N8 Tactical, a Crossbreed Holsters brand, is releasing the Mini Xecutive, a new smaller sized inside the waistband (IWB) concealment holster. Based on their original Xecutive IWB holster, the new Mini Xecutive provides a discreet and easy concealing holster for the smaller sized handguns sold today for concealed carry. These …

In 1996, I was about two years into my informal but avid study of defensive handguns. This was the same year that Smith & Wesson decided to spice up the company’s double-action revolver line-up with the release of the Model 686 Plus chambered for .357 Mag. The “Plus” in the …

My gun cabinet is becoming something of a museum of everyday carry. A friend perhaps better described it as my application to “Fuddhood.” Every time I think I have the perfect everyday carry (EDC) gun or the perfect EDC rotation, there’s some new innovation that upsets things. Yet, even though …

For me, it all started with my maternal grandfather, known to all in my family as “G-Dad.” More than anyone else, he introduced me to the world of shooting. G-Dad had come up from some pretty mean streets in Birmingham, Ala. He used to describe carrying a slingshot (a real sling, …

On June 22, the U.S. Senate voted on House Joint Resolution 44, which sought to disapprove the Biden Administration’s pistol brace rule. While the House passed H.J. Res. 44 on a bipartisan basis, the Senate’s vote stuck straight to party lines, with the provision failing 49-50. Clearly, Senate Democrat Leadership stood firm in its defense of …

President Joe Biden (D), once again, put on display his penchant for telling falsehoods about the Second Amendment, firearms and more at a recent fundraising event. “There’s a lot of things we can change, because the American people by and large agree you don’t need a weapon of war. I’m a Second …

As policies from the Biden administration have opened the southern border of the United States of America to more illegal immigration, much of the national debate about immigration has necessarily focused on border security. But that important issue is for other publications and news services to report on and investigate. …

In the ever-evolving world of President Joe Biden’s (D) new Justice Department ruling redefining braced pistols as short-barreled rifles (SBRs) under the Gun Control Act of 1968, nobody can be counted on to add clarity to the matter more than the president himself. At a speech last weekend pushing for …

Firearm: Savage Arms 1911 (MSRP: $1,499) Proving that yes, firearm companies have long memories, Savage released its take on the 1911 in 2023. For those not steeped in 1911 lore, Savage was one of three manufacturers at the turn of the 20th century who submitted handguns to the U.S. Army for consideration as …

Undoubtedly, the most important aspect of any performance shooting regardless of application (combat or competition) is how well you grip the gun. Multiple world champion and Grandmaster Rob Leatham offers his disciples the critical admonition: “Nothing is more conducive to inaccuracy and poor control than changing grip pressure.” Tier one government asset …