Insights

SilencerCo ASR: One Mount to Rule Them All

Looking for a way to make mounting a silencer even easier? SilencerCo has some solid options. Check out the ASR.

Drifting Away from Leather Holsters and Magazine Carriers?

Leather is a traditional choice for holsters and mag carriers, but the timeless material is subject to performance issues when the weather gets rough. What are the other options?

Is Your Holster Making Your Pistol Inoperable?

Here’s a frightening scenario. You find yourself in a self-defense encounter. OK, so that’s frightening enough, but it can get worse. What if when you go to draw from your holster and fire your pistol, it doesn’t work? Or maybe it shoots once because your magazine is either unseated or, worse yet, completely missing. What? […]

5 Reasons the Galil ACE is a Better AK than an AK

The Kalashnikov may well be the most well-known rifle in the world. The genius of its design is part of its legendary status. Yet there's a rifle out there that took the best parts of the AK and made something even more magnificent: the Galil ACE.

What You Can Learn By Training at Home with Technology

Many gun owners never train. Ever. Others only put in serious effort when they are on the range. There are other options, and some of the latest technological gadgets make training safe and easy.

What happened to the red dot magnifier?

Red dot magnifiers, once common add-ons for many carbines, seem to have fallen out of fashion. The reason may not be crystal clear. Yet magnifiers have their place on top of an AR, and here's why.

Slide Release vs. Racking: Pros and Cons

Semi-automatics, especially the tiny ones, have compact controls. The slide release lever on many guns can frustrate shooters. But there are numerous ways to drop the slide. Is one way better than the others?

Highlights From the 2018 NRA Annual Meeting: Mag Fed Scatter Guns and Crazy Quiet 9mms

The NRAAM is always a hotbed of internal politics. On the streets outside, protestors try in vain to win anti-2A converts. It rarely works, though. Most of the show's attendees are heading to the convention floor, a sprawling display of guns and gear.

Gun Science: What’s “Knockdown” Power?

Hollywood wants you believe that gunshots bowl people over. That's hardly ever the case. Terminal ballistics are far more difficult to observe with the naked eye, and require a bit more math. So what do people really mean when they say a round has "knockdown power?"

Smith & Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ Safety Advisory

Smith & Wesson has found an issue with their latest M&P Shield. The fix, though, is simple, and the good folks at Smith are taking aggressive steps to get the word out.