Once you shoot suppressed, you’ll never want to go back. While suppressed pistols are nothing like what’s portrayed by Hollywood and politicians, they are much more pleasant to shoot. For starters, the noise and blast is greatly reduced. In round numbers for a 9mm pistol, the sound level is reduced from about 158 dB to […]
Springfield’s EMP: The Scaled Down 1911
I like big guns and I cannot lie. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate luxury in a smaller package. I usually carry a full-size gun. While some of the pistols I like to tote around might be called “compacts,” they’re not exactly small, unless you consider double-stack 9mm pistols like the Sig Sauer P229 […]
5 Cool Guns And Gear Products From The NRA Annual Meeting
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. The National Rifle Association Annual Meeting is a heck of a lot more than just meetings. Yes, the business of the NRA gets done, and there are plenty of speeches by industry figures, politicians, and others, but there’s also one of the world’s biggest gun and gear exhibits. This […]
Win $9,500 of Guns and Gear in the Ultimate Gear Giveaway
Everyone and their brother in the shooting industry has teamed up to provide a lucky winner a complete package including everything from guns to a safe in which to store them. That means ammo, targets, holsters, apparel, lights and lasers, training programs, and more. Enter here. Check out the complete list of prizes: – NEW […]
The Great Carry Dilemma
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. I’m not sure whether I’m decisive or not. Can I get back to you on that later? When it comes to important decisions like whether I should break off hunks from a giant Hershey bar and dip them in peanut butter during my afternoon writing breaks, I’m pretty sure […]
First Look at the Springfield Armory SAINT AR-15 Rifle
One way to test out a new gun might be to run it through the world-famous Popper Palooza course of fire. What’s that, you ask? Picture this. You’re standing at a table with four fully loaded AR-15 magazines in front of you. That’s 120 rounds of ammo at your disposal just asking to be burned. […]
Will You Have A Red Dot Sight Optic On Your Carry Gun?
This article originally appeared at AmmoLand. USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Believe it or not, there was a time that shooters went into full-scale revolt about the idea of putting scopes on rifles. You’d hear arguments like “Why would I want to put something that will just break on my rifle? Iron sights will always work!” Fast forward […]
Lights and Lasers for Concealed Carry?
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, […]
Springfield Armory Goes Optical With New XD(M) OSP
The big news from the folks at Springfield Armory this NRA Annual Meeting and Expo is the new XD(M) OSP, or Optics Service Pistol. Seizing on the market flood of micro-profile red dot pistol sights, Springfield Armory has created a new XD(M) built for direct optics attachment. The Optical Service pistol is built on the […]
Springfield Armory Unveils Optical Service Pistol, and More! — NRA 2016
The big news is the launch of the Springfield Armory XD(M) 4.5” Full-Size OSP – Optical Service Pistol. As the name implies, it’s ready out of the box for direct attachment of red dot sights. Actually, the OSP goes one step beyond that. The OSP actually ships with a red dot sight. Included in the […]