I was underwhelmed. After all, I have been certified as an M26/X26 TASER instructor since 2002. The M26/X26 TASERs…
Continue Reading →Would You Use a .22 for Self-Defense?
Very early on in my self-defense journey, an instructor said to me, “Use a handgun of the largest caliber you can fire accurately.” That statement seemed to make sense until I realized I was a pretty…
Continue Reading →Holster With a T-Shirt or T-Shirt With a Holster?
Carrying a handgun under deep cover is an exercise in compromise. For more concealability, you get less accessibility. The debate on where to draw the line on these two ends of the carry spectrum…
Continue Reading →Nevada Gunleather Upside Down Revolver Shoulder Holster
I was watching what has to be the all-time coolest police detective movie with the all-time coolest actor portraying the lead detective. The movie: Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. Filmed in 1968 in…
Continue Reading →Head to Head: .32 ACP vs. .380 ACP
For those who are new to the game, “ACP” stands for “Automatic Colt Pistol.” The .32 ACP was developed by John Moses Browning — the greatest firearms inventor of all time — in 1899 for use in the…
Continue Reading →What’s in Your Range Bag?
A range bag is a necessary transportation accessory for the “normal” things you need at the shooting range as well as for the more specified or unusual items that tag along. A bag filled with the…
Continue Reading →Have You Seen the Gozenta?
If you do a lot of driving, the Gozenta from Hawg Holsters might be the product for you. This little laser-cut multi-tool secures your holstered handgun to the receiver end of a seatbelt buckle in…
Continue Reading →Bravo Concealment DOS Holster
Walther’s PPS M2 is a great concealed carry handgun. It is reliable, accurate and simple. As you know, excellence in concealed carry is as much about the holstering system as it is about which…
Continue Reading →The Survival Belt 2.0 by SlideBelts
The Survival Belt 2.0 is no joke. It is not some belt buckle equivalent of those gigantic Swiss Army survival knives complete with fork and spoon and about 20 other tools made of junk metal. The…
Continue Reading →Gear We Love — July 2018
Gozenta Hawg Holsters MSRP: $20 Gozenta Hawg Holsters The Gozenta (“goes into”) allows you to mount your UltiClip-appointed Hawg holster onto a solid platform from which to draw your gun if needed,…
Continue Reading →SIG Sauer Elite 365 V-Crown 9mm 115-Grain JHP Ammunition
SIG Sauer’s commitment to make its Elite ammunition line a major player in the training, sporting and defensive ammunition arena shows no sign of abating. Its new Elite 365 FMJ and V-Crown 9mm…
Continue Reading →
















