Gear Reviews

A good way to start a fight amongst your friends is to bring up the subject of lights and lasers for concealed carry guns. Opinions run strong on this one, and they are all over the map. Some will tell you lasers build bad habits, and you should never have one. Some will tell you lights get in the way on a CCW piece, and you shouldn’t use one anyway. And some will just tell you that if John Moses Browning intended you to have a laser and light, he would have built one back in 1910.

Suppressors are just so cool. SilencerCo leads the way with suppressor technology and has reaped numerous awards. Heck, the Banish 30 just received the Banish 30 won Guns and Ammo’s Silencer of the year. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Hybrid 46M sweeps award season next year. I got my hands on one of these new cans, and with the help of my local FFL/SOT, Big Bend Outfitters, I got to take it to the range and have my own quiet riot.

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes I love my scatterguns. There is something about a shotgun that strikes a chord with me. There is a certain challenge it takes to be skilled with one, and it requires you to be a constant student. The benefit of the shotgun is the massive amount of power it puts [...]

Micro red dot sights (MRDS) have taken over the firearm industry, and consumers are now demanding factory firearms to be compatible with these systems. While this is great to see for the benefits red dots provide, the new trend seems to be pushing towards enclosed-emitter optics.

The H.A.W.G Pro 20 was purpose-built as a bicycle pack, to keep bike types hydrated on the trail. But does it sound like it belongs on the GunsAmerica Digest tactical column? No. Which is the point.

The question is, what dots should we be using? We’ve gathered a diverse selection that represents some of the best dots in various genres of pistol red do

You shouldn’t carry medical gear. YOU HAVE TO carry medical gear. And our buddies over at Grey Ghost Gear just made that a little easier on us.

Years ago, one of my teammates lost a child to an improperly stored gun. I have never forgotten that, and cannot imagine a worse scenario as a parent. So especially as my kids have gotten older, I have been looking for a solution.

The current king of the red dot optic is Aimpoint. Aimpoint produced the first modern red dot in 1975 and since then has been the king of red dots. Their numerous contracts with police and military units ensured the Aimpoint series are well proven and reliable. They’ve mastered the art of the red dot, and today we are looking at the Aimpoint TL with a 4 MOA red dot.