Best Of Lists
Staff Picks – Our Best Articles of 2025
It’s that time of year once again! Every January we take a look back on the previous year, and reflect on our work. Each contributor […]
Glock Upgrades
Best Of Lists
The Best American and Western Made Optics for Handguns [2025]
It’s never been a better time to be a consumer in the gun industry. It seems like every day we get a new product, with […]
Editorial
3 Drills With The Glock 43x [2025]
It’s time for Episode 2 of the “3 Drills” series! In this series, I take a gun that I’m testing, and run it through its […]
How To Guides
Modifying the Glock 43x & 48 MOS for Holosun K Optics [2025]
I recently picked up a Glock 43x MOS slide from Sean here at Primer Peak. He’s testing the Aimpoint COA Glock, and had a spare […]
EDC
How to Paint Iron Sights [2025]
In the era of the red dot sight (RDS), iron sights still have a place. Really small guns generally cannot realistically mount an RDS. Takedown […]
Gear
OT Defense StippleTec Stippling Kit Review – DIY Grippiness [2025]
Aggressive and grippy is how I like my pistols. My 1911s all have checkered MSHs, aggressive stocks, and some form of checkering or grip tape […]
Gun Part Review
Battle Werx Slide Milling Review [2025]
Over the years, I’ve had quite a few guns milled for optics. At time of writing, it has been two VP9s, three Glocks, a S&W […]
Gear
Shield Arms Glock 43x/48 Carry Magwell Review [2025]
During Technical Handgun – Tests & Standards in 2023, I shot my Glock 48 for the class. During those two days, I had some serious […]
Editorial
Lasers Versus Point Shooting with Pistols (April Fools 2025)
Recently the firearms trainer world has been blowing up with drama (once again). This time the argument revolves around optics versus irons on pistols (again). […]
Editorial
Mec-Gar Glock Magazines – SHOT Show 2025
Dan and I visited Mec-Gar’s booth on Range Day, but I wanted to go back to get a better look at their new magazines. While […]
Editorial
Quality Control (QC) in 2024 – Why is it so bad?
As part of testing things for the site, I run through a lot of gear. From holsters, to guns, to parts, to EDC gear like […]
EDC
Pocket Pistol Roundup – Round 2 [2024]
Last year, I wrote my “(Tiny) Pocket Pistol Roundup of 2023”. In that article, I outlined testing that I had done, and further testing that […]
Editorial
A Basic 5-Gun Battery of Handguns [2024]
Recent events in my life have led me to trim some fat off my firearms collection. When I did that, I thought hard about what […]
Gear
Wyoming Sight Drifter – Product Review | User Submission
Editor’s Note: One of our frequent readers and Discord member, Eli, wanted to give his feedback on a unique product. Below is Eli’s review of […]
Gear
Glock 48 Review – A Pint Sized Glock 19 [2024]
The Glock 48 is a very, very popular gun. It hit the market in early 2019, and since then, has exploded in demand. I see […]