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Staff Picks – Our Best Articles of 2024

January 7, 2025 Daniel Reedy

We like to start every year with a retrospective on the preceding 365 days of Primer Peak. Each person who contributed in the previous year […]

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Conceal Carrying for New and Expectant Fathers

September 17, 2024 Daniel Reedy

There is very little quality information out there regarding conceal carry during pregnancy. There is even less information about how to handle changes as a […]

Conceal Carrying During Pregnancy | The Fourth Trimester

September 3, 2024 Ally Corless

Congratulations on your new baby, and welcome to motherhood to the first time mamas! I knew going into first time motherhood that my conceal carry […]

The Hen House Response Bag

August 20, 2024 Tyler Ingram

The concept of a home defense or property defense bag isn’t new. The basic idea is that it’s a bag to take with you along […]

Training Tips: Selecting Relevant Handgun Targets

August 8, 2024 Sean B.

I am not the mindset lecture guy and there are other, better folks to address that topic. What I am here to talk about is […]

Conceal Carry During Pregnancy | The Third Trimester

July 30, 2024 Ally Corless

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 […]

How to Get Training on a Budget | Part 2 [2024]

July 11, 2024 Daniel Reedy

Earlier this year I went in-depth on ways to continue your training while maintaining a budget. It may be hard to believe, but I’m not […]

How to Carry a Speed Loader IWB | Revolver Reloads

July 9, 2024 Daniel Reedy

I love revolvers, plain and simple. For a long time I trusted my life to just a J-Frame in either .38 Special or .22WMR depending […]

How to get Training on a Budget [2024]

June 18, 2024 Daniel Reedy

Training is important, though it quickly falls away when times get tough. With prices skyrocketing, ammunition shortages looming on the horizon, and election season approaching, […]

Conceal Carry During Pregnancy | The Second Trimester

May 30, 2024 Ally Corless

A few months ago I wrote about conceal carry during the first trimester. The shift from first to second trimester was a slow one. For […]

Modernizing the Defensive Lever Action Rifle [2024]

May 28, 2024 Daniel Reedy

Recently we took a look at lever action rifles in a defensive context in >>THIS<< article. Being put on the clock helps to show where […]

Lever Action Rifles for the Modern Home Defense [2024]

May 21, 2024 Daniel Reedy

The lever-action rifle is an American classic. No other nation in the world has a love affair with lever guns like the United States. Despite […]

Neo-Noir Dry Practice Tools for Revolvers

April 30, 2024 Daniel Reedy

Ammunition is expensive, there’s no denying that fact. Luckily we can practice the vast majority of our skills without ever firing a live round. From […]