EDC for CCW

I own a lot of knives. More than any healthy person probably should (and definitely more than my wife should know about). One of my favorites, though, and certainly one of the more unique blades...

"Hello there," I said to myself as I stumbled across the Dan Wesson DWX Compact. With just a passing glance you'd think it was another one of the many 1911s in the Dan Wesson...

I could just as easily spend all my time at SHOT Show looking at and fondling knives as I could guns and related items. But that's a personal problem. A good knife is a critical...

We've talked to a large number of gun owners in recent days about what they're carrying now. Some have changed their EDC gun and gear based on an increased level of perceived risk. Some...

Allen M. writes . . . I haven’t changed anything in my EDC. I feel like I already have the best combo (for me) that I know about. My firearm is a SIG P365XL, my...

Jeff the Griz writes . . . I carry a SIG P365 in a Versacarry Commander OWB leather holster. 10+1 in the gun with 12 rounds on board the holster.  It is loaded with SIG...

From JRay: I carry a ‘93 Springfield Champion .45 in a Milt Sparks Summer Special II IWB holster, a spare Wilson Combat 8-round magazine, and a TRS Striker 3.5” inch folding knife.  My carry ammo...

  Reader RB is keeping it simple in this time of self quarantining. He's carrying his Ruger LC9s pistol that's sporting what looks like a LaserMax Gripsense laser and he's packing it in a PDA...

  Adam writes . . . This is what I carry now during the COVID-19 crisis. This is what I carry out and about, and it's what I keep on the night stand at night. It's...

Chris Whisler writes . . . I recently switched from carrying a 9mm Colt LW 1911 Commander to a 4" Smith & Wesson Model 19-4 .357 Magnum in a Galco Combat Master holster on a...

Matt M. writes . . . I’m a police officer in a major (read: violent) city, and this is what I carry off duty. Honestly, it hasn’t changed much from what I carried as an...

Don Nelson writes . . . Though not due to the epidemic, I experienced a nostalgia rush a few months ago and tucked the DW V-Bob in the safe, replacing it with this 3” S&W...