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Roller-Operated Firearms: A Brief Hipstery

September 12, 2023 Matt Donahue

Today, gun hipsters around the world embrace a common creed. It binds us. It inspires us. It gives us purpose. And while there is no […]

The Dozier Drill – A Cooper Classic [2023]

August 24, 2023 Paul Whaley

While doing some late night Wikipedia reading (we’ve all been there), I stumbled upon the Dozier Drill. Jeff Cooper created this drill by basing it […]

Taurus Defender 856 TORO Revolver Review [2023]

August 22, 2023 Daniel Reedy

For years I’ve been wanting to put an optic on a revolver. Unfortunately this proposition has been costly, and many solutions have mixed reputations at […]

Coolness | Cultivating Kipling’s and Cooper’s Concepts

August 15, 2023 Graham Haley

“The ability to remain cool under pressure comes more easily to some people than to others. But it is in no sense out of anyone’s […]

Citizens Defense Research – Technical Handgun: Tests & Standards AAR [2023]

August 10, 2023 Paul Whaley

Ally and I signed up for Technical Handgun: Tests & Standards back in May of 2023. I went into the class with no expectations of […]

PHLster Skeleton Review – A Minimalist Holster [2023]

August 3, 2023 Paul Whaley

I picked up a standard Glock 48 in the Summer of 2022. Over the following months, I did some work on it, including slide milling […]

The Shortcomings of 357 Magnum for Conceal Carry

August 1, 2023 Daniel Reedy

There’s something about the .357 Magnum that inspires awe in many shooters. While not quite the earth quaking round that the .44 Magnum is, the […]

S&W 442 Review – A (Situationally) Great Classic [2023]

July 27, 2023 Paul Whaley

The Smith & Wesson J-Frame is a classic concealed carry revolver. The first models dropped in 1950, and they’ve evolved since. New models would release, […]

Ball & Dummy – Simple Shooting Drills [2023]

July 13, 2023 Paul Whaley

Pre-ignition push, otherwise known as flinching, is a common issue that many new shooters encounter. With this, the shooter anticipates recoil before firing their handgun, […]

The Gunsite Glock Service Pistol | Heresy or Modernized Tradition?

July 11, 2023 Daniel Reedy

Earlier this year a collaboration between Gunsite Academy and Davidsons was announced, taking the gun world by surprise. The Gunsite Service Pistol is essentially a […]