Girsan Witness2311 CMX XXX: 400 Rounds, Zero Malfunctions
The Girsan Witness2311 CMX XXX does something a lot of compact double-stack 1911s do not: it actually shrinks the grip. Add 16+1 rounds, excellent accuracy, an $899 MSRP, and more than 400 rounds without a malfunction, and this little 9mm gets difficult to ignore.
Girsan Witness2311 CMX XXX: 400 Rounds, Zero Malfunctions
The Girsan Witness2311 CMX XXX does something a lot of compact double-stack 1911s do not: it actually shrinks the grip. Add 16+1 rounds, excellent accuracy, an $899 MSRP, and more than 400 rounds without a malfunction, a...
PTR 9KT MP5K Build: My $5,008 Dream Gun
I turned a PTR 9KT into the MP5K I spent years building in video games, then dumped thousands of rounds through it in the real world. The final running total hits $5,008.58, and yes, I would absolutely do it again....
Colt Cobra vs. King Cobra: Which One Wins in 2026?
Colt brought the Cobra back as a soft-shooting six-shot .38 Special, then followed it with the harder-hitting .357 Magnum King Cobra. We revisit the original Cobra review and break down which stainless Snake Gun makes th...
Shooting Drills Every New Shooter Should Master
These five beginner shooting drills give new shooters a practical way to build speed, accuracy, recoil control, transitions, and confidence without turning a range session into rocket science....
Mantis Blackbeard: The AR-15 Dry Fire Cheat Code
The Mantis Blackbeard turns an AR-15 into a fast-resetting laser dry fire trainer without making you manually cycle the action after every shot. After thousands of possible trigger presses per charge, boring dry fire sta...
The Doctor Who Earned the Victoria Cross Twice
Shot three times and still refusing to quit, Dr. Arthur Martin-Leake became one of only three men ever to earn the Victoria Cross twice. His story makes most definitions of courage seem inadequate....
Savage 110 Core Tactical in 22 ARC: Factory Rifle to 1,024 Yards
The Savage 110 Core Tactical pairs a thoroughly modernized Model 110 with the low-recoil reach of 22 ARC. Ours was shooting around three-quarter MOA with factory ammunition almost immediately, then making repeatable hits...
S&W Spec Series VI Review: $1,899 EDC Done Right?
The S&W Spec Series VI M&P 9 M2.0 Metal Compact pairs a ported barrel, Aimpoint ACRO P-2, metal frame, and roughly $985 in included accessories with genuinely fast, controllable performance. After several weeks of shooti...
Which Glock Slimline Should You Carry in 2026?
The G43 was the single-stack 9mm Glock shooters begged for, but the G43X and G48 changed the equation with larger grips, optics-ready variants, and dramatically more capacity. In 2026, the smallest Glock is no longer aut...
MisterSeven 1911 Rail: Modern Light, No Frame Mods
The Major Kong Industries MisterSeven gives a non-railed 1911 something classic pistols were never built with: a solid mounting point for a modern weapon light. Better yet, it does it without permanently modifying the pi...
