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Top Five Handguns I’ve Recommended

Top Five Handguns I’ve Recommended

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Every now and again, someone in my immediate proximity finds out I write about guns. About half a second after that discovery, a question or two surfaces.

Sight Swap! Putting Trijicon Night Sights on Capt. America Glock

Sight Swap! Putting Trijicon Night Sights on Capt. America Glock

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I just had a badass custom Cerakote job from my friends over at Ops Armory, and the project needs a set of badass sights to top it off.

Top Five Hollywood Gun Handling Awards

Top Five Hollywood Gun Handling Awards

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It’s obvious but worth noting again: Movies like these are meant for entertainment and we’re better off not to let Hollywood influence our firearms choices and tactics.

Top Five Ways to Carry a Revolver Reload

Top Five Ways to Carry a Revolver Reload

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If revolvers get a bad rap for anything, it’s because in the ammo department they’re 1) relatively low capacity and 2) slow to reload when compared to almost all autos.

Springfield's Hammer-Fired XD-E Goes Big-Bore with .45 ACP Model

Springfield’s Hammer-Fired XD-E Goes Big-Bore with .45 ACP Model

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The XD-E is a polymer-framed, hammer-fired single-stack .45 for everyday carry. It’s slim and light and affordably priced, too.

Top Five Reasons to Carry an Autoloading Pistol

Top Five Reasons to Carry an Autoloading Pistol

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Ten to 20 years ago, it was a different era in firearms manufacturing. Then, many autoloading pistols were good and some were great.

Top Five Belly Bands

Top Five Belly Bands

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Editor’s Note: The following is a post by Mark Kakkuri, a nationally published freelance writer who covers guns and gear, 2nd Amendment issues and the outdoors. His writing and photography have appeared in many firearms-related publications, including the USCCA’s Concealed Carry Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter @markkakkuri. Read Mark’s previous articles in this “Top Five” series: [...]

The Best Way to Conceal Carry — Two is One and One is None

The Best Way to Conceal Carry — Two is One and One is None

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“One is none, two is one.” I first heard this many years ago from some U.S. Navy SEALs I trained with. They were referring to doubling up on detonators for explosives but I’ve since applied this principle to knives, flashlights and, of course, concealed carry pistols. Another phrase you’ll hear tossed around is, “The fastest [...]

Keep Your Flashlight Lens Clean with A CLENS Protector

Keep Your Flashlight Lens Clean with A CLENS Protector

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Our friends over at Thrym have introduced an ingenious solution. Much like the tear away lens covers on motocross goggles, Thrym now offers the CLENS lens cover for popular flashlight models.

Top Five Questions I Get as a Gun Owner

Top Five Questions I Get as a Gun Owner

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If you’re a gun owner and haven’t been peppered by questions from others as to why you’re a gun owner, then you’re either very good at keeping your gun ownership under the radar or you live in a rural area with very few people to deal with.