During hot summer months, carrying a concealed handgun goes best when carrying is simple — and by simple, I mean easy-on, easy-off and zero fuss. In fact, I’d gladly pay a bit extra for a safe and…

Kershaw and AL MAR are both pretty storied names in the world of cutting tools. The AL MAR company has been around since 1979 and has a mission of providing serious users with custom-quality blades…

WHEN I FIND MYSELF attending a social function during which I will have to tell people outside of this industry what I do for a living, I never walk through the door without several canned answers…

I thought it was me. When I heard the shot timer go off at the Steel Challenge state championships, and I couldn’t find my front sight fast enough. I thought it was me. While I practiced with friends…

If you choose to carry a fixed-blade knife, rigging that knife on a static line makes a lot of sense from a self-defense perspective. Mike Janich, from Martial Blade Concepts, shows that by looping…

Charter Arms introduced its “Undercover” revolver to the shooting world in 1964. Designed to compete directly with the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber “Chiefs Special,” the Undercover featured a solid…

Slim nines may be all the rage these days, but many of us still like our slim .45s. Not the slim .45 known as the 1911 — yes, there’s still plenty of adoration to go around for that 100-plus-year-old…

If you are making your holster choice based on you reholstering, you might be making the wrong choice. For simplicity and versatility, the clipless IWB holster has a lot to offer. The Mainstay, from…

A few weeks ago, I completed the Handgun 1 and Handgun 2 training classes at Close Quarters Tactical (www.cqtusa.com) in Shelby Township, Michigan. The content of each class rightly included — among…

I did some shooting over the Memorial Day weekend and came away shaking my head. The reason for the headshake was that, over the course of about six hours, I figured out that, at ranges up to about…

If you aren’t a member of the law enforcement tactical community, you might not have heard of the First Light USA company and their line of angle-head tactical lights; their product line and…

What do you really want to know about concealed carry? I apologize if I sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that everyone reading this column has the same level of interest in concealed carry as…