There is a media blitz afoot, pitched by developers of authorized user recognition technology equipped firearms; what the media refers to as so-called, “smart guns.” Several of these companies herald that this is the year when they will finally bring their product to market. It might be a little premature …

Any handgunner (combat or competition) will attest to the fact that first-round placement on target is critical to mission success. It is the anchor shot for any subsequent round placement and ensures that the shooter is appropriately set to deliver additional hits downrange. Given the importance of making effective first …

Most experienced shooters understand the importance of time management when shooting, but what is the secret to using timing to shoot faster? Understanding the difference between time and timing can launch your shooting performance to the next level. When looking at it from a thirty-thousand-foot viewpoint there are two options to increasing speed – …

From the makers of the original Pro Shot timer, Competition Electronics has updated its highly regarded and American-made Pocket Pro. Handy and lightweight, and powered by a single 9V alkaline battery, the Pocket Pro II has large buttons, an intuitive menu, LCD display and 1.5-kHz buzzer for ease of use. …

Well, it was bound to happen eventually. Like smartphones that grew increasingly smaller until the proliferation of apps and mobile web-surfing caused them to balloon in size again, the benefits incorporated into micro-compact handguns were going to make their way into something closer to a duty-size handgun. Springfield Armory, which saw …

During the U.S. Supreme Court hearing for New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen last November—this was the NRA affiliate’s challenge to New York’s very-restrictive “may-issue” concealed-carry licensing scheme—it came up that, in New York City, merely applying for a concealed-carry license costs about $400, according to a brief from …

Taking responsibility for your own personal safety has never been more important—nor, unfortunately, more unfashionable in some quarters. If the average person were to take at face value the discourse of many of today’s politicians, he or she might come to the conclusion that only big government has the answers …

During early November 2018, Mossberg invited a school bus full of gunwriters to Gunsite Academy. Three days and 10,000 rounds later, the consensus was that Mossberg had done its homework and developed a micro-compact defensive pistol that fit large and small hands very well; a pistol that retailers and consumers could relish. It …

Many of today’s concealed-carry guns are equipped with micro red-dots and suppressor-height sights, features that require compatible holsters. N8 Tactical designed its new Xecutive IWB holster to accommodate these modern features while still giving users a customizable, comfortable CCW rig. Built from a single piece of Kydex and molded to …

If you didn’t know better, you might look at the Trijicon RMRcc and think, man, there’s something a little different about that RMR. You would, of course, be right—it’s the same length as a standard RMR, but .06-inch thinner and .03-inch shorter. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure …