Guns
The Werner 5×5 | Skills and Drills
There is a wide variety of drills we can work on to improve our shooting ability. With an ever increasing number, it can be difficult […]
Pistol
Editorial
Why Did I Stop Using the HK VP9? [2023]
For longtime readers of Primer Peak, you might remember my “HK Era”. When I first started writing for the site in 2018, I had a […]
Ammunition
30 Super Carry Ballistics Gel Testing [2023]
As part of my pursuit of 30 Super Carry knowledge, I continually find myself heading down new rabbit holes. One of these is rabbit holes […]
Editorial
“Marshmallow” | Gunsite Stories
Running Late – Gunsite Stories, Marshmallow It is 9:08 am on a beautiful October morning in the Arizona high desert, and I’m already late for […]
Guns
Rangemaster Instructor Course Pistol Qualification [2023]
There are a variety of skills and drills available to us to measure skill and maintain standards. Some of these are reality based, and others […]
Editorial
In Defense of Night Sights [2023]
When I first got seriously into guns over a decade ago, nights sights were a must-have on defensive pistols. How else are you supposed to […]
Gear
JM Custom Kydex AIWB Wing Claw 2.5 Review [2023]
As part of my EDC X9 testing, I needed a good holster for the gun. I bought the handgun itself secondhand, and it came with […]
EDC
Trijicon RMRcc Review – Honey, I Shrunk the RMR [2023]
In Summer 2022, I picked up a Glock 48 at a local pawn shop. My plan was to mill the gun for an optic, and […]
Gear
Forward Controls Design OPF-G RMR Plate Review [2023]
The OEM MOS optic plates for Glock are garbage. They are prone to breaking, cracking and warping. As such, if you want to put an […]
Editorial
Roller-Operated Firearms: A Brief Hipstery
Today, gun hipsters around the world embrace a common creed. It binds us. It inspires us. It gives us purpose. And while there is no […]
Learn Something New
The Dozier Drill – A Cooper Classic [2023]
While doing some late night Wikipedia reading (we’ve all been there), I stumbled upon the Dozier Drill. Jeff Cooper created this drill by basing it […]
Gun Review
Taurus Defender 856 TORO Revolver Review [2023]
For years I’ve been wanting to put an optic on a revolver. Unfortunately this proposition has been costly, and many solutions have mixed reputations at […]
Editorial
Coolness | Cultivating Kipling’s and Cooper’s Concepts
“The ability to remain cool under pressure comes more easily to some people than to others. But it is in no sense out of anyone’s […]
Pistol
Citizens Defense Research – Technical Handgun: Tests & Standards AAR [2023]
Ally and I signed up for Technical Handgun: Tests & Standards back in May of 2023. I went into the class with no expectations of […]
Gear
PHLster Skeleton Review – A Minimalist Holster [2023]
I picked up a standard Glock 48 in the Summer of 2022. Over the following months, I did some work on it, including slide milling […]