The higher-capacity concealed pistol market competition just got thicker with Springfield Armory’s latest upgrade to their Hellcat line, the Hellcat Pro. Rank amateurs need not apply. Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of trying out the entire Hellcat line, along with a few other Springfield pistols, and have had mixed reactions...
If you like a laser on your pistol, the Crimson Trace Laserguard may be a great option. Oh boy, the world of visible lasers is seemingly ruled by a single company known as Crimson Trace. That’s hyperbole, kind of. They do rule the market. Other companies make visible lasers for handguns, but Crimson Trace...
Is the new .30 Super Carry anything all that special? New calibers come and go, but they are often aimed at the AR 15 market. Every year we get some new wonder cartridges for the AR, but this year we got a new handgun cartridge. Specifically, we got a new handgun cartridge aimed at...
Training is critical to success, whether you train for your profession or as a gun owner. (Double if you’re a professional gun owner.) But training only goes so far. While training can certainly prepare you for the real world, no style or amount of training can completely and entirely equip you to use your...
How do you keep up your skills when ammo is pricy and your schedule is full? If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that ammunition is expensive. Yet we still need to practice our gun skills to keep them up. Like a lot of other skills, shooting is perishable. Stop doing...
What sets the FN 509 LS apart from the stock FN 509? Is it really any better? FN Herstal arms the United States military with machine guns and M16s, and at one point, aimed to produce their next handgun. FN submitted the 509 series to the MHS trials, but SIG ultimately won. However, FN...
