When the topic of a “Hard Use” or “Duty Use” suppressor comes up, often the conversation becomes about the materials used and the construction of the suppressor. While the construction of the suppressor itself is a key consideration, there’s one part that has been largely relegated to an afterthought despite being a key component: how the suppressor mounts to your ...

Kimber America has just launched five new double-stack, single-action pistols under the Kimber 2K11 Pro banner. Double-stack 1911 pistols, especially those chambered for 9mm, have surged in popularity over the past few years. The industry has responded in kind with gun manufacturers building their own takes on this classic 1911-based design across different price points. It wasn’t long before Kimber ...

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Smith & Wesson announced the grand opening of the new Smith & Wesson Academy late last week. It continues the tradition of reinforcing the company’s continued dedication to self-defense training, firearm proficiency and firearm safety, a decades-long legacy that began with both the former Smith & Wesson Academy and the Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, MA. Collectively the form facilities ...

I worked in the gun world before I ever had to wear a suit professionally. As such, I regularly advocated that everyone should carry the most capable, user-friendly carry pistol they could, such as some flavor of Glock G19 sized semi-automatic. When my career path veered into the corporate sector, I was confronted with the harsh reality that concealing a ...

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The Hidaka series knives from SOG combine traditional aesthetic Japanese blade-design cues with Western knife concepts to deliver one-of-a-kind tactical, outdoor, survival and specialty knives. The SOG Hidaka XR The SOG Hidaka XR blade incorporates a modified tanto profile that follows Matsuda’s signature blade shape lines. Hidaka XR blades are manufactured from CPM 3V steel and measure 4 inches in ...

Photos by Patrick McCarthy The last several years’ worth of news coverage streaming out of Ukraine, Syria, and Africa have shed a lot of light on current trends in AK modernization.  In particular, those Kalash variants being toted by Russian special operations forces and the burgeoning class of Russian Private Military Companies (PMC’s). Despite the wailing of gnashing of teeth ...