Gear Review

The number one review request I get is "budget optic reviews." You'll see the Primary Arms brand in a fairly high percentage of those reviews, as they consistently deliver quality above their price point. The...

Dead Air's new Sierra-5 silencer is a compact, heavy-duty suppressor designed for hard use on .223/5.56 firearms. Available from Silencer Shop with either a KeyMo mount system or a Xeno mount system, I got...

With their GDO 20 green dot sight, Viridian Weapon's Technologies has taken their many years of experience with green lasers and applied it to the reflex optic space. A green red-dot optic. It works,...

When Jeremy handed me the SIG Cross rifle I hunted with this last season, the SIG SAUER Whiskey6 3-18x44mm riflescope was already mounted on it. Jeremy commented about the image quality when I picked up the...

SHOT Show 2022 introduced me to the Meta Tactical's Apex conversion kits. I'm a fan of the out-there and the unique, so these kits most certainly appealed to me. Meta Tactical was kind enough...

Some people carry two guns, but I'm pretty happy with just one: a Wilson Combat 1911. The only exception to my contentedness is the short supply of ammunition that my gun accommodates. Eight rounds...

I've recently re-learned a lesson I never should have forgotten. For some reason, I'd gotten into the bad habit of carrying every day with a regular leather belt. You know the kind. Just a...

I first came across Maven optics while reviewing a set of their binoculars. They got my attention. They reviewed well again a few months later with one of their riflescopes. This year, Maven has rounded...

Today's tactical flashlights complement a personal defense handgun quite nicely. In fact if you carry a gun, you should definitely carry a good flashlight. Seeing and being sure of what you're shooting at is...

I love Mossberg shotguns. I have a fair number of them, and they tend to be my preferred pump gun option. They're great guns, but they aren’t perfect. On Mossberg’s tactical shotguns, they tend to...

Dave Lauck at D&L Sports makes the best combat revolver sight set I've ever seen. I don't mean, "for the money", or "on the market today", or "in their category". I mean these are the...

I've talked a lot about mini shells, and I've experimented with all the varieties I can get my hands on. I'm still trying to get my hands on some of the Mason Munitions No.1...