Today I had to catch a few different flights to make it home (northern Michigan) for my parents 36th wedding anniversary, and I really wanted to bring my carry gun with me, as I don’t like to be without it. I did some reading about flying with a firearm in checked baggage, and I read some real horror stories. One thing that tripped me up, was the giant “Firearms Prohibited” sign that I drive past …

Ok, not a review, but I thought this was odd. Picked up a couple 20rd boxes of Hornady Tap FPD 124gr 9mm yesterday. Left them sealed until today, and when I opened them up, I was surprised to find that they actually contain 25 rounds, when the box is clearly labeled 20. Odd. Anyways, I’ve carried Hornady Critical Defense in the past, and these are loaded with the same FTX bullet, minus the little red …

Several months ago I was searching for a holster that would go on and off easily in the car. I liked the idea of a snap slide holster, so I began my search. I looked at many of the nice leather options by several different companies and eventually found the Galco Matrix M7X series of holsters, and I was intrigued by the low price, and the few reviews I could find online were favorable, so …

This is a quick tutorial on how to use a Pearce pistol grip extension as a handstop on a Troy TRX Extreme handguard. I would imagine the process would be similar on other similar handguards as well. First, I headed over to see my friends at Carolina Gunrunners this afternoon, and I picked up a Pearce grip extension for a Glock 26. While looking around, I noticed the Pearce grip extensions, and noticed that they …

When building my AR-15 last year, I decided I wanted to run a long, slim handguard, with a low profile, and I did not want full length rails. I played with a friends Noveske rifle that came from the factory with the TRX extreme, and I was hooked. Out of the box impression: Upon receiving the TRX Extreme 13″ handguard, I opened the box, and took it out, and I was astonished at how lightweight …

Some time back Brownells began producing USGI magazines with a tan no-tilt follower. As soon as these were released, many people, myself included were interested, as no-tilt followers tend to run more reliably in AR-15 magazines than the old USGI green and black followers. One of my first purchases after buying some USGI magazines with the green followers was a handful of Magpul no-tilt followers for them. I was having some feeding issues with the …

This pistol looks like a winner! Still hoping for an optional thumb safety, but man, it looks nice! All the details can be found on S&W’s website here: http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/MP_Shield/index.html 9mm Product Page here. .40 Product Page here.

I recently picked up a Primary Arms Micro to go along with my Bushnell TRS-25, and I was very surprised to see that they are very similar. This post isn’t going to be a review of the Primary Arms Micro, as I haven’t zeroed it, or even shot the rifle with it installed, so I cannot say anything about the durability of it. After comparing the two, I noticed that some of the parts on …

Alright, this appears to be the same photo presented on my other post about the Shield, however, this one does not have the background removed, and gives us a little better look at the pistol. Very hard to tell the width of the pistol from this picture, but I’m really hoping that it is a singlestack 9mm, and I really, really hope it is available without the thumb safety.  

I received a Desantis Thumb break scabbard from Cabelas a couple days ago, and I have been carrying my Glock 19 in it for about 48 hours now. I’ve been looking for a leather pancake style holster for outside the waistband (OWB) carry fro some time, and I was on the fence about attempting to make one myself, or just buying one. I really wanted something with a full sweat guard, and the thumb break …