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Get Serious about your Belt--Mean Gene

Get Serious about your Belt–Mean Gene

Why do we obsess over the minutia of the guns we carry everyday, then carry them in half-assed holster slung on flimsy belts? Shouldn’t we devote our attention to an optimal system that makes concealed carry as effective as possible? Mean Gene Leather has a nice option for those looking for leather.

Best Fun-Gun Ever. The Can Cannon - Mounts on AR-15

Best Fun-Gun Ever. The Can Cannon – Mounts on AR-15

Want to launch a can of Coke from an AR-15? The Can Cannon can. And it does. I do a lot of reviews, but I’ve never done one that was half as fun as this. The Can Cannon is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, and it is more fun than some of the fun I’ve had with my clothes off. Read this review–summer is the perfect time for flinging tennis balls and whizzing Coke cans.

Why Settle for a Single Stack? .45 XD Mod 2

Why Settle for a Single Stack? .45 XD Mod 2

Smaller isn’t always better. You wouldn’t know it from the emphasis on single-stack pistols that is dominating the news lately. But what do you sacrifice? What if I were to tell you that you could have the capacity of a double-stack magazine and it would only be .25″ wider than your single stack? The XD Mod 2 .45 ACP, the latest concealed carry gun from Springfield-Armory, offers just that.

.357 Shoot-off--Coonan Vs. Python

.357 Shoot-off–Coonan Vs. Python

Are you a revolver fan, or a do you pack a pistol? Even if the answer to that question is easy, it may not be as simple to pick a winner in this head-to-head. The Colt Python vs. The Coonan Compact. Which one is a better delivery platform for the hard hitting .357 Magnum?

LWRC Tricon MK6--The Refined Fighting Carbine

LWRC Tricon MK6–The Refined Fighting Carbine

I sometimes have a hard time finding meaningful differences between black rifles. This isn’t one of them. The LWRC Tricon MK6 is very different. Designed in coordination with former SEAL and renowned trainer Jeff Gonzales, the rifle is built for service. And right now,if you buy an LWRC, they’ll throw in an Aimpoint T1. This is a great deal.

Guns at Church--Do You Carry?

Guns at Church–Do You Carry?

There’s a debate raging in Michigan that touches many of us. The root of the issue is this: a Catholic priest is catching hell for encouraging his congregation to take an active role in their own defense. And that role includes guns and training. I think he’s got a point. And I may be preaching to the choir, but I’m going to ask anyhow. Why wouldn’t you carry where you worship?

New Blasters in Star Wars Force Awakens

New Blasters in Star Wars Force Awakens

The new trailer, such a tease, has a glimpse of some new blasters. Click here and take a look. The Force Awakens, and we have a lot to talk about. Or we will, once they stop teasing us.

Glock 42 Single-Stack .380 Micro-Pistol – New Gun Review – SHOT Show 2014 Preview

The GLOCK 42–One Year Later

Here’s the big dilemma: thousands GLOCK fans bought the GLOCK 42 because they couldn’t buy a 43. Thousands of others bought single stack 9mms from Kel-Tec, Skky, Ruger, Smith, Beretta, Bersa, Taurus, Springfield…. Some even ponied up for some ill-fated Remingtons. And now we all have to decide. Do you stick with what you have? Do you swap your old-standby for a 43?

New From Magpul: NRA 2015

New From HK: NRA 2015

Everyone here at the NRA show in Nashville has been talking about a brand new 9mm–a gun that’s supposed to dominate the market and change how we think about concealed carry. Could it be that this new wonder-gun isn’t a single stack? Check out the P30SK.

New From Magpul: NRA 2015

New From Magpul: NRA 2015

Your fun-gun just got serious. And how. We’re at the NRA show in Nashville, and Magpul has brought along a couple of new additions to their line-up. And these aren’t your typical AR add-ons.