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Preview: Console Vault In-Vehicle Safe
As its name implies, the In-Vehicle Safe from Console Vault is an anti-theft car safe that surreptitiously secures a handgun (or other small valuables) within the center console, under-seat console or folding armrest, depending on the vehicle’s make and model. Available sized to fit models from 16 different car brands, …
Smith & Wesson’s CSX: A Hammer-Fired Micro In Metal
Smith & Wesson’s new CSX, shown with Hornady 115-grain XTP cartridges and a Wright Leather Works Bandicoot pocket holster, brings a metal frame and hammer-fired action to the 10-round micro-compact 9 mm category. The micro-compact concealed-carry market has exploded during the past decade. First, locked-breech 9 mm Luger handguns were …
IOWA, OREGON SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS BALLOT INITIATIVES GET VOTE
Voting in the 2022 midterm elections is well underway. NSSF urges all voters to make it to their polling location and #GUNVOTE® so they don’t risk their rights. The Second Amendment implications are far-reaching in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, governors’ mansions and state legislative bodies. Voters in Iowa and …
Why Does the IRS Need So Many Armed Agents
The satirist P.J. O’Rourke once quipped: “Remember that all tax revenue is the result of holding a gun to somebody’s head. Not paying taxes is against the law. If you don’t pay your taxes, you’ll be fined. If you don’t pay the fine, you’ll be jailed. If you try to …
New: Extar USA EM9-18 Glock-Pattern 9 mm Magazine
New from Arizona-based Extar USA is the EM9-18 Glock-pattern 9 mm magazine. The company said “extensive research and design went into producing the new magazine.” The lightweight, smooth-feeding Extar USA EM9-18 magazine has an 18-round capacity and can be inserted on a closed bolt to carry 18+1 in your …
First Look: Boresight Advantage Match Barrels
For the past 2 decades Boresight Solutions has been known as one of the pioneers of polymer-frame pistol customization. Now Boresight has recently released a new line of aftermarket drop-in precision barrels for Glock handguns: The Boresight Solutions Advantage barrel. The Advantage barrels are currently available for most 9mm models and generations …
Review: Tulster Contour OWB Holster
In a relatively short time, Tulster has already garnered a reputation for outstanding Kydex holsters, both inside the waistband (IWB) and outside the waistband (OWB). Started in 2008 as a part-time gig, the company went full-time in 2015. Tulster was founded on creating a workplace where employees felt valued. Apparently, they also …
Review: CMP Field Grade M1911A1
Of all the pistols in American history, arguably the most well-known is the Model of 1911 in .45 ACP. The brainchild of the great John Moses Browning, this pistol design was the first semi-automatic to enter U.S. military service and wasn’t phased out until the Joint Service Small Arms Program’s XM9 selection, the Beretta …
Data Mining Impacts The Firearm Retail Landscape
Blame those annoying surveys and questions you suffer while web surfing or by phone, text and e-mail on Daniel Starch, who 100 years ago dispatched teams to ask passersby on the street if they remembered an ad or were familiar with a product. The information he gathered proved to be …
The White House Just Said What Right Before the Midterm Election?
President Joe Biden (D) has long made his anti-gun goals clear on his path to the White House. Now, just before the midterm election on Nov. 8, the White House is saying that the president will “do everything in his power” to bring his gun-control agenda to fruition. In a statement released …