This article originally appeared at AmmoLand. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Technology can be cool. Just a few years ago, lights (and sometimes lasers) on carry guns were limited to the domain of uniformed police officers wearing huge holsters on four-inch wide duty belts. Thanks to technological advances in miniaturization, battery performance, and electronics durability, […]
7 Things You Learn Shooting Lasers In the Dark
This article originally appeared at AmmoLand. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- We gun people have a terrible habit of arguing to the death over trivial theoretical debates like the whether using the wrong stance will cause painful bunions, adopting anything other than appendix carry will disqualify you from the cool kids club, or choosing the […]
11 More Awesome New Guns, Gear, and Ammo Products from SHOT 2016
This article originally appeared at OutdoorHub: At the opening bell of the SHOT Show exhibits, I always dash for the basement. That’s where the newer vendors and newer products are. The big companies are pretty good about getting press releases out prior to the show, but the bottom level has the surprises. Here are a […]
Hot New AR Products From SHOT Show 2016
This article originally appeared at OutdoorHub: SHOT Show 2016 is here, so it’s time to check out all the latest gear. Let’s take a look at some of what’s new for the AR-rifle platform. TIMNEY Two-Stage Drop In AR Triggers This year at SHOT Show, pigs flew. I saw one in the Timney booth. For […]
What Makes a Kick-ass Concealed Carry Gun?
There are a lot of things to consider when choosing your ideal concealed carry gun. Type of action, weight, size, caliber, capacity, holster options and more. Hopefully, it goes without saying that absolute reliability if the number one criteria on the list. If you can’t count on it to work every single time, then it’s […]
Win A Year’s Worth of Free Ammo!
While the mystery of how the folks at LaserMax managed to find any ammo, much less a one year supply, continues to elude us, the story is true. They’re giving away 5,200 rounds of pistol ammunition. If you win, you get choice of caliber from the following:.22 LR, .380 ACP, 9mm, 38 SPL, .40 S&W, […]
Finding Holsters For Light And Laser Equipped Handguns: The Impossible Dream?
If you’ve been around here before, you know I’m a big fan of lasers for home defense and carry guns. I’m also a fanatical, raving, and kind of creepy bit of a holster geek. But, until recently, I’ve been hard-pressed to equip all my carry guns with lights and/or lasers. Why? Finding holsters for laser-equipped […]
Win This LaserMax UNI-MAX ES Rifle Value Pack
Tis’ the season for giving right? Thanks to the nice folks at LaserMax, we’re going to give away a LaserMax UNI-MAX ES Rifle Value Pack to one of our lucky Facebook fans. That’s right, just head over to our Facebook page to enter, or you can do it directly from here. That’s all there is […]
Do You Like It Flat? Your AR-15 That Is…
Do you like it flat? Meaning the front of your AR rifle? Perhaps you don’t want a vertical fore grip laser and light assembly up front. If you frequently shoot at longer ranges, from sandbags or perhaps from a prone position, a vertical grip can get in the way. If you still want a laser […]
Vanquest MOLLE Sticks: They Will Save Your Sanity
At a recent Gunsite event hosted by my friends at LaserMax, I met Alex. He’s a gear head from Vanquest. But he doesn’t have greasy fingernails or smell like brake fluid, because his gear specialty is packs, bags, totes, backpacks and cases of all sorts. Anyway, Alex showed me a sooper-dooper nifty little invention that […]