Editorial
How to Improve IDPA [2026]
Recently I spoke about the Pros and Cons of IDPA. Since writing that piece I have spent a lot of time thinking about what I […]
Rants
Editorial
Nicotine Pouches and Returning to Tradition
As someone who lives in a desert, grass is a rare luxury. This means that most businesses fill their lawns and garden with decorative rocks, […]
Editorial
The Pros and Cons of IDPA [2026]
Like many people who started in USPSA, I was very anti-IDPA for many years. It was for Boomers and Fudds, outdated and not at all […]
EDC
Performative EDC [2026]
Posturing, peacocking, and pandering are common sights across the web. According to the internet, the Japanese have a proverb that goes like this, “Each of […]
Editorial
Gunhandling: The Oft Neglected Part of the Combat Triad
The Combat Triad is one of the major concepts that came from the late LtCol Jeff Cooper. It consists of Mindset, Marksmanship, and Gunhandling, each […]
Editorial
Revolvers Never Fail Part 2 | Revolvers Still Fail
Back in 2021 I wrote an article titled “Revolvers Never Jam“, discussing the reliability issues I’d had with revolvers up to that point. Still today […]
Editorial
IDPA China To Sponsor the 2026 IDPA National Championship
Yesterday we saw a curious announcement from IDPA regarding this year’s National Championship. Apparently IDPA China is sponsoring the US National match for 2026. Like […]
Editorial
Changing Thoughts on the Taurus 692 Executive Grade [2026]
I first picked up the Taurus 692 Executive Grade back in the Fall of 2024. It received a lot of attention from me over the […]
Editorial
Conceal Carrying After C-Section [2026]
Baby Primer Peak 2 (PP2) ended up being born via C-Section. This was unexpected, so I found myself quite unprepared. According to the March of […]
Editorial
Some Thoughts on Torture Tests [2026]
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 […]
Editorial
Instructor Tips | Giving Credit and Citing Sources
Up to now we’ve primarily focused on managing students, materials, and safety. Today we are taking a different focus, a more philosophical and abstract aspect […]
Editorial
Shoot Your Old Guns
Despite being a practical or tactical shooter for the majority of my adult life, I’ve always had a soft spot for old guns. It’s difficult […]
Editorial
Prepping your Summer Body for Conceal Carry
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 […]
Editorial
Snake Oil Salesmen and the Revolver Revolution (April Fool’s 2026)
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 […]
Editorial
How to Maintain Your Public Land Shooting Range [2026]
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 […]