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Don't Snub the Snub-Nose: Smith & Wesson Review

Revolver Revival: Resurgence in Wheelguns

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For several years, gun writers ignored revolvers. This is reasonable because there has been a renaissance of creativity in firearms design in this same period. There has been a steady, but declining market for wheelguns, but the surge of interest in defensive concealed carry has brought new interest to these simple and reliable guns.

Dress Up Your Magazines with these Hilarious Mag Wraps

Dress Up Your Magazines with these Hilarious Mag Wraps

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My searching of all things gun this week has led me down the path to mag wraps. What exactly is a mag wrap?

Top Five Ways to Carry Off-Body

Top Five Ways to Carry Off-Body

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I hunted up some off-body carry solutions meeting those criteria. Here are my top five ways to carry off-body, with all kinds of caveats and warnings.

9 Critical Concealed Carry Lessons: Ep. 4 Lights and Lasers!

9 Critical Concealed Carry Lessons: Ep. 4 Lights and Lasers!

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For the first time in history, in Special Operations Forces at least, the majority of the killing was done in the dark — with lasers.

Airplane Mode: How To Fly With A Firearm

Airplane Mode: How To Fly With A Firearm

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Sometimes it’s just too far to drive, or your schedule simply won’t allow the extra time for a road trip. So, you take to the air to get to the hunt or the competition. Yes, you can fly with your firearms. Flying with a firearm isn’t difficult if you know the rules.

Stand Your Ground vs. Castle Doctrine: What’s the Difference?

Stand Your Ground vs. Castle Doctrine: What’s the Difference?

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Generally speaking, the difference between castle doctrine laws and stand your ground laws lies in the location in which you have a duty to retreat. We’ll start with the castle doctrine.

Top Five Modern Ways to Protect Hearing

Top Five Modern Ways to Protect Hearing

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Three sets of electronic ear muffs, one set of electronic ear buds and one set of custom molded ear plugs demonstrate how much hearing protection has improved in a short time and why you should consider one of my top five modern ways to protect your hearing.

Cowboy Time Machine: Legendary Bat Masterson, Colt Single Actions & Wyatt Earp – Part 2

Cowboy Time Machine: Legendary Bat Masterson, Colt Single Actions & Wyatt Earp – Part 2

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There is an old adage that “there are bold gunfighters and there are old gunfighters, but that there are no old, bold gunfighters.” Bat Masterson was one of the few exceptions. Long after Dodge City was behind him Bat kept the legend alive, not as a gunfighter or lawman but as a journalist; proof perhaps, that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword, or the gun!

9 Critical Concealed Carry Lessons: Ep. 3 Fighting with Edged Weapons

9 Critical Concealed Carry Lessons: Ep. 3 Fighting with Edged Weapons

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I tell my students, “There are no professionals left when it comes to knives, myself included. But plenty of amateurs get it right every day. Put the stabby part in the other guy. Don’t let him put the stabby part in you.”

Epoxy AR-15 Mold Ghost Gun Kit  - Clay Eats Some Crow!

Epoxy AR-15 Mold Ghost Gun Kit – Clay Eats Some Crow!

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There are a few places to purchase the kits, but AR15Mold.com provides a kit for molding a lower receiver in any color. And thus, began our mold pouring journey. I started this process extremely skeptical. However, I have yet to see an AR lower made of anything besides aluminum or carbon fiber that lasts.