Love 1911-style handguns but hate the price? After 121 years, one could say that the 1911 platform has been well-proven. Rock-solid and accurate, the 1911’s storied reliability is matched only by its storied price … usually at least 50% higher than a comparably sized striker-fired concealed-carry piece. Inflation and consumer demand haven’t helped lower that…
I confess to one of those people who is perpetually late to any given event. But that’s not always a bad thing. Sometimes by showing up late, you miss a fight, or at the very least, you’re not the first person to do something stupid. Kimber America must feel the same way, as they were…
You don’t have to be a First Responder to respond to an emergency. Ed Brown is an American company that produces some of the nicest 1911s I have ever got the opportunity to shoot, but as I recently reported, they’ve ventured into the knife market as well. They recently partnered with Hogue Knives to create…
Finding practice ammo is tougher than finding one of Epstein’s clients these days, yet we must press on (on both fronts). Furthermore, practice fodder scantly represents the heavy self-defense ammunition we might need to depend on in an emergency. Over the next few months, we will be offering up recipes for stout handgun loads that…
A good knife is a good knife, no matter what’s on its passport. QSP Knives is a rising production knife company based out of Yang Jiang, China, and the acronymic name stands for Quality, Service, and Price. I can see the comments already; yes, this is a Chinese-based company, but after having given their knives…
Ed Brown has been known for years as having some of the nicest custom 1911s on the market. They have been changing things up a bunch in the last couple of years. The most recent addition to their lineup is the Fueled Series M&P, but did you know that they are also in the knife…
As the legend goes… The Buffalo Cartridge Company was tired of seeing guns that weren’t built with the same attention to detail as its signature ammunition and decided they needed to do something about it. Meet the BRG-9 Elite, the first of many pistols from the company’s newly founded arms division, BRG USA. This inexpensive…
Need a blade that’ll take a licking and keep on ticking? I feel like every time I saw my grandpa, he had his old Buck 110 in his overall pocket. Everyone knows what I am talking about: the brass frame, the patinaed wood scales, brass pins, and the clip point blade. Buck is arguably one…
In my never-ending quest for the perfect EDC knife, I recently requested a Miguron Knives Velona drop-point blade. Regular readers know that I’m kind of tough to please, and that I consider it a service to you to point out the cons as well as the pros of an everyday carry knife up for my…
When the Second Amendment was written, the founding fathers used the word “arms” instead of “muskets” or “guns.” While many argue the meaning of this, most believe that it was because they envisioned technological advances along the way. Even in their short lifetimes, they had seen muskets evolve into rifles; repeating firearms were presaged by…
How do defensive experts choose a knife when they’re paying retail for it? Life can be sweet for a guy who tests and evaluates EDC knives, but the fact of the matter is that sometimes, yeah, we have to pay out of our own pockets for things we really want. But what happens if you…
One of the best things about testing outdoor gear is that I often get sneak peeks at EDC knives before they’re released to the public. The not-yet-released Tellus FLK knife from SOG Knives is one such. It caught my eye because of the bright and weird combination of colors available, but it held my gaze…
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