Concealed Carry

No Matter Your Tactics, You Can Get Killed

By Tom McHale|2024-03-30T14:30:49-04:00March 30th, 2024|

Clint has a down-to-earth take here. Anything that involves tactics can get you killed. A quick and useful read on the difference between "fantasy" or "envisioned" encounters and those from the real world.

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Carry Options: Day-by-Day Concealed Carry Choices

By Tom McHale|2024-03-28T14:34:21-04:00March 28th, 2024|

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. I’m talking about the carry guns that actually get daily “out-and-about” concealed carry use. Around here, we spend a lot of time talking about (and testing) a wide variety of guns and gear, so excepting the days spent doing formal evaluations of new carry guns and holster rigs, I thought it might be helpful to share the guns that have more recently occupied the lion’s share of my more discretionary carry time.

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Your Best Defense During Civil Unrest

By Tom McHale|2024-03-20T09:10:03-04:00March 20th, 2024|

I met Steve some years ago. He's one of those gray man guys you'd never give a asecond look, but he also has one of those backgrounds that make you stop and listen to what is has to say. You know, the guys in the background of event photos with Presidents and foreign dignitaries.

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A Non-Binary Look at Carrying with an Empty Chamber

By Tom McHale|2024-03-01T10:36:13-05:00March 1st, 2024|

If you carry concealed with an empty chamber, you will die a horrible death, and that Korean boy band with pink and blue hair, BTS, will sing your eulogy. #Fact.

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The Acorn That Started a Shootout

By Tom McHale|2024-02-29T10:59:15-05:00February 29th, 2024|

So, I won't spoil the whole story, but just suppose, an acorn fell from a tree, starting an officer shortly after capturing a suspect. Then the magazine dumps begin, calls for backup and "officer down" start going out. And then... the facts become clear through the fog of, well, in this case, all out war.

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Holster Tips: Things You Learn From The Box O’ Holsters

By Tom McHale|2024-02-16T10:18:16-05:00February 19th, 2024|

Burning through hundreds over the years has exposed more than a few learnings through brute-force trial and error. Here are a couple...

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The Town Fights Back: The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

By Tom McHale|2024-02-16T10:20:02-05:00February 16th, 2024|

I think it was Mike Tyson who modernized Helmut Moltke's combat wisdom, offering the nugget, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." The notorious Dalton gang had a plan to rob two banks at the same time in Coffeeville, Kansas. until the town punched them right back.

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What You Need to Know About Self-Defense Training [VIDEO]

By Tom McHale|2024-02-14T14:56:50-05:00February 15th, 2024|

American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale welcomes James Queisner to discuss the must-knows of self-defense training. James is an instructor at Gunsite Academy and has written a few of American Handgunner's "Make Ready" columns focusing on training issues.

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Self-Defense Scenario Training with W.O.F.T.’s Philip Toppino [VIDEO]

By Tom McHale|2024-02-14T14:56:01-05:00February 13th, 2024|

Everyone offers a self-defense training program, but how many self-defense training centers put you in the middle of everyday training scenarios and help you practice your response over and over until you get it right? American Handgunner's Tom McHale attended a program at W.O.F.T., and his eyes were opened.

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6 Lessons Learned About Appendix Carry

By Tom McHale|2023-12-08T10:18:35-05:00December 8th, 2023|

Ohttps://americanhandgunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Appendix-Carry-Lessons-1-e1701980388229.jpgne day, I woke up with a fleeting glimpse of common sense and decided to try appendix carry before continuing to pass judgment. What a novel concept! After some thought, I figured I ought to give it a long-term try. If it was going to be anything like the transition from not carrying a gun to carrying concealed daily, I figured I was in for plenty of trial and error — a short “try and judge” strategy wasn’t going to cut it.

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