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Revolvers Never Fail Part 2 | Revolvers Still Fail

August 18, 2026 Daniel Reedy

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 […]

IDPA China To Sponsor the 2026 IDPA National Championship

August 11, 2026 Daniel Reedy

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 […]

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Changing Thoughts on the Taurus 692 Executive Grade [2026]

July 28, 2026 Daniel Reedy

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 […]

Conceal Carrying After C-Section [2026]

June 23, 2026 Ally Corless

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 […]

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 […]

Instructor Tips | Giving Credit and Citing Sources

May 19, 2026 Daniel Reedy

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 […]

Shoot Your Old Guns

April 28, 2026 Daniel Reedy

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]