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16 Best of the Best Full-Size Pistols From ‘Combat Handguns’ in 2016
(Courtesy of Tactical Life) Full-size pistols bring a reliable, hard-hitting effectiveness that is tough to match. RELATED STORY: The 13 Best Rifles from ‘Tactical Weapons’ in 2016 The previous year saw a number of releases that quickly made their mark in the full-size pistol category. From impeccable accuracy to exceptional ergonomics, each handgun on this list has […]
Massad Ayoob: Why the GLOCK 19 Is Great For Beginners, Pros
(Article originally published on Tactical Life by Massad Ayoob) The various militaries throughout the world probably buy the full-size 9×19 GLOCK 17 service pistols for their fighting men and women than they do any other GLOCK. In the United States, where the GLOCK is by far the most popular brand of police duty handgun, the […]
Federal Reserve Police to Use LaserMax Guide Rod Lasers
(Article originally published on Tactical Life) Federal Reserve Police will outfit their Glock 17 and 19 pistols with LaserMax Guide Rod Lasers, the New York-based laser company announced. RELATED STORY: 10 Questions with Ryan Smalls of US Fugitive Service The 4th District Federal Reserve Security Force made the purchase, the press release says. They’re one of 12 regional law enforcement […]
Safariland 537 Holster | First Impressions
My holster cup runneth over. Recently I was able to run through Safariland’s QLS holster system and now I get a crack at their 537 Open-top concealment Belt Slide holster for the Glock 17/22. Being a belt slide holster, it offers a bit more of a low profile than the QLS system I tested earlier. Here’s […]
Talon Grips | First Impression
Get a grip. Get a good, strong grip on your firearm. It’s just what you do, every draw and before every shot. Until you don’t…. until you’re in the desert and it’s 115 F and sweat is rolling down your arms. Until you’re in a temperate rainforest in Alaska and it hasn’t stopped raining in […]
THE GLOCK PISTOL AS C-PDW: AN EXAMPLE
There has recently been a fair amount of interest in some parts of the gun-world population about what I call the Civilian Personal Defense Weapon, C-PDW for short. In the chapter titled “Short Rifles and Long Pistols: The Quest for the ‘Civilian’ PDW” in Volume Four of my book series “Gunfighting, and Other Thoughts about […]
Rifles & Optics of the European Best Sniper Squad Competition 2016
(Article originally published on The Firearm Blog) TFB’s Pete recently wrote about the European Sniper Competition, hosted by the U.S. Army in Germany. The competition included competitors from Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The squads were tested during four days, with 30 different […]
Alpha Wolf Glock Barrels | Review
One of the nice things about the Glock handgun platform is the amount of accessories available, interchangeability between platforms, and reliability. When it comes to accessories for my personal gun I always ask myself if the said accessory will provide any benefit other than looks. As I’ve said in previous articles (about my Glock 17), […]
Liberty Civil Defense 9mm | First Range Trip
Ammunition technology has improved drastically over the last 30 years, more so than the 100 years preceding it. Such leaps and bounds are not always unqualified successes. For every two or three steps forward, there is a step back. Liberty Ammunition’s Civil Defense line has a small but mostly positive buzz. How would it fare when […]