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I like the OD Green color, but I've always Cerakote to be universally applied to an entire metal-framed handgun. I've never gotten into the mix of colored slides on black polymer frames. This is definitely the best looking two-tone job I've seen on a polymer-framed gun, but I don't think it's...

I did the same thing. I'm not a competition shooter, so I don't have any real use for a flared magwell.

I like the Pew Pew Tactical site, but I always get the feeling that gun sites/channels/magazines are running out of ideas when they publish yet another "Alternatives to a Glock 19" list. They can try to spice it up by adding things like, "for Concealed Carry/Home Defense/Duty", but its usually...

I've been wanting a 686 Plus for a while. If anyone owns one, and thinks it has become irrelevant, I'll happily make them an offer.

The usual method for certain individuals, who cannot legally purchase a gun, to obtain a gun is similar to their method for leasing luxury vehicles without any employment or credit history. The "Big Girl with Good Credit" method for leasing cars equates to the Straw-Buyer method for obtaining...

Price is very important to me when buying a new gun. I generally give my LGS a 10% advantage because I prefer to shop locally whenever possible. I also take the transfer fee into account (assuming there is no transfer fee for guns purchased at the store). Mathematically speaking, it ends up...

I carry Appendix Inside the Waistband. I assume that the holster can be work in any IWB position, but I never tried any other positions.

I used two approaches when I was in a similar situation. If the XDM is the only pistol you carry, then I would recommend one of the Sticky Holsters. The Sticky Holsters don't have any clips, but are made of a material that sticks in place when introduced to body heat. I found that the Stick...

I got into firearms pretty late in the game (I didn't buy my first gun until I was 28), and have never been a "knife guy". I carried a small Buck folder as a kid, and carried a Leatherman for work as an adult until I became a police officer. I liked the Kershaw Speedsafe assisted-opening...

I'm not a huge 1911 fan, but I generally appreciate quality firearms. The only Tisas product I own is a Fatih 13 (Beretta 84/Cheetah clone) that I picked up out of curiosity due to the low price and the fact that I had never owned any .380 ACP pistols that weren't pocket guns. I have been very...

Excellent article. I respect the author for keeping the usual "caliber wars" content to a minimum while focusing on which ammo works best in each gun. Revolver ammo is still difficult to find in my neck of the woods, so .38 Special is the only centerfire cartridge I'm getting any training time...

I own an XDS Mod.2 in .45 acp. I love everything about it, except the capacity. It shoots significantly softer than you would expect for a gun its size firing a 230 gr bullet, and it is less punishing on the range than many larger-framed .45's. I love all the XDS Mod.2 models. I wish...

My home defense shotgun is a 20 gauge Remington 870 Express Home Defense. I've had it for years, and originally purchased it because my wife and sons could all handle the 20 gauge better than a 12 gauge. This model, which was discontinued way too early, has an 18.5" barrel and and extended 6+1...

I couldn't afford to insure a car in college in the 90's, so I started riding bikes as my every day transportation. I went to law school as an adult in 2009 in the middle of the first huge gas price spike, so I resumed riding bikes. I've owned some great bikes (Honda CB750, BMW R60/S w/...

The articles I get tired of seeing are the "Torture Test" articles. I like to know how a gun will function after a few hundred rounds without cleaning, but I could care less how it does after 5,000 rounds without cleaning. While I am curious about fit and finish right out of the box, I don't...

I don't believe the groups pushing for this care about anything other than social justice and virtue signaling. I highly doubt they are actually concerned with saving lives. Alcoholism kills 95,000 Americans every year, which is more than twice the number killed by "gun violence" (whatever...

I found the XD line in a similar manner. I really wish I had found it sooner. As a LEO, I carried Glocks (started on the 22, moved to the 17 later). Our Rangemaster and several senior officers loved the Springfield 1911s, but we were always told that if we were buying polymer guns, Glock was...

I felt the same way, but many of the teens I'm exposed to today are showing to be quite different. I'm old and broken know, but I was a decent grappler in my younger days and had a few pro fights in the early days of MMA. One of the other dads in the neighborhood is still fighting in the UFC...

For Father's Day, I decided to kill two birds with one stone. We went to visit my wife's parents at their land in East Texas. She got to spend time with her dad while my sons and I went outside for a day of shooting. My sons (16 and 13 years old) are athletic kids who have been playing Call...

I purchased my first Springfield in 2018. I was working as a LEO, and had actually gone to our distributor to purchase a Ruger AR556 through their First Responder program. The manager, who has been in the business for decades, told me that the Springfield Saint was only $50 more through...