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Staff Picks – Our Best Articles of 2024
We like to start every year with a retrospective on the preceding 365 days of Primer Peak. Each person who contributed in the previous year […]
Second Amendment
Editorial
Living Legends | Interview with Rob Haught [2024]
In the first edition of this series we chatted with Tom Givens of Rangemaster. Today we have the opportunity to speak with the Sultan of […]
Best Of Lists
Living Legends | Interview with Tom Givens [2024]
Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to learn from several great instructors. If you’ve been interested in something for long, you’ve probably […]
Ammunition
30 Super Carry Ballistics Gel Testing 2024 [Part 2]
A few weeks ago I made my way to the desert to perform some ballistics gel testing. For those unaware, .30 Super Carry is something […]
Ammunition
30 Super Carry Ballistics Gel Testing 2024 [Part 1]
At the end of 2023 I set out to see what exactly .30 Super Carry had to offer. It’s a cartridge that I’d been excited […]
Editorial
Training Students and Leading Horses to Water | Who’s to Blame?
Recently a discussion on Facebook laid all blame on the instructor for the poor performance of some of his students. The comments were filled with […]
Editorial
How to Get Training on a Budget | Part 2 [2024]
Earlier this year I went in-depth on ways to continue your training while maintaining a budget. It may be hard to believe, but I’m not […]
Best Of Lists
Drills You Don’t Need a Holster to Shoot
If you carry a gun, you likely know that it’s important to get both live and dry practice from your holster. Unfortunately, many ranges across […]
Best Of Lists
How to get Training on a Budget [2024]
Training is important, though it quickly falls away when times get tough. With prices skyrocketing, ammunition shortages looming on the horizon, and election season approaching, […]
Event Coverage
Combatives Association Summit 2024 | Event
Last year brought us the inaugural Combatives Association Summit. Earlier this week the dates for this year’s event were released, along with details on courses, […]
Guns
Guns for Granny – Choosing A Gun for the Elderly or Infirm
So much advice on the internet regarding firearms selection is written by (relatively) healthy and able-bodied men, for healthy and able-bodied men. When it comes […]
Guns
Reedy Practical Shotgun Skills Test | Skills and Drills
Nearly three years ago I came across the Lucky Gunner Home Defense Shotgun Skills Test. As someone who loves shotguns, but didn’t have many resources […]
Editorial
Response to Limited Vision, Limited Interest in Understanding American Gun Culture by David Yamane
If you’re not familiar with Professor David Yamane’s work, you should fix that. For years he’s been working towards educating the vast middle ground about […]
Editorial
Conceal Carry During Pregnancy | The First Trimester
The day before Thanksgiving 2023 I saw the faintest line appear on a pregnancy test, and a few days later the word “PREGNANT” showed up […]
Editorial
Sportsball – or – Situational Awareness During Major Events
It’s a curious thing when I see high speed, sheepdog, goon, self defenders strutting about making comments along the lines of “sportsball” or “I didn’t […]