Gun Review: Ruger LCP MAX 10+1 Round Pocket .380

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

Forget the Spare Magazine, Give Me a ‘New York Reload’

The line has been drilled into everyone who carries a firearm and otherwise prepares for violence coming from the Earth’s dominant apex predator species: “Two is one and one is none.” When people invoke this axiom in the firearms world, they’re most often talking about the number of magazines that a member of the armed citizenry … Read more

Gun Review: KEL-TEC P32 .32 ACP Semi-Automatic Pistol

Reader Sean G. writes: “You bought a KEL-TEC?!?” I’m sure that’s the first thought running through the minds of many TTAG readers when they read the title. It was certainly the reaction a few of my friends had, as well. To be completely honest, it was even in the back of my mind when I … Read more

Gun Review: Smith & Wesson Model 360 .357 Magnum Revolver

  Jeff Gonzales (above) looked at the Smith & Wesson Model 360 .357 Magnum revolver I had in my hands. “Why don’t I just kick you in the balls?” Good question! At 58, my testicles are of less practical value than my hands. But I’m nothing if not an idiot. So I loaded up the … Read more

Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day – Brian

Brian tailors his EDC gear to accommodate his environment. As he says, “in hot climes, where we often wear minimal clothing and have limited pocket space, concealing a full size handgun and carrying a ton of other equipment just isn’t feasible.” Makes sense to us. See all of his gear at Everyday Carry . . … Read more

The Evolution of the Mouse Gun

 

The more I learn about guns, the more I realize I have to learn. Case in point: mouse guns. I come to the party from the (initial) point of view of a large caliber fanboy. Give me .45 ACP or give me (the likelihood of) death was my frame-of-reference. Don’t get me wrong – I’m still convinced that .45ACP is a superior caliber for my needs, but I’m coming around to the idea that there’s room in my arsenal for other calibers, and by extension, other guns outside the family of 1911s. Hence my growing interest in the lowly mouse gun.

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