How can you prepare for that one time when all your skills are tested? It starts long before the encounter. We all hope it never happens, but we train just in case it does: the one time in your life when you need to use your gun to stop a threat. Just thinking...
Carry a gun? Carry a spare mag. At least one. Maybe more. The subject of carrying a spare mag comes up every now, and I feel it’s often a misunderstood subject. Carrying a spare magazine is often considered paranoid and silly. No one gets into crazy gunfights on their way to work. With...
What should you look for when making this very important purchase? One of the most common questions I get asked by students in my concealed carry license class is, “What gun should I get?” My standard response is, “It all depends.” While this might seem like a copout answer, what I’m really saying...
A small but mighty version of the venerable and beloved design. Springfield Armory’s introduction of the 911 could have not been timed any better. Introduced at SHOT Show 2018, the micro 1911 lookalike hit during the peak of the micro pistol obsession in the industry. Every manufacturer had at least one sub-sub compact...
Which one is your huckleberry? It’s high noon in the fast and furious world of “my concealed carry gun is better than your concealed carry gun,” where two rivals — the Springfield Hellcat and Smith & Wesson Shield 2.0, both in 9mm — have emerged that mimic each other so closely that it’s...
Don’t let bad guys ruin your holiday festivities. As fun as the holidays are – spending time with friends and family (even if it’s only a handful of them) and eating way too much – they can also be dangerous, with opportunities for bad things to happen at every turn. Even the most...
