Concealed Carry Corner: Are Bag Guns A Thing Of The Past?

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner . Last week, we talked about some of the key maintenance items for your carry gun. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here  to check it out. This week, I want to look at the decline of bag guns and PDWs in...

By Matt E •

The Truth About Alligator Gar, Ryan’s Dinosaur Fish

For much of the last century, the alligator gar carried a reputation that got it killed on sight. Anglers across its range treated the armor-plated, toothy giant as a nuisance that ate bass, crappie, and every other fish worth catching. That view has flipped. The species now has a cult following ...

By James Chen •

EDC’ing the Master Class 10-8 Performance 1911

Editor’s Note: Springfield Armory provided the Master Class 10-8 Performance 1911 pistol used by the author in this review. The opinions and evaluations expressed here are the author’s own. I must admit something: I’m a Fudd at heart. I love carrying a full-size 1911 .45 ACP in a leathe...

By Yamil Sued •

POTD: The Etchen Colt Detective Special – A Cop Gun in a Tuxedo

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a working cop gun that somebody put in a tuxedo. The Detective Special showed up in 1927 when Colt cut the Police Positive Special down to a two inch barrel. That was the whole idea. Six rounds of 38 that would ride under a coat all [&#8230...

By Sam.S •

Sd.Kfz. 2 Kettenkrad: Germany’s Halftrack Motorcycle

The argument can be made that the Germans make the world’s best engineers. By way of evidence I would submit the StG44 assault rifle, the Me 262 jet fighter, and the Panther tank. While, in each case, the exigencies of around-the-clock bombing certainly took a toll on these revolutionary weapon...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob •

Rost Martin's RM1X Series Brings Threaded Barrel & Comp Options

Rost Martin is expanding its RM1 lineup with the RM1X series, a trio of pistols built around a compact slide paired with a full-size grip. According to the press release, this configuration comes directly from customer feedback, aimed at giving shooters both capacity and concealability in one pac...

By Eric B •

AO Review: Hornady VEXIS Night Guard – Be the Key to your Security

Something that firearm owners likely don’t ponder is the history of safes; what keeps our valuables protected. Over time, the term safe could be viewed pretty loosely. From hiding money under your mattress, placing it in a treasure chest and burying it like a swashbuckling pirate, having it...

By Adam Scepaniak •
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