Vantage Point

Humans are naturally confident, bordering on arrogant. In our minds, we’ve got all the correct answers, and for those situations we haven’t yet...

I’m not a physicist, but I did read Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. He attempts to explain such things as how, at the moment...

Crimping is a bit like duct tape, a hammer, or maybe a cold beer. Liberal use of any of these is assumed capable of fixing most any problem. And you know...

Like all those Housewives of Toad Suck, Arkansas reality TV shows, capitalism is subject to the immutable and universal laws of unintended...

While the phrase “well regulated” sounds like a demand for government intervention to today’s gun-control advocates, it doesn’t take much effort to...

It was 2004, and my wife was looking for a concealed carry pistol. Doing something right for a change, likely by accident, I decided to accompany her on the...

It was 2004, and my wife was looking for a concealed carry pistol. Doing something right for a change, likely by accident, I decided to accompany her on the...

If one intends to buy a gun for defensive use, it darn well better develop some battle scars. I’m not talking about dents and gouges; I’m talking about...

Like the .40 S&W, the 10mm represents a happy middle ground in the capacity spectrum, offering another round or two over .45 ACP in the single stack...

Most every range outing, I spot a new(er) shooting cautiously aiming a pistol downrange, arms quivering, anticipation coming off their body in near-visible...

Being an attentive husband, I tried to help out with planning of the social activities, even to the point of offering to open up my reloading room to the...

In this issue's Vantage Point column, we discuss the great AR pistol brace conspiracy. What's the real motivation behind Uncle Spendy's desire to ban them?...

Over the past three days I’ve been shot, stabbed, beaten, wrestled, molested by drunks, thugs and muggers, stabbed some more and killed about a dozen times.

I don’t know how ground conditions are where you live, but around here buying a box of ammo these days requires three lawyers, a letter of credit and a...

Here’s something you can’t do with a steel plate rack … blast away from contact distance with a .44 Magnum.

My favorite pocket/ankle pistol has an upgrade. The new XD-S OSP from Springfield Armory is now optics ready.

It turns out the Wilson Combat WCP320 project was a sneak preview of things to come.

There’s some positive news on the horizon — if you’re one to embrace change. Maybe it’s time to give pistol optics a try?

Some of you gifted with eagle eyes might have noticed changes in the table of contents. Maybe lots of changes. Never fear, we haven’t removed any of your...

You gotta love innovation, right? This installment of Cool Gear brings radical ammo design, clever electronic hearing protection, and bluetooth enabled...

Some of you entered this world, kicking and cursing, brandishing a custom 1911 in each hand — likely scaring the living hell out of the midwife. Some of...