Gear Review: Comp-Tac CTAC Holster
I had the pleasure of being introduced to the world of Comp-Tac through Karl Rehn at KR Training during the Defensive Pistol class I took there. Karl loaned me his M&P 9 and CTAC...
Gun Storage Solutions: More Guns, More Gun Storage
I once saw a picture of King Tut's tomb just after Howard Carter loosed the Pharaoh's curse. A solid gold boat here, a bunch of chairs there, some entombed slaves in the corner. It...
Gear Review: Comp-Tac Kydex Reinforced Contour Belt
One of my favorite “gun guys" at my office asked me earlier this year what kind of belt I was going to use when I started carrying. I laughed and pointed at the brown...
Gear Review Update: Kholster Crescent IWB Holster
Last month's review of the Kholster Crescent IWB hybrid holster generated a tremendous response from our readers. Your comments were numerous and well-reasoned (h/t to Rabbi) and showed me the enormity of the Kholster's...
Gear Review: Rifle Basix CZ 452 Trigger Kit
I like to think of my CZ 452 America chambered in .22 LR as a working man’s Anschutz. Mine came with the skinny barrel but, even so, this gun is crazy accurate out to about...
Gear Review: Primary Arms Deluxe AR15 Scope Mount
It was time to upgrade the scope mount on my AR. Some months back, I'd gotten behind my (self-imposed) schedule for finishing a review of the Leupold VX-R Patrol 1.25-4 scope shown above....
Gear Review: Wilson Combat Low Profile Holster
When RF handed me the Wilson Combat Bill Wilson Carry 1911 last year he threw in a leather holster that came with the gun. Until that point I had been firmly in the "inside the...
Tricking Out Your GSG 1911 .22
If you read my review of the GSG 1911 .22, you may be thinking about investing in one. While the GSG a great gun and a lot of fun, like almost any pistol, there...
Gear Review: Streamlight TLR-1 on a Rifle
I'm getting ready for a low light 3-gun, and part of that is figuring out some way to see what I'm shooting. There's a penalty for those using night vision, so the obvious choice...
Gear Review: Magpul UBR Stock
I made a mistake as a young man that I'll share with you. As a college graduation present, I received an Armalite M15A4 from my parents. Like just about any idiot with his first AR,...
Gear Review: Magpul MOE AR 15 Rifle Length Handguard
Magpul has been in the business of making high quality, incredibly functional products since 1999. Anybody who has an AR has undoubtedly considered some piece of gear from the boys out in Boulder. I...
Gear Review: ALG Defense Quality Mil-Spec (QMS) Trigger
There's nothing in this world worse than the stock AR-15 trigger you find on most guns. If you were specifically designing a trigger to be the most terrible thing ever created, you still couldn't...