Estimated reading time: 11 minutes The best .22LR pistols in 2025 are better than ever, and that is good news for anyone who trains hard or just likes to burn cheap rimfire. I have used .22 pistols for everything from new shooter onboarding to full winter training blocks, because fundamentals do not care about caliber. [...]
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Best Concealed Carry Handguns (2025 Guide)
Published: October 8, 2025 { 0 comments }Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Picking the best concealed carry handguns in 2025 is a serious business. The market is stacked with compact 9mm rockets, micro 9mm pocket blasters, and full featured striker-fired rigs that do not quit. Your EDC should be reliable, shootable, and simple under stress. I have carried a gun for real, [...]
Did Henry Tandey Spare Hitler? The Story Behind the Myth
Published: October 4, 2025 { 8 comments }Adolf Hitler. Amidst humanity’s literally countless certifiable homicidal maniacs, Hitler consistently ranks number 1 on the psycho hit parade.
Best Rifle Scopes Under $1000 (2025): Proven Optics For Hunters And Shooters
Published: September 24, 2025 { 0 comments }Good glass does not have to wreck your wallet. The Best Rifle Scopes under $1000 (2025) category is stacked with optics that can hunt elk at dawn, ring steel at 1,000, and survive real recoil. I have burned powder behind budget scopes that failed in the rain and I have run sub-1K optics that punched [...]
Best 9mm Pistols for Carry, Home, & Range (2025)
Published: September 16, 2025 { 1 comment }Estimated reading time: 10 minutes If you carry a handgun, hunt, defend the homestead, or just live at the range, 2025 is a very good year to be a 9mm shooter. The market is stacked with reliable, optics-ready pistols that actually run. I have zero patience for gear that fails when the buzzer or the [...]
Self-Defense: Stun Guns vs. Pepper Spray Handguns
Published: September 13, 2025 { 0 comments }Two of the most popular less-lethal options for self defense: pepper spray handguns and stun gun
Best Micro-Compact 9mms for Concealed Carry (2025)
Published: September 9, 2025 { 0 comments }Estimated reading time: 9 minutes If you carry every day, 2025 is your lucky year. Micro-compact 9mm pistols have matured from hot new idea to proven fighting tools, and the latest crop is running higher capacity, better triggers, cleaner optics cuts, and real-world reliability. I have lived with these guns on the belt, in the [...]
MIL/LEO Only Guns From Your Favorite Companies
Published: September 6, 2025 { 2 comments }MIL/LEO stands for military and law enforcement officer. This means the company that produces the firearm will not sell it to the average Joe but will limit it to military and law enforcement customers
Best .45 ACP Pistols Ranked For Performance And Carry (2025)
Published: September 2, 2025 { 0 comments }Estimated reading time: 9 minutes It is 2025, and the .45 ACP refuses to fade away. Good. The big-bore classic still solves problems with authority, whether you carry daily, keep a nightstand pistol, or hunt where autoloaders are legal. The trick today is sorting modern options by mission. Polymer duty guns bring capacity and optics. [...]
Old School Cool – Part 2
Published: September 1, 2025 { 0 comments }I continue discussing “old school cool” guns and their modern-day worth.