Smith & Wesson announced the release of the new CSX E-Series 9mm pistols. The CSX E-Series are micro-compact pistols with aluminum alloy frames. Smith first released the CSX in 2022, and they’ve had a bunch of changes since then, bringing us to the latest E-Series. The CSX E-Series The new CSX E-Series guns are available … Read more
In the early 2,000’s, single stack 9mm handguns were the hot trend in the concealed carry market. Most of the gun manufacturers were competing to create the smallest handgun that would hold six or seven rounds. This included the extremely popular M&P Shield and the highly anticipated Glock 43 (albeit a couple of years later … Read more
Swampfox Optics just officially dropped a new optic for subcompact pistols using the RMSc footprint, the Sentinel II (see our review here). It comes with either a green or red 3MOA dot, has a 50,000 hour battery life, and a body of 7075-T6 aluminum. What makes the Sentinel II unique is that the optic window … Read more
Anyone who knows Kimber knows it as a 1911 company. A company making metal-framed, hammer-fired, single-stack, 1911-format handguns and positioning themselves securely at the higher end of the non-custom market. Well, they’ve just broken the mold with the R7 Mako. In the Rumble-hosted video embedded above (or click HERE to view it on Rumble), I … Read more
If you know you’re headed for a gunfight, you bring a rifle. For daily concealed carry, though, we all compromise by carrying a gun that’s small enough to conceal without being too cumbersome or too uncomfortable. For me that’s usually a micro-compact 9mm carried IWB, but for the past week I’ve had the new Ruger … Read more
Hammer, who lists his job as “confidential,” carries this micro-compact SIG P938 Blackwood. The P938 is chambered in 9mm and has a capacity of 6 +1. He also has a spare mag in a JM Custom Kydex pouch. Nice to see someone carrying a backup mag, especially with a micro-compact main carry gun. Do you … Read more
My father once refused to listen to a pop song. “I stopped listening to new pop and rock in the 60’s,” he declared. “I just listen to country music now.” Whenever I’m in a situation that calls for an open mind, that childhood memory pops into my head. So when Jeremy handed me the NAA Guardian — an … Read more
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