THE COVERED LOW READY
After several decades of managing thousands of people in front of a firearm in high-stress situations, I am a big fan of a hard Low Ready position. Using that traditional Low Ready, no part of [...]
SIMPLY RUGGED HOLSTERS: QUINTESSENCE QUALITY | New Clothes For A Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Lite
The Gunsite Irregulars, founded by Dick Williams, is a small group that meets twice a year at Gunsite for three days of instruction and camaraderie. Each event has a different theme, ranging from predator defense [...]
PHLSTER SKELETON HOLSTER
PHLSTER is a fairly new company, started in 2010 by its owner Jon Hauptman messing with Kydex in the spare room of his Philadelphia home. It has grown to offering several types of holsters as [...]
SAFARILAND MODEL 7377 HOLSTER | Secure and Comfortable
I seems most folks (including members of my family) tend to like compact models of handguns as opposed to full-size models. The number one reason given is that the compact and sub-compacts are easier [...]
Concealed Carry Pistol Light
Streamlight’s TLR7A As humans, we are stuck being daytime creatures because we do not see (and do) well in the dark. At night, our ancestors crawled back into a cave or hut before securing the [...]
A Programmable Duty Flashlight
Cloud Defensive's handheld lights have been out for a few years now. Their duty-centric flashlight, the Mission Configurable Handheld-Duty light (or MCH-Duty-HO-DF), hit the market a few months ago. Matt Jacques at Victory-First sent me the [...]
Assistance With Seeing At Distance
The easy-to-carry and conceal handheld lights that go in our pockets are great. They let us identify people and things at the edges of parking lots or near ATMs. We can find the keyholes in [...]
LET THERE BE LIGHT | Thyrm’s VariArc VS Light Mounts
A helmet light is an invaluable addition to any helmet. It directs light where you need it in low-light situations allowing you to focus on the job while freeing up the use of both hands [...]
Grovtec QS 2-Point Sabre Sling
The QS 2-Point Sabre Sling features a 1" wide webbing. The design features GrovTec’s Quick Slide functionality. Simply pull forward to adjust out, or pull backwards to adjust in. It is designed for a 2-point carry style. [...]
Rigid Molle Panel
Grey Man Tactical’s Rigid Molle Panel (RMP) is designed for modular organization on a rigid platform allowing vertical organization without sagging on a vehicle seat back. Quick access to all your gear is achievable when [...]
You Have Got To Stop The Bleeding – medical training and equipment
Which are you more likely to use: Medical skills? Defensive firearms skills? Before we look at the numbers, I’ll say that on the day you need either one, that skill set will be the most [...]
Civilian Legal Flash-Bang Simulators – Royal Arms SF-DI & SF-DF devices
Options have been limited when it comes to NFDD/FSDD training. Standard flash bangs are expensive and impose restrictions on the training environment. Training devices that realistically simulate the characteristics of traditional flash bangs are available. [...]
Blocking Your Dot — Occluded Optics
Two advantages of pistol-mounted optics (PMO) are the ability to keep both eyes open throughout the shooting process and the ability to focus on what you are trying to hit (threat, target focus). Those can [...]
Set It & Forget It
Where do I set the dot? Is it like lights? Can it be too bright? Can you, or should you, tailor the dot's setting to the current lighting conditions? What about the situation? That [...]
Zeroing Your Dot
We recently received an email from a reader who has also listened to the GUNS Magazine podcast and the episodes over there about pistol-mounted optics. He pointed out that while we have covered several dot-specific [...]
In The Heat Of The Night
Night vision is cool. No doubt about it. It is just a few weeks past the 40th anniversary of my first use of night vision. That was in basic training, and the night vision scope [...]