The Aimpoint® ACRO™ (Advanced Compact Reflex Optic) Series is the latest entry into the increasingly competitive handgun optic market. Military and law enforcement shooters are turning to optical sights to provide advantages in situational awareness and rapid target engagement through all light conditions. For many years, shooters have requested a small enclosed red dot sight […]
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Grand Power Q1S from Eagle Imports Announced
If you have been reading the site for any length of time then you have no doubt seen that we have reviewed quite a few pistols from Grand Power and the overall opinion is that they are great entry level guns. The common misconception about the Grand Power is that it is made in Turkey, […]
Watch Using a Car as Cover: Your Results May Vary
Many people believe that hiding behind a car will provide protection from incoming bullets. It works on TV every time. Professionals who shoot cars know that the answer is complicated, some parts are cover for some guns. Paul Harrell does a great job explaining the realities of the car as cover. Video by Paul Harrell […]
TriStar Compact Shotgun: AK Reliability and 12 Gauge Power
TriStar Arms has just rocked the gun world with their new 12 gauge AK gas system bullpup. This full featured 12-gauge bullpup has a 20″ barrel with an overall length of just 30″. This easy to handle package maximizes energy in a handy easy to point package with AK reliability. It comes standard withBeretta®/Benelli® Mobile […]
31 Rounds of Fun: ETS Glock Magazines
The Glock platform is the AR 15 of the handgun world. If you ever wanted to buy a gun just to spend another few hundred bucks customizing Glock is the way to go. Like the AR 15 you are not limited to factory magazines, you have options. Magpul made waves by introducing their 9mm magazines […]
First Look: Regent CC45 Compact 1911
LKCI, LLC’s Regent CC45 brings the Commander-sized 1911 to the enlisted man’s budget. Not long ago Zenith imported a batch of great, affordable 1911s made by Tisas. Unfortunately just as popularity seemed to be growing Zenith dropped their handgun line to focus on their roller-locker H&K clones. This left fans of the Tisas 1911s without […]
Reloading .22LR: Not A Myth Anymore
Tired of looking for scarce .22 ammo and paying too much when you find a few boxes? There is an American made solution to your problem of reloading .22LR. The guys at 22lrreloader.com have everything you need. The manual contains close up photography, cutaway views, and all details necessary for reloading .22LR. Shooters will tell […]
Which Kahr Would You Drive?
Influenced by YouTube’s TheFireArmGuy we decided to start giving Kahr pistols a try. They’re an American-made option that seems to have all the right features for an affordable carry gun. Slim, low profile, economical, and simplified, the Kahr pistols fall into that single-stack build that makes for something comfortable, light, and efficient. In my experience […]
Pop or Click? Troubleshooting Misfires
One of the most terrifying experiences I’ve had with a firearm happened when I was duck hunting, using 3″ goose loads that had spent a little too much time soaking in my “dry” box. Though they’d gotten a little crusty after a few seasons of being lugged around, the primers still looked passable. After taking […]
The Cairn
Atop a prominent limestone cliff jutting out of a steep mountainside on the northern reaches of the Valley of the Yellowstone there is a tightly knit cairn of neatly placed, stacked and fitted stones, born of the very mountain they rise from. The cairn sits upon the highest point of the most massive precipice rising […]