Owning a firearm comes with responsibility. It is very important to securely store your firearms, but we believe it’s also important to be able to easily access your firearms if the need may arise. The new Lockdown® LED Vault Lights allow you to maintain secure storage while providing adequate light to easily retrieve your firearm […]
Run The Slide, Or Use The Slide Release?
The debate on your method of chambering a round after inserting a fresh magazine is about as intense as a Glock versus 1911 debate. Both sides throw counters and parry the following attack with some heroic example of how their method dominates. Personally, I don’t understand the idea of teaching one as dominant over the […]
Do Magazine Springs Lose Power When Stored Loaded?
Old-school wisdom says to store your magazines unloaded when they’re not in use to save the springs, or even to not load them to full capacity. Old-school wisdom apparently does not carry a gun every day nor have a home to defend. Internet scientists say that magazine springs are impervious to damage from being loaded […]
Bleeding? Who Are You Gonna Call? Yourself
After watching this video, it is proven to me once again that YOU are your own first responder. No one is going to care about your well being or your life more than yourself, so make sure you are prepared. In regards to this specific video and case, what was there for him to do? […]
PTR91, HK 91, G3 Malfunction Sources
If you own a roller-delayed blowback rifle like the PTR91, or ever had the pleasure of using one, you will probably note right away that it is one of the softest recoiling 308 rifles you will ever fire. These rifles are known for their top notch reliability and tough and robust nature regardless of your […]
Practice Like You Workout: Know Your Limits
As we all have heard, practice makes perfect, and that is not necessarily true since perfection is the goal, but hardly possible. Practice in my experience can enhance skills to a great degree, but will only benefit you as much as you let it. Now what does that mean? Well, consider the fact that shooting […]
Norinco Type 97 Gen2 Coming To Canada
From the time I was first getting into guns and how they worked, I had a certain attraction to the weapons that the Chinese employ in their military. Most of this interest was sparked by seeing them in certain video games where people preferred to outfit their character with Chinese military weapons. The weapon that […]
CTS Targets Black Friday Deal
Our friends at CTS Targets are offering 25% off site-wide until midnight Monday. This is a great chance to grab a stocking-stuffer (or hanger) or build out your range. Code “BlackFriday” is valid 24Nov-Midnight 27NOV CTS 12″ 3/8 Circle If you’re reading this too late don’t forget that code, “TheArmsGuide” still gets you 15% […]
Lionheart LH9 At 10K: A Pistol For Serious Shooters
After 10,000 rounds of ammo through the Lionheart LH9 in a months time, it is easy to see why the Korean military and police still prefer this pistol. With a 4.1″ barrel, and standing only 4.9″ tall, I feel that this pistol is exactly what a full sized service pistol should be. It is lightweight […]
You Have Two Armed Robbers, a Concealed Handgun and a Baby: What to Do?
An off-duty police officer was buying medicine with his wife and child at a drug store in São Paulo, Brazil when the two men, wearing hoods and waiving guns ran in. The moment was captured on video and is the stuff of legends. This the scenario every parent in law enforcement fears most. Law enforcement […]