How many of us have gotten to the range only to find a new nick or scratch on their handgun's slide? How about run out of space in a safe or range bag and had to stack handguns? Slideboot by Sentry proposes a way to change that answer to zero. This simple adaptation of 3mm-thick neoprene slips over your slide and protects with a stretchable soft layer. Slideboot also … [Read more...]
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L-Tech and Shell Shock Technologies Produce Outstanding Ammunition
L-Tech Ammunition and Shell Shock Technologies have recently produced perhaps the best ammunition you've never heard of. Accurate, consistent and reliable is about all one can ask for in the ammunition world and yet it is sometimes so hard to find. This particular load combines a solid-copper 124gr projectile with the latest two-piece shell design from Shell Shock … [Read more...]
A Bad-Ass .380? Grand Power CP 380
Grand Power makes some incredible handguns. Some have referred to them as, "the best handguns you've never heard of". I've been fortunate to get my hands on several of them including the XCalibur, K100, P11, P1 Ultra, P40, and recently the CP 380. Most famous for their rotating barrel and completely ambidextrous controls, the CP 380 is slightly different. Unlike the others … [Read more...]
Extracarry: Camouflage for your Spare Mag
We all enjoy single-stacks in the summer time. Thinner, lighter, and easier to conceal under light-weight clothing. Recently we learned of some good shirt options in the article here. The consequence of course is that capacity is reduced. Lower capacity, and in some cases a less-powerful round than we would prefer. A diminished the sense of security that carrying a … [Read more...]
Summer Concealed Carry Shirts, Blackhawk!, MagPul, 5.11, and Vertx Compared
The weather is warming and soon we'll lose easy conceal-ability. As we shed layers so too do we shed the clothing that puts the "concealed" in concealed carry. For some this means moving to a smaller gun, but what if you can't or don't want to? One positive of the "tacti-cool" wave that hit us a couple of years ago is the advent of shirts that are both acceptable for daily … [Read more...]
Traditions Frontier Line, 1873 Colt’s Anyone Can Enjoy
The secret is out, shooters are looking for new challenges and more fun at the range. The challenge remains however in finding the right gun. 1873 Colt-styled Single-Action Army revolvers are loads of fun. Booming out 200-255 grain projectiles with the squeeze of a crisp trigger after the musical clicks of cocking the hammer. Traditions Firearms offers a variant with a few … [Read more...]