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Review: Mission First Tactical Belly Band Holster
The world of stretchy belly band holsters just expanded. (Yes, that pun was intended. Thank you for noticing.) Mission First Tactical (MFT) has introduced its take on the classic wraparound gun holster with the MFT Belly Band Holster, designed to carry a gun whenever you can’t or just don’t want to wear …
I Carry: Tisas Stingray 9mm 1911 Pistol in a Galco Concealable Holster
Today on I Carry we have a Tisas Stingray 1911 chambered in 9mm, carried in a Galco holster and teamed up with a Buck Knives folder. For decades, when you talked about concealed carry, you either talked about a small revolver of some kind or another, or you talked about carrying a 1911. Not only that, …
Review: Savage Arms 110 Carbon Tactical FDE
While tactics for any given operation are the subject of great debate, the experts all agree on one: swift deployment. Getting equipment into the fight as quickly as possible is paramount, and nothing expedites the process like weight-reduction. Lightweight rifles aren’t anything new, and modern materials and manufacturing processes are …
The Colt Woodsman Revisited
For a big hunk of the 20th century, Colt’s Manufacturing produced a semi-automatic pistol generally regarded as the ne plus ultra in sporting handguns. Assuredly, the Woodsman was a fine handgun, used in varied roles ranging from being part of a national champion’s battery of competition guns to serving as terminator in …
MARYLAND LAWMAKERS WANT SCI-FI TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK YOUR GUNS IN REAL TIME
Someone needs to figure out what in the wide world of dystopian Buck Rogers in the 25th Century sci-fi fantasy world is going on in Maryland’s legislature. Antigun lawmakers there are advancing legislation that would require firearm manufacturers to attach RFID trackers to each and every firearm so government officials could …
GOA AND TEXAS AG PAXTON FILE SUIT AGAINST ATF PISTOL BRACE RULE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) jointly filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden Pistol Brace Ban with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. This new rule, …
Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy Thrives Through 10,000 Rounds
Springfield Armory’s 1911 DS Prodigy 9 mm pistol has recently proven its mettle in a demanding 10,000-round torture test, with every round sent downrange documented on video. The grueling evaluation, conducted by Paul Carlson, owner of Safety Solutions Academy, saw the 5-inch-barrel pistol run through thousands of rounds of PMC Bronze, 115-grain …
First Look: Lipsey’s Glock G17 Gen1
Lipsey’s, a major American gun distributor based in Baton Rouge, LA is going retro,” all the way back to 1986 with its “new” throwback first generation Glock G17 handgun release. “The Glock G17 Gen 1 Classic is a tribute to the pistol that revolutionized the American handgun market in 1986. …
Review: Steiner M8Xi Dual Plane Optic With Plumb Reticle
The Plumb Precision reticle is the brainchild of Frank Plumb, a retired US Army Special Forces Warrant Officer and owner of Plumb Precision, LLC and it is one of the more interesting reticle designs of recent years. The first time I saw the Plumb reticle, it reminded me of the then cutting-edge …
Lapua Celebrates 100th Anniversary In 2023
Lapua was established in 1923—six years after Finland declared independence from Russia—with the express purpose of making ammunition for the fledgling nation’s armed forces. Since its entry into the international market, it has built a widely recognized reputation for precision cartridges, brass and bullets that win matches and deliver downrange. The …