Last week I wrote an article discussion how to balance concealability versus performance when choosing your primary carry gun. Still, no matter how often you can carry the primary, most armed citizens find occasional, if not common, need for the smallest possible handgun to accommodate dress requirements or social restrictions. Thus, most need a deep... Continue Reading →
What are guns like the Ruger LCP Max and Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 for? The obvious answer, historically, has been as pocket guns. The J Frame and equivalent revolvers are still favored by many serious pocket carriers, as the shape of the revolver lends best to drawing from the pocket and the rounded profile... Continue Reading →
Years ago, the comments on my articles in various places would be filled with the gleefully mediocre, chiming in about how defensive gun use is typically “3 rounds, 3 yards, 3 seconds,” and that usual such nonsense. This is less common now. It seems that our rapidly deteriorated world has become obvious to even the... Continue Reading →
For many American families the summer involves a vacation trip to the beach. The beach involves dress and routine that poses challenges to staying armed. Still, do not think that bad things cease to exist just because you are on vacation. If vacationing in a free state where you can go armed, legally, you should... Continue Reading →
Wearing tools of personal protection is not very difficult to do when wearing casual clothing such as jeans and a T-shirt, or jeans and a sweater or jacket, etc…, but formal clothing, or gym shorts, make such carry much more challenging. While wearing jeans and an un-tucked shirt I carry a compact pistol and that... Continue Reading →
Most concealed carriers need two carry handguns: a primary carry option, and a deep concealment option. If you are an avid outdoorsman who spends time in bear country, you might need three: a primary, a deep concealment, and a woods gun in the form of a magnum revolver or auto loader. Most, however, are well... Continue Reading →
So, at this point, every guy and his brother has weighed in to tell you that the Phlster Enigma is a game changer, and it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Well, not prone to jump on bandwagons, I only recently acquired an Enigma, which I paid for as I do not have a... Continue Reading →
So, with the advent of the Ruger LCP Max, a tiny pocket pistol that holds 10 rounds of 380 ACP in the flush-fit magazine, the snub revolver must certainly be dead now, right? This is not a new argument. The older generation of polymer 380 pocket pistols, such as the original Ruger LCP, the Smith... Continue Reading →
I am entirely in favor of carrying as much gun as possible. A man should carry a real fighting pistol, just dress around the gun, etc… However, when someone tells me that he or she only owns and carries full-size pistols, there are two possible conclusions: first, this individual might literally have no professional or... 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 →
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