EDC Archives ⋆ Primer Peak

Some Thoughts on Torture Tests [2026]

June 9, 2026 Daniel Reedy

If you’ve been online at some point in the past two decades, you’ve probably seen someone performing a “torture test” on a gun. Sometimes this […]

GTM BOHO Mini Crossbody Concealed Carry Purse Review

June 2, 2026 Ally Corless

I’ve been carrying in my Gun Tote’n Mamas BOHO Mini Crossbody Conceal Carry Purse for the better part of two years now. After that much […]

How to Choose a Good IWB Holster Part 4: Light Bearing Holsters

May 12, 2026 Daniel Reedy

It’s been a few years since I updated this series, and I had never planned on touching this subject. While I carried with a weapon […]

Leather Holster Q&A with Galco Gunleather [2026]

May 5, 2026 Daniel Reedy

While leather holsters ruled the roost for duty and concealed carry for decades, the last several years have seen the rise of kydex holsters. Much […]

Prepping your Summer Body for Conceal Carry

April 14, 2026 Daniel Reedy

Seasons are changing, the weather is warming, and Summer looms on the horizon. It’s the time of year that many people start thinking about their […]

Snake Oil Salesmen and the Revolver Revolution (April Fool’s 2026)

April 1, 2026 Daniel Reedy

We recently received an opinion piece from one of our long time readers. As you know, many of our writers came from the ranks of […]

Gun Safety around Children | Resources for Parents

March 10, 2026 Daniel Reedy

Some of us are parents here at Primer Peak. Others are aunts, uncles, and grandparents. As you could probably tell, many of us live an […]

Is Slide Milling a Thing of the Past?

February 24, 2026 Daniel Reedy

With the advent of the sixth generation of their pistols, Glock has killed irons-only guns moving forward. As far as we know, it’s optics-ready guns […]

The Notebook | Overlooked Pieces of Gear

February 17, 2026 Daniel Reedy

The Notebook. No, not the Nicholas Sparks classic 1996 novel of the same name, but an actual physical notebook. Note taking material is almost always […]

How to Become a Firearms Instructor | Words from the Wise

February 10, 2026 Daniel Reedy

In the previous installment of this series, we looked at some common ways that people can grow and develop as instructors, along with a few […]

Interview with John W. Bowman | Gunsite and Police Training Legend [2026]

February 3, 2026 Graham Haley

I hear the shuffle of feet and clatter of falling packages echo through the telephone. “Oh damn, it came!” my conversation partner says excitedly. “And […]

Hollow Socks | SHOT Show 2026

January 23, 2026 Daniel Reedy

SHOT Show isn’t just firearms and firearm accessories, there’s plenty of “regular” gear and equipment there too. One of the more interesting things I saw […]