Ammo Gear Handgun Ammo 3 Final Things to Consider When Deciding Between 9mm vs 45 vs 40 By Massad Ayoob • March 23, 2017 When it comes to selecting a duty/defensive handgun, there are issues that go beyond “stopping power.” Some of those are... Read more »
Ammo Gear Handgun Ammo Trending 9mm vs .40 vs .45: Which Chambering Has More ‘Stopping Power’? By Massad Ayoob • March 21, 2017 From the six-shooter days of the Western frontier onward, conventional wisdom has held that at typical handgun velocities, bigger bullets are better. Around... Read more »
Ammo Handgun Ammo Trending The Great Ammo Debate, Part I: Which is Best Between 9mm, .45 and .40? By Massad Ayoob • March 16, 2017 On the Internet, in some gun shops and even in training seminars, we have for some time heard the mantra,... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Trending 6 Cases Where an Armed Citizen Stopped a Mass Murderer By Massad Ayoob • March 7, 2017 In the wake of the atrocity that took place at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June 2016, where a... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Personal Defense Training Shooting Under Pressure: Lifesaving Tips for Surviving a Gunfight By Massad Ayoob • March 6, 2017 The defensive firearm is, by definition, going to be used under stress when the time comes for it to fulfill its purpose.... Read more »
Guns Handguns Trending Colt’s Combat Unit Rail Gun: A Top-of-the-Line 1911 By Massad Ayoob • March 3, 2017 “Colt .45 automatic.” For shooters of my generation, that phrase just has a ring to it. When I got into... Read more »
Accessories Guns Handguns Holsters Legal Semi-Automatic Handguns Built for Fighting: The Nighthawk Costa Recon 1911 By Massad Ayoob • March 3, 2017 Chris Costa is a well-known instructor who is perhaps most famous for his work with Magpul Dynamics (now called Magpul... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Guns Handguns Legal Semi-Automatic Handguns Trending 3 Reasons Why the 1911 Pistol Continues to Endure By Massad Ayoob • February 23, 2017 Some of today’s shooters think any pistol that debuted in the year 1911 simply must be obsolete, and should be relegated... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Guns Handguns Trending Ace in the Hole: Testing the Sig Sauer P226 ASE By Massad Ayoob • February 22, 2017 Picture the iconic, double-stack Sig Sauer P226 9mm pistol of 1983, developed for U.S military trials of the period—where the... Read more »
Accessories Concealed Carry Featured Holsters Legal Trending Appendix Carry vs. Hip Carry: Weighing the Pros and Cons By Massad Ayoob • February 17, 2017 “Appendix carry” is trending upward in popularity among off-duty police officers and armed citizens alike. It’s certainly not new, but it... Read more »
