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 […]
Pistol
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 […]
Editorial
The Shortcomings of 357 Magnum for Conceal Carry
There’s something about the .357 Magnum that inspires awe in many shooters. While not quite the earth quaking round that the .44 Magnum is, the […]
EDC
S&W 442 Review – A (Situationally) Great Classic [2023]
The Smith & Wesson J-Frame is a classic concealed carry revolver. The first models dropped in 1950, and they’ve evolved since. New models would release, […]
Guns
Ball & Dummy – Simple Shooting Drills [2023]
Pre-ignition push, otherwise known as flinching, is a common issue that many new shooters encounter. With this, the shooter anticipates recoil before firing their handgun, […]