Tactical

First Look: Lipsey’s Exclusive Smith & Wesson Revolvers

Smith & Wesson is releasing new J, L and N-Frame revolvers exclusively through Lipsey’s. This new line of wheelguns starts off with the Model 632-UC Ti, a lightweight, performance-focused defensive revolver. This J-Frame revolver is chambered in .32 H&R Mag., has a six-round capacity and features a lightweight titanium cylinder and aluminum alloy frame to reduce weight for maximum comfort ...

First Look: Tanfoglio Hexagon Pistol

Tanfoglio is best known for Italian-made CZ-75 pattern and 1911-style pistols which are imported by the Italian Firearms Group. The new Tanfoglio Hexagon Tactical Pistol, a tactical and performance-oriented CZ-75-derived design that features a hexagonally shaped integral compensator placed just ahead of the front sight and behind the muzzle. This new offering from Tanfoglio will ship in either 9mm or ...

Straight Talk: Snub Not the Snub-Nose

The term “snub-nose revolver” is one you seldom hear anymore, but there was a time when it referred to the 2-inch-barreled revolvers that rode on the hip of just about every police detective and investigator in this country. It was on or in the nightstand in a lot of homes, too. I think it is still one of the most ...

Real Fake Training at WOFT: Where Our Families Train

Simulations, Role Playing, and Philip Toppino at Where Our Families Train “Ninety-nine percent of the time, nothing happens,” Philip Toppino says at the beginning of class. We’d just been led through the WOFT morning ritual of the Pledge of Allegiance, a spoken prayer, and the national anthem. “But if it does — you need to know what to do.” Originally founded ...

Flight Attendant Puts A Beating On Man Who Attacked A Fellow Passenger

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Review: Lucid Optics E7 Sight

Lucid Optics’ E7 electronic reflex sight is one of the more interesting enclosed-emitter sights on the market. Unlike nearly every other red-dot or reflex sight, which usually includes a red or green reticle, the light inside the Lucid Optics E7 shines blue. As a company, Lucid Optics is one of the few that stands out in the industry by incorporating ...

First Look: Century Arms AP Series Large Format Pistols

The firearms manufacturer and importer Century Arms has recently unveiled the new AP series of large format centerfire pistols which use an HK-style roller lock action: The new AP5-SD (9mm), AP-51 (7.62 NATO) and AP-53 (5.56 NATO) pistols are created in collaboration with MKE. All three new large-format pistols take after the classic German-produced HK firearms that hit the scene ...