Editorial
Situational Awareness and the Postpartum Mom [2025]
One of the best things you can do to mitigate risk for both you and your new baby is to practice situational awareness. You were […]
Rants
Editorial
30 Super Carry in the Face of Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events
The start of 2025 has been a tumultuous one for sure. Terror attacks have happened both on our soil and abroad. Indications that more are […]
Editorial
The Importance of Outlaw Shooting Competition
I’ve never been a big competitor, but I have dabbled in a variety of competitive shooting bodies for nearly a decade. These include IDPA, USPSA, […]
EDC
Conceal Carry: Comforting or Comfortable? Why Not Both?
Back in 2022 I wrote a series of articles titled “How to Choose a Good IWB Holster“. Over the course of several articles I covered […]
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 […]
Editorial
Conceal Carry During Pregnancy | The Third Trimester
This is the last trimester before baby arrives! I didn’t get to make it far into the third trimester before delivering Baby Primer Peak at […]
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 […]
EDC
Much Ado About Holster Length, or Size Matters
I’ve written about holsters extensively in the past. One subject that I cover is the length of holsters, and how sometimes, longer is better. Over […]
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 […]
Editorial
Reasons to Support 30 Super Carry
A few weeks ago I wrote a primer on 30 Super Carry. In this I covered ammunition prices, general specs, ballistic testing results, and more. […]
Best Of Lists
The Top 3 Revolvers Colt Needs to Make Now
During SHOT Show 2024 I made multiple stops at the Colt booth. I’m a sucker for revolvers, and Colt’s guns have largely remained a mystery […]
Editorial
Reflections and Thoughts – SHOT Show 2024
2024 Marks my sixth year as a cool guy writer, and my fourth year attending SHOT Show. If it wasn’t for an expectation of cancelation […]
Best Of Lists
The Top 5 Companies Who Need to Support 30 Super Carry
One of the biggest shortcomings of 30 Super Carry, as of the time of this writing, is the lack of support from firearms manufacturers. As […]