It’s a scenario you hope will never happen, but want to be as prepared as possible for. It’s the middle of the night. You’re sleeping, and you hear someone kicking in the door. With no time to spare, you have to jump up, shake off the gossamer webs of slumber and get ready for the […]
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Add a Rail With Recover Tactical
One of the joys of Capitalism is that when you have a problem someone is almost always willing to sell you a solution. Recover Tactical identified an issue with multiple popular guns on the market and would love to sell you. Guns like the 1911, the Beretta 92 and M9, and the early Glock generations […]
My primary home defense weapon
Editors note: Some questions were raised as to whether this was a legal AR-15 setup with the vertical foregrip. After doing some research and sifting through ATF documents, the answer is yes. For a full explanation of this, please reference this article. The authors AR-15 seen in this article has an overall length of 28″. Ask 5 people […]
Is the AR-15 an effective weapon for civilians to use against domestic terrorism?
With attacks on our homeland, we have the responsibility to defend it against all threats foreign and domestic. Politicians and mainstream media are both labeling these weapons anything but what they are. I have personally used these style rifles in the defense of my country and now as a veteran. In the hands of a […]
XS Sights Introduces Next Generation Big Dot Shotgun Beads for Home Defense
XS® Sights is pleased to introduce its newest Big Dot® Shotgun Beads for home defense in tritium and non-tritium models. These next generation sights for shotguns incorporate the company’s leading-edge glow technology to make them the brightest sights in any lighting conditions. XS Big Dot Tritium shotgun sights are available in two versions – on […]
The Vickers Sling: An unmatched option
I hardly fanboy about gear and guns. I know what I like, and I don’t care who exactly makes it. One of the few things I do fanboy about is the Vickers Combat Application Sling by Blue Force Gear. You know those people who never shut up how the Wire and Breaking Bad are the […]
Why I still choose the home defense shotgun
Working with the Loadout Room has given me access to tons of gun and gear I’d never thought I’d get the opportunity to access. From the big to the small I’ve gotten hands on with every category of rifles, handgun, and of course the shotgun. Throughout my experiences I keep coming back to the shotgun. In […]
Alumagrips Hits us with CZ 75 grips
Alumagrips has recently unveiled their new CZ 75 grips and as a tactical hipster, I own several CZs. CZs are great guns, but the cheap plastic grips could certainly use an update. Alumagrips is currently offering three different types of grips for the CZ 75, smooth aluminum, Standard checkered with simple, precision cut checkering. The […]
The Baby AR: How Small is Too Small?
Watching the industry a bit has shown me that there have been two big, but completely separate trends. One is long range guns, with calibers like the 6.5 Creedmoor, and 224 Valkyrie becoming quite popular and the other being smaller is better. Smaller is better applies mostly firearms that are traditionally long guns. This includes […]
Walther PPX: Police Pistol Xtreme
Let me introduce you to the Walther PPX 9mm. Today we have a market ruled by high-speed pistols that are slim, small, and have a huge capacity to size ratio. Every now and then we get a gun that is overbuilt for the necessary purposes it serves. This is not a crime, but instead is […]