This probably isn’t the first Glock 17M you’ve seen. But no one has covered it yet in the detail we wanted to see…photographically speaking. Obviously, Glock hasn’t taken these guns to any shows yet…and who knows if a any might show up at NRA next month or not. We’re guessing no based on SHOT Show and we would love to be wrong. But in the meantime, … Read More →
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New Streamlight Protac Rail HL-X: 1000 Lumens of Awesome
I wrote about some of the cool things that Streamlight was coming out with in the SHOT Show recap last month, but I was specifically reserving this for a standalone feature. It’s that good. The main reason I wanted to save it was so that I could try to show how bright this light really is. And although I might or might not have been … Read More →
SHOT Show 2017
Follow along here as we add more photos and news from SHOT Show 2017! From the time you board the plane to Vegas that’s full of more 5.11 pants and shirts with the word molon on them than you can count until the day it’s wheels up to go back home, it’s easy to start conversations and guess exactly who is out here for SHOT Show. … Read More →
Emerson Knives Blue Line Commander and CQC-7 (limited run)
I was super excited when I saw that Emerson was doing a limited run of thin blue line CQC-7s and Commanders. Emerson is well known for putting out some of the best hard use knives in the industry—bar none. So two iconic Emerson designs in a very unique configuration that bordered on a “custom” look was a win in my book. When I saw the photos … Read More →
NRA Annual Meetings – Louisville, 2016
I’ve been to quite a few SHOT shows but until this year I had never been to an NRA annual meeting or to Louisville—which truly is the land of bourbon and honey. I’m not sure that Louisville was ready for the massive surge of people that hit the city’s streets this weekend (traffic was a total nightmare for many who drove around), but it was a … Read More →
SHOT Show Update (Day 2-3)
This post will cover some cool things we saw beginning on day two. We’ll update it with more photos and info tonight after the conclusion of day three. Time is so precious out here it’s crazy. As always, post or message us with more details on any photos and I’ll do my best to give you the answer if I know it. There will be … Read More →
SHOT Show: Range Day 2016 and Day 1
T.S. Eliot wrote that “April is the cruelest month,” but for us at HP, the cruelest month of 2015 was indisputably October. Here in SC, where most of us on the site are based, we were hit with some of the worst flooding ever recorded from October 2-5 last year. To be honest, it really made me thankful for the little things. But it took some … Read More →
Next Generation Wilson Combat 9mm Elite Tactical Magazine Launched
Gone are the days of 9mm reliability woes in the 1911 platform. Wilson Combat has just released their next-generation magazine for 1911’s chambered in 9mm, and it is pretty impressive. Rather than regurgitate what the press release says, here are my thoughts after personally running a box of ammo and then some (a BOX, not just a box) through these magazines leading up to the release. In … Read More →
HK VP40 Officially Released
From HK PR: Heckler & Koch Brings .40 Caliber Power to its New VP Striker Fired Pistol Line Heckler & Koch added a .40 caliber model to its new VP striker fired pistol line. The VP40 (Caliber .40 S&W) joins the 9 mm VP9 that was introduced to the U.S. commercial and law enforcement markets in June of 2014. “Just a year after launching … Read More →
SIG SAUER Releases Elite Performance Ammunition FMJ
My first pistol ever (left) was a Sig Sauer P239. I still carry it all the time, and more importantly, I trust it. It is one of two semi-autos I own that has never failed in any way on the line (light strikes, failures to feed/eject/extract, whatever else), which puts it in the very rare category of being more reliable than most revolvers I’ve owned. So imagine my … Read More →
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