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Fortunately body armor has greatly evolved in recent years. Â The flak vest is gone and although we’ll never have a cozy place to warn our hands in modern armor, survive-ability rates and comfort have gone way up. Â Some of the newest technologies have come from smaller companies who were free of government contracts to develop […]
The trigger is our interface with a firearm. Length, weight, and feel of travel are some of the factors that shooters begin to develop a taste for. Some prefer slack, others not. Some want a short pull while others prefer weighted travel. Perhaps the only thing in common between shooters is the desire to tune […]
The 10mm round has some lore to it and a lot of that has been earned. Â The load we tested from Armscor throws a 180gr bullet over 1,000fps to yield over 400ft-lbs of energy. Â If you’re not into math that’s more than a .45acp and about an extra third more than standard 9mm. Â The 10mm […]
Last year we got to take a look at the LumaShark from Hardened Arms. That rail system included two built-in flashlights which rode nicely integrated to the hand guard. For 2018 Hardened Arms is at it again with finding new ways to improve the AR15 for law enforcement and personal defense use. Unlike so many […]
I was fortunate enough to be part of a small batch invited to try out the Arex handgun at SHOT show in January 2016. What I saw reminded me a bit of the Zastava handguns in that it was heavily based on the SIG 226/229 design, but unlike the SIG handguns some improvements had been […]
Hardened Arms is a growing company based in Washington State. Â It makes sense that folks living and working in a land that sees limited sunshine would create a way to fight the dark and what lurks within it. Â Boasting dual 1150-lumen lumination built into the hand guard the LumaShark is available both as a complete […]
We all enjoy single-stacks in the summer time. Â Thinner, lighter, and easier to conceal under light-weight clothing. Â Recently we learned of some good shirt options in the article here. Â The consequence of course is that capacity is reduced. Â Lower capacity, and in some cases a less-powerful round than we would prefer. Â A diminished the sense […]
The secret is out, shooters are looking for new challenges and more fun at the range. Â The challenge remains however in finding the right gun. Â 1873 Colt-styled Single-Action Army revolvers are loads of fun. Â Booming out 200-255 grain projectiles with the squeeze of a crisp trigger after the musical clicks of cocking the hammer. Â Traditions […]
With a flooded AR-15 market it’s easy to ignore models that have been out there for a while, and even easier to ignore them if they haven’t been recently seen on a magazine cover cradled by some full-sleeve-tattooed gym rat with a perfectly-groomed operator beard. Add to that the increasingly affordable options for home builds […]
When you understand and practice simple, mechanically sound fundamentals, you can immediately apply them to any handgun you have in your hand and perform at a high level…no matter how different it may be from what you’re used to. You’ll probably always be best with the pistol that you practice the most with, but the more solid your fundamentals, the easier it is to adapt to non-ideal situations.
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