Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – A Georgia business owner recently implemented a company policy requiring all employees to obtain a state-issued concealed carry permit and to be armed with a handgun for protection while doing business for the insurance firm. Lance Toland of Lance Toland Associates, a company providing …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Steel Will Knives has added a new knife to their tactical series with the Apostate. This knife is well-suited for everyday carry and makes a fine addition to any collection. The Apostate offers superior performance and features quality materials not typically found in this …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Although installing grips-screw bushings is simple, that simple fact makes the process particularly easy to mess up if you’re not careful. Put another way, a cross-threaded grip-screw bushing often requires a EZ-Out (broken-screw) extractor tool. Furthermore, once it’s removed, in addition to a new …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – I’ll admit it. I’ve fallen into the “optic trap.” There are more than a couple of, well, let’s just call them lapses in judgment in my ol’ pile of no-longer-used optics. Oh, sure, when you’re looking to equip a new rifle with glass, but …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – I am one of those guys who is always fidgeting with his guns and gear—never quite content with one setup and always seeking to apply just one more tweak. It’s a habit I picked up in the Army. Whenever I was overseas, I would …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Law enforcement officers normally carry a second handgun. Called a backup, it allows them to pursue and resolve a criminal incident should their primary handgun be damaged or malfunction. It’s a common sense tactic. FBI statistics indicate that, on average, three rounds are typically …

Sports Illustrated model Hannah Ferguson recently spoke about her parents teaching her how to use a gun and how beneficial it was to her. Ferguson’s parents were US Marines and she grew up in Texas. Her father was a sniper and her mother was a Marine drill instructor. Her brother …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Armscor had what may prove to be one of the most popular new guns available once it actually hits the market. Crowing “we succeeded,” the company has managed to pull off an M1911-style pistol in .22 WMR—that’s right, a GI-style .22 Magnum rimfire! Called …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Dan Hanus, formerly a gun builder with the U.S. Marines’ Precision Weapons Section, brings hard-earned experience to BPI’s custom shop—where super-accurate builds start with only those barrels that pass his stringent quality checks (right). Beginning in 1971, the Connecticut Valley Arms Co. sold affordable …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The U.S.-made Thompson Submachine Gun was developed by Gen. John T. Thompson, who envisioned a “one-man, hand-held machine gun” in .45 ACP for use in the ongoing trench warfare of World War I. But the war ended before prototypes could be shipped to Europe. …