Best Glock Upgrades: Customizing For Performance
When it comes to Glock upgrades, the aim should be a high-performance pistol over a flashy gat.
First Look: Canik Mete SFX And SFT Pistols
Meet the next generation of Canik pistols, the Mete SFX and SFT.
Video: Pistol Mounted Laser And Light Fundamentals
There’s more to weapons lights and laser sights than slapping one on your pistol.
First Look: Springfield Armory Emissary 1911
The new Emissary 1911 from Springfield Armory is built for defense and loaded with custom-level features.
Lethal Force Vs Pepper Spray: Is There Ever A Justification?
Is lethal force versus pepper spray ever warranted? It depends on more than if you face someone wielding the less-than-lethal option.
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Video: Perfecting Your Trigger Pull Under Stress
Adding pressure to precision, this trigger pull drill has the potential to improve your handgun marksmanship, even when you're under stress.
Zigana PX-9 G2: Second Generation Updates
Imported by SDS out of Turkey, the Zigana PX-9 G2 has several new features but the same affordable price.
Evaluating Your Own Mindset, Tactics And Marksmanship
No surprise, gun owners spend their money on guns and gear. A wiser investment is the development of a mindset, tactics and marksmanship that will save your life.
Fighting Revolver Project: Smith & Wesson Model 586
Defensively, can a gassed up Smith & Wesson Model 586 L-Comp keep up with a double-stack 9mm pistol?
New Ruger LCP MAX: Changing The Pocket Gun Game
The LCP MAX is Ruger's new double-stack .380 ACP CCW pistol. The same size as an LCP II, it can hold four to six more rounds in a pocket-sized package.
Video: Rundown On Shooting On The Move
Effectively shooting on the move starts at the ground up.
Brandishing And When You Can Legally Display A Gun
When is it brandishing and when is it a legal display of a firearm to back down an attack?
New Smith & Wesson M&P Spec Series Kit
Smith & Wesson’s new Spec Series Kit includes a knife, challenge coin, and an M&P pistol with all the bells and whistles.
Video: Effectively Engaging Multiple Targets
Given perpetrators tend to travel in packs, learning to engage multiple targets effectively and efficiently is a key self-defense skill.
STK100: Rock Island Armory’s Takes On The Striker-Fired
The STK100 is Rock Island Armory's first striker-fired pistol, chambered in 9mm and uniquely boasting an aluminum-alloy frame.
Federal Punch: No Lightweight Defense Ammo
Designed specifically for civilian defensive shooters, Federal Punch cuts costs of defensive ammo, but not at the expense of performance.
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A complete directory of personal defense handguns, AR-15s, shooting drills, accessories and tactics to keep yourself and your family safe in an unsafe world. There is some crossover here with concealed carry (which has its own section here), but these articles are focused on survival, SHTF, prepping, home defense and more general personal safety afforded by personal defense guns. Also see: Gun Reviews – Handguns – Rifles – Shotguns – AR-15s – Concealed Carry
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