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Tested and Tricked Out:  The SAR 109T 9MM Subgun

Tested and Tricked Out: The SAR 109T 9MM Subgun

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Home defense, recreational shooting and just looking cool: the SAR 109T Subgun checks all three boxes.

The What & the Why:  Laser Use

The What & the Why: Laser Use

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There are credible stories around of a laser aiming device being pointed at a felonious aggressor and stopping an attack. For some reason, some bad guys see a dot dancing on their body and decide that they might get shot. Since they want to avoid that, they stop any criminal attack.

The What & the Why: Types of Ammo for Self Defense - Selecting Ammo to Save Your Life

The What & the Why: Types of Ammo for Self Defense – Selecting Ammo to Save Your Life

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Selection of a load for self-defense use is a choice that is important because that load may be called upon to save your life. Fortunately, most major ammunition manufacturers make cartridges specifically designed for that use.

Big Gun Performance from Springfield's Micro Hellcat Rapid Defense Package (RDP)

Big Gun Performance from Springfield’s Micro Hellcat Rapid Defense Package (RDP)

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Another significant upgrade of the Rapid Defense Package is the addition of a red dot sight. The RDP takes advantage of the optics ready feature of the Hellcat and includes a HEX Wasp micro red dot.

THE WHAT & THE WHY: RED ALERT!

THE WHAT & THE WHY: RED ALERT!

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If someone says “code red”, most people think that there is some type of emergency and immediate action is required. Even though it is part of the language and everyone seems to recognize the terminology, there is more to it than most people know.

Springfield's XDS OSP 9mm vs Hellcat

Springfield’s XDS OSP 9mm vs Hellcat

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The entire XDS line up shoots like a house on fire, and the OSP is no exception. Sized perfectly to carry extremely well, but still be a shooter on the range, this gun is hands down a winner.

Eberlestock Low Vis Packs Get Loaded Out: Tactical-But-Not-Tactical

Eberlestock Low Vis Packs Get Loaded Out: Tactical-But-Not-Tactical

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This week, we are taking a look at a line of packs that is outside the normal for Eberlestock. If 2020 has shown us anything, it is that having a bag for the urban hellscape is a very good idea too. Between riots, supply shortages, and COVID 19, you just never know what could happen.

Refurbishing a Carry Revolver

Refurbishing a Carry Revolver

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Everyday carry pistols get worn on the finish, dirt in the internals, sweat, pocket lint, you name it. Sometimes all it takes is a little tune-up, and it’s like you have a whole new firearm.

Review: Galco’s Ankle Glove for the Sig P365XL 9MM

Review: Galco’s Ankle Glove for the Sig P365XL 9MM

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Ankle holsters in movies always look kind of cool but is this a feasible way to practice concealed carry?

The What & the Why: Testing a Self Defense Gun

The What & the Why: Testing a Self Defense Gun

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Someone goes into a gun store and buys a gun for self-defense. That’s the primary reason most people buy guns. He or she takes the gun home and puts it away for the just-in-case time when the goblins come. That new gun owner imagines grabbing the gun and fending off the intruder. But the person who has trained for that day and is serious about defense doesn’t imagine that.