Personal Protection

Savage Stance: How Does It Match Up in the Concealed World?

We shot the Savage Stance. And we liked it. But how does it (single) stack up to the competition?   Several years ago, the concealed carry market went from a handful of offerings by some traditional handgun makers to a packed lineup from both old-schoolers and newbies alike. The newbies weren’t necessarily new to gun …

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Why Taking Classes Is So Important

Responsible gun owners never stop learning. Improve your skills with continuous education.   Colonel Jeff Cooper, the founder of Gunsite Academy in Arizona, famously said that owning a gun doesn’t make you able to defend yourself any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician. While he wasn’t downplaying the significance of that crucial …

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Old School Cool: AMT Backup – The First Pocket 380

Pocket pistols are nothing new. But you might not know about the awesome AMT Backup .380 from the late 1970s.   Arcadia Machine and Tool, aka AMT, produced a number of innovative firearms in their short lifespan. This includes a number of 1911s, including the famed AMT Long Slide, AMT Accelerator, and my favorite, the …

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