I was a young cowboy with a fondness for horses, firearms, and pretty girls, in that order. One afore-mentioned pretty girl awaited my arrival across a high mountain pass that guards my Rocky Mountain home, but as my diesel pickup growled its way upward toward the pass I knew I was going to be early for our date. So I geared down and pulled off the highway into a small patch of ponderosa timber. The motor grumbled to a halt and I lifted my most recent crush off the truck seat, it’s long frame svelte and gleaming in the late afternoon light. The action was as smooth as whipped cream sweetened with maple sugar, and I forgot all about my upcoming date. Carrying the curvaceous form a little way from the truck I swung it to eye level and squeezed. A distant twig disappeared with a thunderous crack, and smoke rose in slow spirals from the six-inch barrel of my vintage Colt Python. I was in love.
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Colt Updates the Cobra for the Night with Concealed-Carry Model
Published: February 1, 2018 { 15 comments }Colt is launching the Colt Night Cobra, a sleek and compact revolver for concealed-carry based on their updated Cobra frame.
Top Five Inside-the-Waistband Holsters
Published: January 30, 2018 { 38 comments }There’s probably no more basic accessory for the concealed carry of a handgun than an inside-the-waistband holster. And, while there are some objective qualifications for any holster – such as stability, security and safety – we can expect some subjectivity, especially when it comes to fit and comfort.
Concealed Carrie Makes Fashionable Purses, Totes, Briefcases for Women – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 30, 2018 { 15 comments }Concealed Carrie makes a line of totes, clutches, satchels, and briefcases. Carrie also makes wallets, universal holsters, and accessories geared towards concealed carry, mostly targeting the female consumer.
Top Five Tactical Pens
Published: January 25, 2018 { 8 comments }Tactical pens have made it into my other top five lists as additions to everyday carry gear or less-lethal self-defense tools. They are a favorite tool of mine and the one I try to persuade everyone to carry.
D.C. Writer, Comedian Rallies Behind Concealed-Carry After Gunpoint Robbery
Published: January 25, 2018 { 32 comments }“It’s scary as shit, and I hope nobody else has to go through it,” said Tim Young. “That level of fear and that level of helplessness that you feel, it doesn’t compare to anything else I’ve felt in my life.”
Springfield Armory 911: In case of Emergency, Drop the Hammer — SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 24, 2018 { 23 comments }These are tiny guns with sub-3-inch barrels and short, flat grips. Springfield’s 911 pistols weigh less than 13 ounces unloaded, with the magazines — no small feat for an all-metal .380 build.
Red Dot Ready Always: Kimber’s Aegis Elite 1911 – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 23, 2018 { 6 comments }Not only are the new Aegis Elite 1911s cut for mini red dot sights, these guns come with Vortex optics installed from the factory.
Hands on with SIG’s P365 Micro High-Capacity 9mm – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 22, 2018 { 24 comments }The P365 is a hybrid subcompact that fits inside a single-stack package that holds an industry-leading 10+1 capacity of 9mm Luger.
Looking Back: The Best Handguns of 2017
Published: January 17, 2018 { 13 comments }With 2017 now in our rearview, I’d like to briefly look back on the “best of times” from 2017. What I consider to be some of the best new handguns brought to market last year.