RIFLES
Lancer Systems Brings High-tech Innovation to Modern Firearms
Lancer Systems is known to most shooters for their translucent hybrid steel and polymer AR magazines, as well as their carbon fiber handguards and stocks. They also manufacture rifles, which are popular among many 3-gunners. I visited their new factory in Quakertown, Pennsylvania last week, and it quickly became clear that Lancer is not “just” […]
Bravo Company’s HSP Jack Carbine 5.56mm
Bravo Company teamed up with Haley Strategic Partners (HSP), an advanced training and operations company founded by Travis Haley, a Force Reconnaissance Marine combat veteran. Haley also served as a special operations and security contractor, and was the founder and CEO of Magpul’s training division. The Jack Carbine is a semi-automatic, direct-impingement AR chambered in […]
Krebs Custom’s AK-103K Rifle
For me there is no manufacturer that does a better job of working on Saiga AKs than Krebs Custom. The Krebs AK-103K may start as a Russian AK, but the addition of American ingenuity in my opinion makes it better than the original. Krebs starts out with a rock-solid reliable, semi-automatic, rotary-bolt, long-stroke-gas-piston-operated rifle complete […]
HANDGUNS
Remington R51 9mm
Yes, I tested the Remington R51 at Gunsite Academy when we had a bunch of pre-production samples and afterward they sent me one for a full test and evaluation and guess what? It freaking worked just fine. With the Remington R51, the company has decided to look to their past for a new concealed-carry handgun. […]
H&K’s P30L Pistol in .40 S&W
Heckler and Koch is now offering their outstanding P30L pistol, which had been previously available only in 9mm, in .40 S&W and with good reason. The two most popular cartridges for law enforcement are the 9mm and the .40 S&W and these two calibers have an outstanding following among civilian shooters as well. The P30L […]
Magnum Research Micro Desert Eagle .380 ACP
In the area of consumer electronics the Japanese became famous for making all manner of gadgets better and smaller. When it comes to pocket pistols, that distinction may soon belong to Magnum Research with their new Micro Desert Eagle. Of course, this is quite a departure for the company which became known for producing the […]
SHOTGUNS
Mossberg 500 Thunder Ranch 12 Gauge Shotgun
To say that the Mossberg 500 shotgun is a classic would be a bit of an understatement. It is one of the most popular shotguns ever made and has been in continuous production since the early 1960s, with millions manufactured. A 12-gauge Model 500 was the second gun I ever owned, and the first one […]
UTS 15 Bullpup Tactical Shotgun
The sample UTS 15 I received showed a few distinct improvements over some earlier models. Not having an earlier sample to make a direct comparison I restrict myself to the product at hand and indeed it is quite a product. As stated this is a bullpup design, which paces the action inside the stock at […]
Kel-Tec’s KSG: Tactical and Home Defense Shotgun
When it comes to close range effectiveness and versatility it is hard to argue with the longstanding and well earned reputation of the pump-action shotgun. Indeed, the sound of a pump action shotgun being racked, or the image of a 12 gauge (that’s 75 caliber by the way) bore is a staple in television and […]
TRAINING
Larry Vickers AK Operators Class
Prepare to have Larry kick your ass. The AK is not meant to be a wall-hanger, it is meant to be fired. However, while the basic design and operation of the AK is not complicated, it is not perfect—and as with any tool, you need to know how to properly use it. Anyone looking to […]
Safer Faster Knife Defense Course
As a firearms instructor, I recognize that simply knowing how a gun works and carrying one with you is not proper preparation for using it in a real self-defense situation. This applies exponentially to knife defense. I was lucky enough to meet up for some knife defense training in Los Angeles, California (where I can’t […]
Israeli Combat Shooting with Masada Tactical
The real-world experiences of Israeli law enforcement and military personnel are vastly different than those of American soldiers and police. Likewise, Israeli combat shooting skills and tactics developed under fire and constant threat have been fine tuned to deal with this divergent reality. While we do not face these exact obstacles in the U.S., and […]
HOLSTERS
KCT Kydex Holsters
We have all seen loads of Kydex holsters available in a plethora of styles but the new MOLLE-Link holster from Kinetic Concepts Tactical (KCT) really stands out. This holster uses a simple but highly effective and innovative design to allow the user to attach it to any MOLLE webbing. Tactical vests and belts, as well […]
Concealed Carry For Women
Finding the perfect reliable holster design to accommodate a female shooter’s needs for 24/7 concealed carry self-defense! For the 2015 issue of CONCEALED CARRY HANDGUNS, author Megan Amselle looked to discover the cutting-edge designs becoming available for female shooter interested in daily concealed carry. In a review ranging from holster designs to concealment clothing to […]
5.11 Tactical COVRT M4 Case
Concealed carry is not just for handguns anymore. “The better part of valor is discretion” said Falstaff in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV.” He was referring to feigning death in order to stay alive—playing possum—but discretion has many more practical applications. The COVRT M4 rifle case from 5.11 Tactical is designed to provide law enforcement officers, particularly […]
GEAR
Keeping Your AR Clean and Running
A complete roundup of new cleaning kits, solvents and gear for your AR and other guns. TACAT Firearm Cleaning Mat There are a lot of folks buying ARs, and many are buying them for the first time. Reading the manual and taking a class is a good idea if you don’t have much experience with […]
TALON Grips for Kel-Tec KSG
For a lot of guns, especially polymer framed guns it is not easy or possible to replace the grips. However you can use a product like TALON grips to improve the look, feel and functionality of your grips. The company makes dozens of different pre-cut and self-adhesive grip panels for all sorts of guns. You […]
Big Bug Out Trucks: M35 2.5 Ton Truck Rebuilt for Bug-Out
Jorge Amselle profiles Big Bug Out Trucks, a company which rebuilds old M35 military surplus trucks for off-roading & disaster preparation. Ready to give other off-road vehicles an inferiority complex? A bobbed “deuce and a half” from Big Bug Out Trucks is faster, and you can add a snorkel kit, an EMP-proof winch, a remote […]
TACOS
Starting a new diet? Taco Salad
Yes, a taco can be a salad. I am trying to lose weight but I am too lazy to exercise or get off my chair. However, I am willing to drive half a mile to get me a taco salad. I combine it with a diet coke and by my calculation based on science or […]
Lengua Tacos
Lengua is Spanish for tongue and I used to hate it when I was a kid. My mom would just boil up the whole tongue and serve it. You could clearly see what it was with the taste buds all on top, etc. Gross. For you White people the cow tongue was considered trash and […]
Restaurant Review: Las Tres Chicas
Las Tres Chicas means the three girls and that is a bit of an understatement at this road side Salvadoran restaurant in Manassas, VA. Now I love Salvadoran food, more than Mexican food and I have been here a few times. The food is excellent, the pupusas are always hot and fresh and greasy, the […]
POLITICS
End Background Checks For Gun Purchases
The general public is constantly assailed with the notion that “universal background checks” for gun purchases are just a simple and acceptable “common sense” approach to keeping guns out of the hands of criminals or violent persons. I mean, really, who doesn’t support background checks? Well, I don’t for one. I don’t want criminals and […]
The AR-15, you don’t need one and they are too dangerous to own
Sadly, so called “assault rifles” are getting a lot of negative press lately and are being subjected to a great deal of misinformation. This is not just coming from the usual anti-gun crowd, whom one would expect to lack knowledge about firearms and how they function, but also from supposedly knowledgeable gun owners and hunters, […]
Bring on the plastic guns
Full scale panic. That is the only way to describe how the media and liberal anti-gun politicians reacted to the then new GLOCK pistol back in the mid-1980s. “People will be armed! And we won’t know about it!” they cried. “This gun is undetectable,” they claimed. This gun would mean an end to government controls, […]
