Front Line Friday #24: Off-Duty Carry Considerations

Platform selection for concealment, the holster and print-management realities that separate a workable off-duty setup from one that stays in a drawer, and the mindset differences that matter more than the hardware when an off-duty officer encounters a threat.

By Tom R

TFB Review: Making the Missing Link- Beretta 21A Bobcat Covert .25 ACP

If you have been following along, you know I have already put time into both the Beretta 21A Bobcat Covert  in 22LR and the Beretta 3032 Tomcat Covert  in .32 ACP over on our sister site AllOutdoor. Both came factory-threaded with dark walnut grips and both were a pleasure to review. So...

By Sam.S

POTD: HK SP5K-PDW Aimpoint COA - A French Take on a Timeless Platform

Few firearms carry as much cultural weight as the MP5K. Its silhouette is immediately recognizable to anyone who has paid attention to special operations units over the past four decades, and the SP5K-PDW is HK's answer for those who want the genuine article in a civilian-legal configuration...

By Eric B

The Shooting Paradox: Slow Down to Speed Up

When I was a teenager, the misconception I had about professional racing was that the trophy would go to the most powerful car, or perhaps the most aggressive driver. It was in the mid-90s that a number of racing games hit the market that tried to simulate the physics and details of motorsports a...

By Clayton Walker

POTD: The ARA Mag-2C – The Flashlight That Isn’t

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a .22 silencer wearing a disguise. This is the ARA Mag-2C, built by Applied Research Associates around an aluminum tube that’s basically a Maglite flashlight body. The name gives it away: “Mag” for Maglite, “2C”...

By Sam.S

Off Body Carry: What Do You Have to Overcome

Off body carry is gaining popularity, but it comes with real trade-offs. Here's why we treat it as a last resort and what to weigh before you rely on it.

By Jacob Paulsen

White Light-Laser Combos: Was I Wrong?

Back in the 1990s, it was widely predicted that laser sights might very well be the next “big thing” in handguns utilized for personal defense. The first successful laser sight was invented by Dr. John Matthews — founder of famed SureFire — some years before, but it wasn’t quite ready f...

By Mike Boyle

POTD: The Detonics Pocket 9 – The Last Gun from the Explosives Guys

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a small 9mm with an outsized backstory. This is the Detonics Pocket 9, and to get it you have to get Detonics. The company was founded in Seattle around 1976 by a couple of explosives engineers, Pat Yates and Sid Woodcock, with money man Chu...

By Sam.S
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