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TUFF Products EZ-Feed Cobra Ranger Belt & Super Tac Pocket Mag Pouch
If you’ve felt that I review a lot of gear from TUFF Products then you’ve felt right! I review their product line frequently because TUFF Products makes great gear that is worthy of your notice. I…
Continue Reading →“No Sweat.” Are You Sure?
Like most of you, I fieldstrip and inspect my EDC (every day carry) gun every week or so. It only takes a few minutes, and every once in a while you might find something that, if untreated, could…
Continue Reading →We Just Keep Moving Forward
As you might imagine, the USCCA is simply abuzz with activity all the time. Teams throughout the company are constantly working to provide more and better benefits for our members, reaching out to…
Continue Reading →Fighting in the Dark
Bad things happen in the dark. Use your flashlight to give you an advantage in a fight. Training to search by blipping your flashlight and then moving gives you the most tactical advantage. When you…
Continue Reading →Inland Manufacturing 12-Gauge M37 Trench Shotgun: A Historic Reproduction Ready for Duty
Tactical pump shotguns are still quite popular, despite law enforcement’s shift away from the shotgun to the AR-15. But, like AR-15s, there are so many of these matte black metal shotguns with…
Continue Reading →Depths of Concealment: How Deep is Too Deep?
Testing the concealed carry method is perhaps the tale of the tape when success is truly discovered. » QUESTION: In recent history, I have been approached by several individuals with significantly…
Continue Reading →Battle Rifle Company BR4 Paratrooper: Compact Home & Property Defender
I don’t get excited by very many AR-15s these days. I think much of that comes from no longer being on a SWAT team, where the search for the perfect entry or perimeter rifle is always ongoing. In…
Continue Reading →Kershaw Swerve: Quality Tactical Folder for $30
I know I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating since it is the focal point of this article. Not everyone can afford pricey tactical gear, and that includes pricey tactical knives. With that…
Continue Reading →Need For Speed: An Introduction to Automatic Spring-Assisted and Quick-Draw Folding Knives
It’s ironic that just as automatic knives become legal in more and more jurisdictions, spring-assisted knives, such as this Browning Steel Duty, open faster and faster with the flick of a thumb and…
Continue Reading →Shooting Glasses for Aging Eyes
If you are having trouble focusing on the front sight, you might want to try the “top bifocals” from SSP Eyewear. By putting the magnifier on the top of the lens, these glasses allow shooters who…
Continue Reading →The Overlooked Glock: .40-Caliber Gen4 “Mini” Glock 27
Single-stackA single-stack magazine holds all of its cartridges in one column and has a thinner frame. 9mm and .40-caliber pistols are all the rage these days. I’ve reviewed them for this publication…
Continue Reading →CrossBreed Freedom Carry IWB Holster
From 1982 to 1984, I worked on a countywide undercover narcotics unit known as the “Metropolitan Enforcement Group” (or MEG unit). MEG was comprised of two Licking County Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies, a…
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