Good quality is often hard to find. Good quality, at a good price, is often even harder to find. Fortunately, for guys and gals like me, always on the lookout for quality gear, there are options out there. Added bonus? When you can find solid, rugged, and affordable American gear. Gerber is one of those […]
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So Why Exactly Do You Need So Many Guns?
As the debate over guns continues to rage in this country, the social media conversation has been dominated by memes and straw man arguments bandied about by the hardest-headed among both groups. Gun control and gun rights advocates both circle their proverbial wagons and congratulating one another on the new and witty ways they can […]
Which style of sights do you want on your EDC handgun?
Pistol sights are an interesting topic, they come in all shapes, sizes, and preferentially vary between individual needs or desires. Of course, there are a large selection of brands to choose from as well but that’s not really what I care about, if they work as intended then who really cares? What’s your gun being […]
Let there be light: Why making a flashlight part of your EDC is worth it
From the earliest days of mankind, one of the few things that separated our particular breed of big-brained monkey from the rest of the competition in the wild was our ability to harness light, in the form of fire. Fire, of course, was paramount to our success as a species for a number of other […]
Op-Ed: So why exactly do you need so many guns?
As the gun debate continues to rage in this country, the social media conversation has been dominated by memes and straw man arguments bandied about by the most hard headed among both groups — with gun control and gun rights advocates both circling their proverbial wagons and congratulating one another on the new and witty […]
My EDC hot rod: Why I just can’t seem to leave my old Glock 19 alone
I didn’t start my journey into firearms as a Glock guy – in fact, the first pistol I ever purchased was by trusty old 1911. It took time, and the constant badgering of men with tactical experience and proficiency that I respected to convince me that I needed to try one out for myself. So, […]
Blue Force Gear | The Tracer has arrived! A pack for your lifestyle
The latest in the DAP Pack line – the Tracer™ Pack is a full featured, Dapper™ compatible EDC (Every Day Carry) pack that is perfectly suited in the car, at the office, in class, or in the back of an MRAP. The Tracer Pack allows you to carry all your essentials with the pack as it is or […]
Liberty Civil Defense 9mm | Further Review
Recently I started a two-part review of Liberty ammunition’s Civil Defense round. Part 1 can be read here. A +P defensive load zipping out around 2150 FPS, this diminutive 50gr bullet looks impressive. I had some doubts during my first range day as my chronograph was recording high variability in the velocity. This manifested […]
Kore | Slim wallet and carbon fiber money clip review
I am a big fan of the gun belts that Kore Essentials produces, and when I noticed that my traditional old leather wallet was falling apart I decided to look into Kore’s Slim Wallet and Carbon Fiber Money Clip. It had the minimalist design that I was looking for, and with the removable carbon fiber money clip, it is like having two wallets in […]
Opinion: Why do you need so many guns?
As the gun debate continues to rage in this country, the social media conversation has been dominated by memes and straw man arguments bandied about by the most hard-headed among both groups — with gun control and gun rights advocates both circling their proverbial wagons and congratulating one another on the new and witty ways they can […]