Armed And Ready
The software challenges to daily carry are commitment, awareness, practice and legal protection. The hardware challenges are the gun, ammunition, carry...
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Spotlight New...
Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2022's latest.
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Handgunner...
The new Blackhawk Custom Holster program allows you to channel your inner artist, design your holster online and it’ll be shipped to your house post haste...
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Georgia on My...
Dave Workman updates readers on the Georgia gubernatorial campaign and his winter leather project.
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Carry a Big Gun...
LAS Concealment, designer and Purveyor of a fine line of several IWB (and one OWB) styles, offers solutions for all sizes of handguns.
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Handgunner...
The Alien Gear Driver Defense holster simplifies car carry by positioning your handgun between your legs under the steering wheel.
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Spotlight New...
Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2022's latest.
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Carry Options...
Like most things in life, the shoulder holster takes a bit more than a casual glance to understand and eventually live with successfully.
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Handgunner...
The folks at 1791 have a nifty Tactical model ideal for front of body use. The Kydex IWB holster features a wide belt clip adjustable for both ride height...
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CrossBreed...
Designed for strong side carry — the 3:30 to 5 o’clock area for right-hand draw, 7 to 8:30 for left-hand draw— the CrossBreed MiniTuck® IWB does not...
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How to Safely...
Special Assignments Editor Roy Huntington explains the benefits of a shoulder holster and how to safely draw and re-holster.
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Spotlight New Gear
The latest guns, gear, knives and holsters
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If you only had...
The Bravo Concealment BCA OWB holster offers the smallest possible footprint for an OWB holster with fully adjustable retention.
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Fancy Sixgun...
Nothing stirs a shooter’s senses like traditional handgun hide, especially when eye-popping ministrations making the leather become alive with detail....
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The Great...
Before we get into the trials and results of my appendix carry experiment, let’s get the controversial discussion out of the way.
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Ammo Making Mania
I know … I know … I’m tired of it too. But I know how to make ammo magically re-appear back on the shelves.
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Carry Methods...
Whatever hunting carry method is best for you, your handgun and your particular endeavor, safety and comfort should be a priority.
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1791 ULTRA ...
My wife’s passion is tinkering with experimental recipes in the kitchen. Mine is tinkering with shooting stuff in my man cave.
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New Products...
The Pro 100 Series has been upgraded with full-tang S35VN steel blades and Green Canvas Micarta handles.
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BLACKHAWK ...
The new Stache holster from Blackhawk is designed to be insanely configurable. It’s an injection-molded IWB design with adjustable friction retention...
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1791 Gunleather...
Throughout history, few firearms have made a bigger impact than the single-action revolver. Naturally, a gun so beloved deserves a quality holster, and the...
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Exotic Carry...
While steerhide has been the traditional choice among gun men and women, now and then, concealed carriers want something different for that “one special...
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Holster Drawer Wars
Among those of us who carry, the collection of unused holsters is a universal problem. For me it’s four drawers, stuffed to the gills. As an instructor...
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New Products...
Good things come in small packages. That’s true for GiantMouse Knives’ Riv, a compact folder in the company’s ACE line of folding knives.
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Chest Is Best...
Whether haulin’ hoglegs, or heavy hammers of any persuasion, chest is best for your handgun rig! Anyone who’s carried a heavy handgun knows this!
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Make Your Own...
American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale shows how to make your own custom holster to fit a gun of your choice with the 1791 Gunleather Ultra Custom Holster.
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Common Concealed...
Like many of you, I’ve got boxes of misfit holsters. Mind you, they’re not necessarily bad products, they just didn’t work for me for one reason or...
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New Products...
Smith & Wesson has expanded its line of M&P M2.0 Compact pistols to include an optics-ready variant, the M&P9 M2.0 Compact 4" OR.
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Galco Offers...
While regularly cleaning your handgun may be common knowledge, looking after your rig is just as important, especially if it’s of the leather variety.
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Put a sock on it!
American Handgunner's Tom McHale finds CCW Breakaways, Spare Magazine Sock, not only good for extra magazines but for other uses as well.
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American ...
With today’s nonsense going on in the streets more and more people go armed when driving.
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Stick It In Your...
Roy Huntington gets stuck on Blackhawk's TecGrip Pocket Holster. Designed to keep your firearm concealed and secure, Roy explains how sticky it really is.
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CrossBreed’s...
When lumbering around the wilderness, no other holster setup is as convenient and efficient as a good chest rig while carrying jumbo-sized pistols and...
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Blue Force Gear...
A magazine carrier is a magazine carrier, right? Well, not so much. The Pistol Belt Pouches from Blue Force Gear, available in single and double...
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Hidden in Plain...
One of the best quotes I’ve seen relating to guns and accessories is, “Either you are the weapon, and your gun is a tool — or —
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PHLster Enigma:...
Two years in the making, the new PHLster Enigma is neither a belt nor a belly band, but a concealment chassis composed of a winged faceplate, adjustable...
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New Products...
Apex Tactical Specialties releases the Action Enhancement Trigger for the Hellcat from Springfield Armory.
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GLOCKtober Treats
October is coming to an end, but not before handing out new GLOCK accessories like an assorted bag of Halloween candy. After sorting through the season’s...
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Protect Yourself...
Extraordinary Assignments Editor Roy Huntington gives you a First Look at how he protects himself while doing chores around his farm in the Missouri backwoods.
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Harry’s...
Competitive shooters are always looking for an edge. Harry’s Holsters and Double Alpha Academy have announced new products designed to cut seconds and...
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Galco Holsters...
When it comes to carry holsters, belts and accessories, wheelgunners trust the quality and fit of Galco, who recently announced new fits for the 3" Taurus...
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Extraordinary...
Roy Huntington takes a First Look at the new Mitch Rosen Express Line of holsters, including the OWB Upper Limit Express, and what makes them "extraordinary."
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New Products...
TangoDown’s SSM-01 ACRO Mount for SIG 320 (DP Slide Cut Models) is easy to install and provides a secure platform for your Aimpoint ACRO.
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New 1911 Fits...
Previously only available for revolvers and compact/full-size semi-autos, the Galco Switchback holster is now available for 4-5” 1911 pistols, with and...
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Crossbreed...
Hybrid holsters are comfortable and stable thanks to the large back panel between your handgun and body. With a basic design of a Kydex shell fastened to a...
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Versacarry Rebel...
Versacarry’s new Rebel line departs from the company heritage of one-size-fits-many design by adding custom molding for your specific firearm.
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1791 Gunleather...
One of the best parts of owning a handgun is customizing it to fit your needs. From changing sights to swapping stock controls for extended or ambidextrous...
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DeSantis Gunhide
Imagine the surprise on caveman Klug’s face as he stalks Org, a seemingly easy victim of a pre-historic strong-armed robbery.
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Quartermaster...
A look at Diamond-D Outdoors Denali Chest Holster and why it's the best option in a critter attack.
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Hogue ARS Stage...
“I feel the need — the need for speed.” Uttered by Tom Cruise’s character in the original Top Gun film, the quote is especially relatable for...
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New Products...
Radians’ R-3200 Dual Mic is an electronic sound amplification earmuff. Two independent microphones pick up and amplify low sound level noises while...
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Galco Wrangler...
With so many Wranglers wandering around, Galco saw an opportunity to provide a traditional rig to pair with the wheelgun, including a Western-style holster...
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Most-Wanted...
While revolvers may be simpler in design than most semi-auto handguns, every gun needs accessories. From holsters to speedloaders, sights to ammunition, we...
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SofHold American...
Do you do anything unusual like sit at a desk, drive a car, or sleep in a bed? If so, check out this magnetic holster from SofHold.
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True North...
How you carry a pistol, and the holster in which you carry it, are paramount to your security and peace of mind.
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Revolver Holster...
Finding a quality holster can be overwhelming, so we rounded up 10 new revolver holsters for 2020 that offer a variety of carry options for popular models...
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New Products...
The Wilson Combat EXPERIOR Series of handguns blends the 1911 design with reliability and ergonomic enhancements to optimize handling and shooting performance.
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Alien Gear For...
Alien Gear, provider of innovative holster systems for mere earthlings, forged an intergalactic partnership with a few new companies, broadening their...
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Pack'n The Big Ones
One of the most frequent questions I receive revolves around carrying large-framed, scoped handguns.
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The Box O' Holsters
We all have one — or at least should have one. It’s that pesky box full of cast-off holsters.
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Close Look: New...
Are you a new shooter? If you’re already experienced, how about getting busy and recruiting a beginner?
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Galco FasTrax...
As much as we’d like, gunleather and gym shorts just don’t go together — for numerous reasons. Enter Galco and a reimagined fanny pack for everyday carry.
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desantis pocket...
When it comes to purchasing brakes, tires or parachutes, cheap is much too expensive.
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Versacarry...
While the majority of handguns nowadays are carried in inside- or outside-the-waistband holsters, there’s no denying shoulder rigs are still a viable...
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Keep Your Fancy...
I gotta be me.” That’s good. We all should do that. Don’t just say it — do it! But know your “do it” attitude might not be someone else’s cup...
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Lawman Leather
Here’s a holster quiz for ya, trivia fans: Back in 1978, the late great Elmer Keith described somebody’s leather as “… the most comfortable holster...
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Purdy Gear
There’s a reason Karla Van Horne’s cowboy shooting alias is “Purdy Gear,” it’s because she makes, well … purdy gear.
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All Things 1911
I know, I know … more 1911 stuff? You bet. The design doesn’t die because it works, and Browning’s genius allows incremental improvements, each one...
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Off Duty Capability
Is your gun sufficiently accurate and “shootable” — in your hands — particularly under stress? Enough rounds on board and potent enough to get the...
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CCW Tips: How,...
When I lived on the high mountain with bears, wolves, cougars, along with an occasional rabid skunk, my Springfield Armory Range Officer was strapped on in...
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Every Day Carry...
Everyday carry (EDC) gear options have exploded in recent years, offering fantastic innovation to those who like to be prepared — having the actual tools...
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Galco Fits For...
GLOCK released their single-stack, 10+1 9mm G43X and G48 models as the solution for a slimmer concealed carry pistol. While both pistols are built on the...
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Galco StukOn-U...
Great American Leather Company, better known as Galco, has been a leader and innovator in the industry for 45 years making classic leather and more modern...
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More Carry...
Our old friends from Alaska have come up with a bare minimalist holster fitting medium and large autos. Called the “Alaska EDC,”
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New Products...
CrossBreed Holsters teamed up with Naroh Arms to develop a line of Holsters for Naroh Arms N1 pistols.
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Crossbreed...
In nature, being a survivor means being adaptable. Without changing mindset, tactics or whatever else life throws your way, you become stagnant and...
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Leather Mysteries
If you are moderately long of tooth, you might remember the classic Laugh-In line uttered by Artie Johnson: “Veerrry intieresstingk…!” I’ll admit...
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GALCO KODIAK HUNTER
Okay, so let’s say you’ve invested $800 bucks or more in a fancy hunting revolver. Maybe put $500 worth of scope on it too. Then spent another $200 on...
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1791...
1791 Gunleather’s mission statement can be summed up as follows: “Our love and appreciation of the Second Amendment goes hand-in-hand with our passion...
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Blackhawk’s...
As a cop, I was trained to realize there would be a gun at every single call I responded to … my own. This sobering fact gave me a real respect for gun...
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How I Carry
I don’t always carry a Glock 26 in a shoulder holster, but when I do, it’s usually in a Diamond D Custom Leather rig. This good-looking, functional...
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VersaCarry...
The camp you subscribe to is telling of your character, or lack thereof. Obviously, the “other” camp is just plain ignorant about the subject matter,...
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Micro-Carry
What does your Every Day Carry gear include. Is your "pocket dump" one of these four sizes: Micro, Mini, Medium or Mondo?
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Tauris Holsters
You want custom? I can do custom!” laughed Mike Taurisano. “As a matter of fact, it’s most of what I do, and what I love best!” Mike’s been making...
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The Virtually...
Smith & Wesson’s J-frame -- what many consider the quintessential snub-nose revolver -- is virtually unsnubbable. That is, you can’t fault it for...
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Comp-Tac...
Tactics aside, a pistol-mounted light is one of the most functional accessories you can add to your shooter. What’s better than having a light source to...
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Holster Fun
The great new reference book on 20th century holster development entitled Holstory by R.E.D. Nichols and John Witty introduces us to the NYC school of...
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Nate Squared...
How you strap your shooter on is as personal as the type of underwear you wear, and … how often you choose to change them. Like our bloomers, comfort and...
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Simply Rugged
Rob Leahy was corrupted early in life and the responsible reprobates were Elmer Keith, Skeeter Skelton and Jeff Cooper.
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Behind the...
As an online editor for FMG Publications I enjoy the privilege of being able to report to you the results of my tests of guns and gear. One of my favorite...
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What I Carry:...
Living in a rural area finds me carrying a firearm in the truck on a daily basis. Our farm is just a few minutes' drive from our home and some type of gun...
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Roy's Daily...
“What do we carry?” feature in Handgunner. In looking back, I wasn’t surprised to note my daily carry stuff has changed a bit.
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What I Carry:...
I’ll be frank with you, I almost exclusively carry mid- to full-size pistols in an IWB holster rig when I leave the house. Is it a hassle? Is it a lot of...
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Clinger V2...
Can you say “thousands?” That’s how many different holsters and ideas are out there today. How do you make sense of it all?
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Internet Gold
Over the past 10 years I’ve purchased many collectible holsters on internet auction sites. While most of these were rare finds, the most recent one was...
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Blackhawk!...
In a bit of an unexpected move, BLACKHAWK! is offering a modest line of very high quality Italian leather holsters. Showing great workmanship, excellent...
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Revolver Extras
Whenever I hear someone say, “Oh, revolvers? They’re dead …” I always think of the hundreds of letters I get from you wanting more about them.
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Holster Fun: The...
Hollywood holster maker Andy Anderson was an early handgun hunter. Naturally he used gun belts and holsters of his own design and manufacture. For handgun...
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Making Better...
Until I wrote this, I didn’t realize how much of a Smith & Wesson fan I am. I knew I had a lot of their guns and liked them, but it really struck home...
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Two To Draw To
When kydex first appeared, the die-hard leather crowd (where I was firmly entrenched) sneered, jeered and dismissed. I was writing this column then and...
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Diamond D Leather
After meeting these great folks many years ago at a local gun show, I was struck by the sheer high quality of their work. Over the years I’ve used many of...
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1911 accoutrements
The 1911 platform is a labor of love, and every love relationship has its ups and downs — requiring maintenance. Owning a 1911 brings with it a choice of...
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Holster How-To
This piece is for you idle-handed hooligans who enjoy the challenge and satisfaction of doing things yourselves. Ever made a shuck?
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Moss Custom Leather
Have you ever used a product and thought to yourself, “It’s not bad, but if it would just do this other thing, it would be great?”
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Comp-Tac Evade...
Serving as vehicles for our guns, our holsters must safely carry, conceal and protect our pistols, while also making them accessible in a moment’s notice....
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Cross-Country...
Without question, the humble cast bullet is my obsession in the shooting world. Molten lead alloy, poured into a particular mold, forming the shape we...
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Rob Leahy And...
If you like guns, holsters and leather gear, along with workshops, dogs and great people, read on. While out in Arizona, I had a chance to catch up with Rob...
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Something Old,...
I dare say anyone who’s experienced the pleasure of popping primers has some sorta’ semblance of a rootin’, tootin’, shootin’ “cowboy” in...
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Every Day Carry
The commitment to carry a defensive gun daily is a significant one. If you’re new to it, you’ll soon find it can literally weigh you down. If you’re...
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BLACKHAWK!...
The gun gurus at BLACKHAWK! have been busy. Never ones to rest on their laurels, they are constantly innovating, renovating and designing new gear to keep...
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Madbo
Skeeter Skelton wrote several stories about a fictional character, Dobe Grant, derived from several of Skeeter’s friends, and to some extent, himself. One...
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Tenicor Velo...
Velo is a Latin verb meaning to hide, conceal or cover … everything we want while carrying a pistol. With Tenicor’s Velo AIWB holster, it’s a snap —...
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Old West...
While I was exploring different holster designs lately, looking for an option I needed, our Esteemed Editorship asked me if I’d tried any of Rick...
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G-code
I wrote my first column on holsters for Handgunner in the Jan/Feb 1997 issue. I’ve long ago lost count of the number of holsters and associated carry...
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Concealed Carry...
Experienced gun carriers often joke among themselves about the “drawerful” of holsters they’ve accumulated over the years — and don’t use. You can...
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N82 Tactical...
I’ve had the pleasure to watch this little company grow from a “Gee, we have an idea” stage to a company doing splendid work supplying honestly...
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Hiding Your Heater:
People can be ingenious when it comes to protecting their lives. There are dozens of ways of carrying a handgun, but what is important is if it works for...
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Thad Rybka Holsters
Wouldn’t it be nice to purchase a product that would last forever? There’d be no need to send it back for warranty work or repair, and it’d look...
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A Failure To...
Being on the range on an almost daily basis I’m exposed to shooters of many different skill levels. It’s also interesting to see just where students...
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Hauling Heavy...
Chest rigs and hunting handguns go together like ice cream and peach cobbler. Large, heavy hunting handguns can be a bit more challenging to carry than a...
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Blade-Tech
Around 1995, if memory serves, Tim Wegner founded Blade-Tech in his garage. A classic American success story — once invested with scads of hard work,...
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Affordable Carry...
A new gun, a new environment, or perhaps dress code might cause you to change carry method. Here are affordable tips to keep you armed and dangerous to...
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The How Not To...
People have devised many ways of carrying a sidearm. Sometimes you may not have a choice; if your department or agency says this is how it’s done, you...
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Personal Defense...
It seems the topic might be broad — and it is. What tools should you use to protect your family? Every possible tool you can find, that’s what.
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Simply Rugged...
As the story goes, Rob Leahy started making holsters at his kitchen table because he was having a difficult time finding the perfect fit for his S&W...
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Viper Holsters
Some things coming across our desks often look like holsters, some even sorta’ act like holsters — until they wear out, lose the gun or just plain fail,...
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Ankle Carry:...
"Having a gun” is, indeed, a good idea if you need one. People who carry guns for defense (or even sometimes because they have to, like cops), often...
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Home Carry Handgun
It’s the logical counter to the increasing possibility of home invasion. And it doesn’t have to be your primary carry gun.
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Carry Options:...
Without further fuss or fiasco, let’s focus on a hand-full of our favorite go-to carry concepts. While this isn’t everything, we like to think it helps...
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Historic Holsters
I’ve never seen a leather holster which was not interesting. A teenager in the 1950’s, I was captivated by the new adult TV westerns. My fascination...
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DeSantis Gunhide...
In 1972 Gene DeSantis had an idea to make a holster. Fifty one years later DeSantis holsters are carried in some of the best and worst places — to help...
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Packing Serious Heat
Sometimes it’s hot, I’m tired, or the threat assessment is just really low. I know I should do better but I would occasionally just drop a compact .380...
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Exclusive: The...
The basic drawing stroke for removing your gun from a holster.
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One 1911, Two...
For many, “Summer carry” means snubbies, micro .380’s and single-stack 9’s. And rightly so. Smaller and lighter guns are easier to carry and hide...
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Gunleather
Leather is still, arguably, the best holster material around. It can be made stiff or supple, cut to fit any pistol closely and then molded quickly to shape...
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Don Hume Front...
You can, and many prefer, to “drop a J-frame in a pocket” when heading out for a quick trip to the corner for gas or bread or whatever.
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DeSantis...
For the concealed carry of a handgun I generally regard plastic holsters as those to be used when I need to put a holster on or off quickly and more than...
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Holster Realities
Just about every day, I get a call or e-mail from a reader going something like this: “Hey Roy, I just bought a Ruger LC9 (or other handgun).
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