It’s no longer enough to only carry a gun. Nowadays, we need to think defensively and consider including body armor in our everyday carry load out. When you think of body armor, heavy plates with a plate carrier are probably what comes to mind for you. Body armor has come a long way and...
Meeting and Shooting with Jack Carr: Lessons Learned
I had the absolute honor of meeting and getting to shoot at the range in Park City, UT, with George Petersen, aka Jack Carr. For the sake of this article, I’ll refer to him as Jack. Jack is a Retired Navy Seal and a #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List...
5 Ways to Use the Crossbreed Modular Holster
I’ve been experimenting with the Crossbreed modular holster for a few months now, and to say I’m obsessed would even be putting it lightly. There are so many ways to use this holster to carry concealed, when backpacking, and to have a gun easily deployable if you were ever to find yourself in a...
My First Training Experience at Gunsite Academy!
Gunsite Academy is legendary in our world of firearms. The history of Gunsite alone had me speechless when I arrived at the range in Arizona. Gunsite is the oldest private firearms training academy and was founded by Lt. Col Jeff Cooper. Today, they train elite military personnel, law enforcement officers, and free citizens of...
The Rock Island Armory 5.0: 7 Years in the Making
The all-new Rock Island Armory 5.0 pistol has been in the making for seven years and has finally come to fruition. I attended Range Day at this year’s SHOT Show and was able to test-fire it and hear the CEO talk about the journey he’s been on to get this pistol off the ground....
Mag Check, 1,2, 1,2!
Whether you’ve never done a mag check before or haven’t done one in a while, it’s time to check that task off the list. What’s a mag check? I’m talking about performing routine maintenance on the magazines for your firearms. It’s easy for magazine internals to get dirty after trips to the range, being...
