Editorial Archives ⋆ Primer Peak

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 […]

Can I Endure the Remington R51? [AF 2026]

April 1, 2026 Paul Whaley

The Remington R51 is a fascinating, bad gun. It was a commercial flop, and is generally seen as a neat, but awful gun. They have […]

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 […]

How to Maintain Your Public Land Shooting Range [2026]

March 24, 2026 Daniel Reedy

I’ve previously written about the importance of safeguarding our public land shooting spaces. Now it’s time to talk about how we can do that in […]

Things Manufacturers Need to Stop Doing with Shotguns [2026]

March 17, 2026 Daniel Reedy

I do quite a bit of shotgun shooting in both my free time and for Primer Peak. Every time I start to get burnt out, […]

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 […]

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Paul’s Range Day Recap – SHOT Show 2026

January 19, 2026 Paul Whaley

Today was the Industry Day at the Range for SHOT Show 2026, and both Dan and I attended it. SHOT 2026 seems to be shaking […]

Living Legends | Interview with Dave Spaulding

January 13, 2026 Daniel Reedy

We spoke with The Tactical Professor, Claude Werner, for the previous edition of Living Legends. Today we’re chatting with Dave Spaulding of Handgun Combatives to […]