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  • Cream of the Crop: Wilson Combat SFT9 9mm


    The SFX9 pistol added a few design twists. The most visible differences are a solid frame design with Wilson’s distinctive “X” patterning cut into the frontstrap,...

  • Springfield Armory's Micro-Compact Hellcat


    The new Springfield Armory Micro-Compact Hellcat concealed carry pistol packs as much 9mm as you might carry in a full-sized Browning Hi-Power — all going into a trim little...

  • Light, Versatile and Discreet


    The idea was simple. After all, they’re the best kind. Build a gun tough enough to be carried all day, in a caliber capable of performing a wide range of tasks, while being...

  • Apex Dream Guns


    Brownells has, for some years, teamed up with custom gun builders of all sorts to build what they call “Dream Guns” showcasing the work possible using parts available...

  • Les Baer's Black Baer 9mm & Boss .45 ACP


    It’s easy to figuratively grab a rattle-can of “Dark Earth” and spray last year’s model of just about anything and suddenly you have a “Hot new product!”

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Streamlight SpeedLocker

CrossBreed OutRider Modular Holster

CrossBreed OutRider Modular Holster

The all-new OutRider Modular Holster from CrossBreed...

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CRKT Redemption

The new CRKT Redemption folding knife is a tribute to...

Upgrade Your Polymer Pistol Barrel

Today’s production pistols are an amazing value when you think about it. With rare exception, for several hundred bucks you’ll get a handgun guaranteed...
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Maybe It’s The Water

Reporting on high-profile — or maybe just highly publicized — shooting tragedies often has a side benefit: Occasionally one gets to hear a local lawman,...
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Beware! There’s a New Gun Writer...

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The Rocky Road To Success Is Paved...

Turning on the TV, I start channel surfing. It didn’t take long finding something of interest — “Rocky.” Even though I’d seen this movie about a...
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Fast & Accurate For Cops

Learning from world champion competitive shooter, Rob Leatham.
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The Time-Traveling Transgender First...

I recently received a most fascinating email from an alert reader. Paraphrased, it read, “Have an observation for Dr. Will Dabbs: You, sir, bear a strong...
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Squirrely Solutions

Small-game hunting is often overlooked and unappreciated by many handgun hunters. Squirrels and rabbits don’t take the glamour spot compared to big game...
Read Full Article Mark Hampton
Real Avid Smart-Jaws

First, you have to have the greatest general-purpose gun vise ever invented — the Real Avid Master Gun Vise. If you don’t have one, go get one. I’ll...
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The Long and Short…

Just as a .357 revolver can safely fire .38 special rounds, so too can a .32-caliber revolver fire any round in the family shorter than its designated...
Read Full Article Clayton Walker
Take Your Range

About 10 bucks’ worth of PVC pipe, a couple of corner joints and two T-joints, a saw and a tape measure are all one needs to build a portable and...
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Handguns

Walther P38

The Walther P38 wasn’t the first 9mm: The honor goes to the P08 Luger which, like later German service pistols, mostly came to the U.S.
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J! S&W’s Most...

The mighty X-frame revolvers and the gorgeous handguns of their Performance Center notwithstanding, the single most popular handgun Smith & Wesson makes...
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Pedigreed...

Those of us who care about such obscure things like founders of modern gun companies likely have the name Carl Walther burned into our collection of neurons...
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The Ups & Downs...

While we never master a handgun, there are some peculiarities we can use to improve our performance and understanding of handgun ballistics.
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Handgun Hunting:...

There are certain activities in life arriving with an assumption of risk. Playing football, rugby, racing boats, cars, motorbikes, sky diving, all are...
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Carry Options:...

I limited my search for solutions to Inside-the-waistband (IWB) holsters given a shorts and t-shirt concealment requirement, and the field quickly narrowed...
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Podcasts

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Should You Customize Your CCW?

How custom should your carry gun be? This week, the Cranks tackle yet another controversial topic — this time, at the suggestion of Roy Huntington.
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Alarm in Albuquerque

What the heck is happening in Albuquerque? The Governor of New Mexico just outlawed carrying guns despite the U.S. and State Constitution, along with...
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Will A Laser Get You Killed?

Are laser sights a good or bad thing? Hear what the Gun Cranks have to say about these high-tech shooting tools that, depending on who you ask, are the best...
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