A few weeks ago, I posted a review on the excellent Dark Star Gear Koala magazine carrier which is my dedicated training mag pouch. While I don’t do many gear reviews, magazine carriers are important pieces of kit, so it is a good time to also review the device that I have gone to for... Continue Reading →
Just as AIWB carry demands specifically-designed holsters, for best results one should also use AIWB-specific mag carriers. With the increase in AIWB carry among concealed carriers in the past decade we do have far more to choose from in this regard. A foremost feature of a mag carrier designed for this position is the ability... Continue Reading →
Having been actively training with a pistol red dot lately I have been using the well-known, and generally well respected, Holosun 507c optic. Holosun optics have a reputation for being solid budget optics, as they run in the $300-$400 dollar range rather than the $500-$700 dollar range of the industry standardad Trijicon or Aimpoint optics. ... Continue Reading →
So, what does Frank Serpico, the famous whistleblower NYPD cop, my own father, and yours truly, all have in common? We all, at some point in our lives, carried a Browning Hi Power. Springfield Armory has released their updated production of the Hi Power and that has led me to reminisce about this particular gun... Continue Reading →
I recently acquired the Mountain Man Medical Wind River trauma and first aid kit. I have two larger trauma kits that I have built out through buying and assembling different components, one that is in the home and one that is in the vehicle. These two kits contain gear to treat multiple casualties, not just... Continue Reading →
I used to carry medical gear on my ankle and I did so for a while. I eventually abandoned this practice and went to carrying a SOFT-T Wide and small pack of hemostatic gauze on a Phlster Flat Pack, which fits easily in my pocket. While the ankle rig was able to carry more gear,... Continue Reading →
I have always loved the 1911. I carried and shot 1911s almost exclusively for the first decade of my concealed carry life. In fact, I was “that guy” who considered the 1911 God’s gun and everything else was second-rate (especially the Tactical Tupperware). In my teen years I was first introduced to Glock and the... Continue Reading →
My hunt for concealment solutions never ends. I find deep concealment solutions particularly difficult to formulate, as most people probably do. For the past several years my deep concealment solution has revolved around a Ruger LCR revolver in some kind of belly band. Typical bands can be problematic, and the newer generation of belly bands... Continue Reading →
I get it, the Sig P365 changed everything. Before it the king of small autos was the Smith and Wesson Shield. At that time the Shield brought to bear a single-stack profile, actually shot well for such a small gun, and it was reliable. It was, undoubtedly, my favorite of the “single-stack” 9mm micro pistols. ... Continue Reading →
I have always loved the lever action rifle. As a kid the Daisy Red Rider BB gun graduated into the 22 Rimfire Winchester lever gun, so the design was well engrained in my being early on. Most of my adult life, however, was spend with guns other than lever action rifles, but recent years have... Continue Reading →
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