Vantage Point

While “drills” is a word that summons up multiplication table flashcards and similar nightmarish thoughts, I have found one way to train, improve my...

American Handgunner Editor Tom Mchales shares his thoughts on the notable trends and new products as seen at SHOT Show 2024.

American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale shares his go-to guns for concealed carry, including the holsters and optics he pairs them with.

When it comes to shooting suppressed, the big topic of confusion is whether suppressors, moderators, silencers, or whatever you want to call them, make...

I have strong opinions about carrying with an empty chamber, but in fairness, I’m just like most other gun folks. We’re binary. Something is either the...

I have a crowd of holsters. Yes, I have the proverbial "box" of holsters, but also a file cabinet, lawn bag, another box, a large desk drawer and three...

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...