Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – In 1977 Bill Wilson started his gunsmithing business in the back of his family’s jewelry store in Berryville, AR. At that time there were less than 3,000 residents of this little hamlet located in the Arkansas hills. Wilson’s jewelry store/gun shop, now Wilson Combat, …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Firearm enthusiasts share a common affliction when viewing popular culture. We’re infamous for nitpicking poor gun handling and incongruous sound effects in TV shows and movies. One of the more common, egregious mistakes is hearing the distinctive shik-shik of a 12-gauge pump being actuated …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Glock’s tag line is “perfection” and, for an out-of-the-box gun within the budget of most buyers, it comes pretty close. With every firearm design, though, time and experience in the real world reveal room for improvement. The basic Glock design has been with us …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – SIG Sauer’s latest entry into the carry-gun market comes to us from the 1970s. OK, not entirely, but those long familiar with the Swiss company’s products fondly remember the P225. It was (and is) a compact, single-stack, traditional double-action/single-action (DA/SA) that evinced excellent quality …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Should you ever find yourself surrounded by Zombies or other unworldly forces, the newMagnum Research Mark XIX Apocalyptic Desert Eagle certainly makes a good defense. The new Cerakote distressed matte white finish should intimidate even the wildest of beasts and evil undead. For shooting …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – When it comes to pocketknives, there’s a lot of options. There are some truly exceptional knives out there, offering a dizzying array of fancy scales, exotic metals and/or rapid-deployment options. What happens, though, if you’re the type that either loses or lends knives frequently? …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Recently we’ve seen numerous attempts to modernize defensive-handgun ammunition with radically designed bullets. Two of the first companies attempting this were Extreme Shock—now Allegiance Ammunition—out of Clintwood, VA, and Missouri-based Dynamic Research Technologies (DRT). Both used an intensely compressed-metal-particle bullet, held together with a …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – A year from now, we are all going to be fed up with polls, polling places and pollsters. Heck, most of us are already sick of them, and yet the relentless onslaught of wannabe kingmakers will continue unabated for at least another 12 months. These …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Another one of those tasks that requires a spare hand, you could do it with a vise and file, but there’s an easier, hassle-free way. Whereas a factory (pre-fitted) thumb safety is installed by inserting its pin into the frame, then orienting the safety …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The Gen4 Glock G40 MOS is an optic-ready, long-slide pistol chambered in 10 mm. This one is equipped with a Trijicon RMR sight.  Most of us try to improve our abilities throughout our lives. In an increasingly dangerous world, nowhere is this more important …