If you had asked me 30 years ago to recommend an inside-the-waistband (IWB) holster for a double-stack 1911 9mm, I would have thought you were completely out of your mind. Fitting that much gun into a low-profile holster seemed like a truly impossible task. Back in the early to mid-1990s, the double-column 1911 was primarily known as a competition-style pistol. ...
When it comes time to shoot, will you be prepared to deliver the shot you have to? Will you have the skills needed to face down that moment, through all the stress and pressure? Have you invested the time needed to develop these skills so that they click in immediately and without a second thought? Seasoned shooters are intimately familiar ...
Fall is the time of year when many firearm owners will head out into fields and forests to fill their freezers with harvested game. This includes everything from small game such as rabbits and squirrels to much larger animals such as whitetail deer and elk. Practicing safe firearm handling at the range is a critical step in responsible hunting preparation. ...
The new Springfield Armory 4″ SA-35 is here and multi-time world and national shooting champion Julie Golob delivers a full review of the gun. The compact handgun combines old-world elegance with modern amenities, all with a 15-round magazine. The company provided the gun to the author for review. There’s just something about it. The way it makes you stop and ...
A 33-year-old South Side resident fatally shot an unidentified home invader who allegedly charged at him inside his residence early Monday morning. Chicago police found the intruder with a gunshot wound to the chest at a home in the 2200-block of East 103rd Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene. CHICAGO, IL — The early morning silence of Chicago’s ...
A Syracuse jury is currently deliberating the fate of 28-year-old Josue Pizarro, who is charged with second-degree murder for the 2024 daylight shooting of Jesus Carmona. While Pizarro claims he fired the initial shots in self-defense after being confronted by an armed Carmona, prosecutors argue the subsequent eight shots fired while the victim was on the ground constituted “overkill”. SYRACUSE, ...