In Praise of the Absence of a Manual Safety
Contributor John Sprague gave us his take on the manual safety in the piece entitled, in a post over the weekend. Mr. Sprague says that for him, a manual safety strikes the perfect balance in…
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Obscure Object of Desire: Seecamp LWS 25 Restricted Edition Pistol
I’ve been having a tough time with audience approval of my choices for obscure objects of desire. Either they’re not desirable at all, or they’re not obscure enough for a lot of you. Maybe this…
Springfield Gets Into the Modular Handgun Market With the New Echelon 9mm
Apparently wanting to emulate the success of SIG SAUER’s modular P320 and P365 designs along with the entire ecosystems of parts and accessories that have grown up around the guns, Springfield Armory has now gotten…
Pro Tip: Look at Your Ammo As You’re Loading Your Magazines
I was minding my own business at the Range at Austin yesterday, sending lead downrange while testing out a red dot sight. The Primary Arms SLx RS-10 is an impressive optic (especially for its price)…
Smith & Wesson’s New 30+1 M&P 22 MAGNUM Chambered in .22 WMR
Here’s something we didn’t see coming. Smith & Wesson’s latest addition to their popular M&P line is chambered in .22 WMR. It’s a full-size pistol with a 5-inch barrel, internally hammer-fired, fiber optic sights, and…
Taurus Announces the New TH45 DA/SA .45 ACP Pistol
Taurus is best known for its striker-fired line of 9mm pistols and a pretty extensive line of revolvers. Less well-known is their line of polymer, hammer-fired semi-autos for those who aren’t striker-fired fans. The TH…
How to Stay Safe When You’re Out on the Trail — Carry A Gun
By David Liberman The woods are, for the most part, pretty darn safe. You can spend every weekend hiking through areas “infested” with dangerous wildlife, and see nothing more than a snowshoe hare or a…
Central Illinois NRA Youth Shooting Camp Returns After a COVID Hiatus
“This is fun!” That’s how one of GSL Defense Training’s new instructors described her first time volunteering at one of the nation’s longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camps in Bloomington this past weekend. Before COVID came…
Gun Review: FN 510 and FN545 Big Bore Tactical Pistols
With the FN 510 and FN 545, Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal has expanded on their striker-fired tactical pistol line by introducing 10mm and .45 ACP versions of their already well established and varied FN 509 model….
Microstamping: Adventures in the Legislative Gun Control Multiverse
From the NRA-ILA . . . Gun control legislators often appear to inhabit an alternative universe, one with its own laws of time, science, logic, and common sense. Take, for example, the dogged and delusional…