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The BLACKHAWK! Omnivore Multi-Fit Holster
The BLACKHAWK! Omnivore represents a total departure in design from most of the secure, synthetic handgun holsters available on today’s market. Thanks to the Blackhawk design team, one holster can…
Continue Reading →Ammo Anxiety? Keep it Simple
You don’t have to look very far to find a discussion on defensive handgun ammunition. Just last week, on a local website dedicated to the carry community, I observed a heated, almost endless…
Continue Reading →Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.0: “Otherworldly” Comfort for Glock 26
We’ve heard it for years: Gun holsters are supposed to be comforting, not comfortable. But these days, gun holsters are getting more and more comfortable. And every now and then I find a holster…
Continue Reading →Put a Little Light on the Subject
I’m man enough to admit I’m scared of the dark. Bad things happen in the dark. As a kid growing up in rural Wisconsin, I engaged in the ritual backyard camping as a summertime tradition. I think my…
Continue Reading →Walther Take Two: The PPS M2
»CHAMBERED FOR THE POTENT 9MM OR .40 S&W, Walther’s new PPS (short for “Police Pistol Slim”) M2 might have “police” in its name, but this little pocket-sized semi-auto is a good choice for today’s…
Continue Reading →Muzzle Management Revisited
According to Colonel Jeff Cooper, universal gun safety rule number two tells us to “NEVER let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.” As much as we teach (and repeat) this safety…
Continue Reading →A Better Place for a Boot Knife
Concealed carry knives pre-date concealed carry guns. And back when the West was being won, a boot knife had its place in a cowboy’s every day carry. A short, fixed-blade knife proved a very useful…
Continue Reading →Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0 9mm: Newly Refined Version of the M&P is a Winner!
The Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) was introduced in 2005 to directly compete against Glock’s line of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols that had taken the law enforcement world by storm…
Continue Reading →Gear We Love — February/March 2017
1» Orbizorb This American-made “spill-proof” pad from Orbizorb is a handgun- or long-gun-sized surface protectant that traps and holds more than 27 ounces of liquid. It’s safe for use on floors and…
Continue Reading →Forget the Flowers … Bring on the Blooms
I’m not really a flowers-and-chocolates kind of girl. Well, okay. I am a chocolate kind of girl. But flowers? Eh … not so much. That is, until I discovered a very special bouquet of blooms that…
Continue Reading →Hating on Gun Shows
Neighbors in our new hometown of Albuquerque tell us the city is rife with gang activity. Police estimate there are more than 10,000 active gang members in “The Duke City.” Billboards here post images of murdered individuals with this tag: “You know who killed me.” Somehow, I doubt that’s effective.
Continue Reading →The Streamlight KeyMate USB
It has been rightfully said that “big things come in small packages.” The new Streamlight KeyMate USB is clearly one of those things. It is one of the best multi-use lighting products to come down…
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