Back in November, when Winchester revealed they were planning to release a new line of ammo designed specifically for John Browning’s most iconic handgun design, you were probably interested…unless you’re a Glock fan. (Just kidding, guys.) Either way, you should be interested now. Winchester’s goal of an ammunition line worthy to bear the name of the 1911 left big shoes to fill, but the end … Read More →
Category Archives: Reviews
Product Review: Garrett Industries Silent Thunder IWB Holster
About two and a half months ago I decided that I desperately needed a new holster for daily carry. I had been using a Galco Skyops for the better part of two years, and although it wasn’t a bad holster, there were too many things I didn’t like about it to keep using it or recommend it. For one, the clip design and cant adjustment … Read More →
Product Review: US Peacekeeper Rapid Deployment Pack
There are a lot of inaccuracies in any show about the end of the world, but one very positive thing about shows like The Walking Dead or movies about natural disasters is the preparedness dialogue that frequently comes about as a result. Just imagine: as you’re reading this, whether you happen to be at home, on the road, or in the office, catastrophe strikes. What would you … Read More →
Wilson Combat Ultralight Carry: The First Year
I tend to shoot .45 more than anything else. Call it a cross between a first love and an ego trip from a guy named Colt. Since I became the owner of my beautiful Ultralight Carry .38 Super/9mm Luger combo just over a year ago, I have put about 2,000 rounds downrange through it, with a bit more than half of that being 9mm. It … Read More →
Product Review: CNC Shooter Loading Block
CNC Shooter was the product of a longtime firearms enthusiast and fairly-recent adopter of handloading who decided he wasn’t too thrilled with what the market offered. With an extensive background in machining, Tom Sziler probably figured he could make a better product himself, and that is exactly what he did. The first time I ever saw one of these loading blocks on a forum, I thought it might … Read More →
Product Review: Federal American Eagle Suppressor 9mm Ammo
We recently had the chance to try out the 9mm iteration of Federal’s American Eagle “Suppressor” line of ammunition. Although the difference between the Suppressor ammo and the regular American Eagle line of ammo appears to be less drastic in .45, which is essentially all subsonic anyway, the Suppressor 9mm (AE9SUP1) is significantly downloaded to keep the 124 grain projectile from breaking the sound barrier and producing the sonic … Read More →
New Release/Product Review: Wilson Combat ETM HD/+P Magazine
Let’s face it: Wilson Combat makes some pretty okay stuff. Their magazines are the okay stuff of legend. Funny, right? Wilson Combat has been known for the best 1911 magazines since the first Wilson-Rogers #47 samples made it to market. Its magazines have been issued with the Springfield Professional Model, the Colt USMC CQBP, and so many other .45’s that it’s just about impossible to keep track of … Read More →
“Super” Super: Buffalo Bore 38 Super +P Ammo
Even enthusiasts of the oft-forgotten caliber will admit that there hasn’t been anything super about the 38 Super for a very long time. Since the Colt Super-.38 was introduced as a pistol capable of taking any game on the American continent in the December 1928 edition of the American Rifleman, it has been a slow and steady decline for the once-touted 38 Automatic. There have surely … Read More →
Review/Modification: Wilson Combat Flatwire Recoil Kit…for 9mm!
If you’ve spent any time at all around handguns, it’s a surety that you’ve heard a friend, acquaintance, or random guy at a match say something about how easy-to-maintain their XYZ modern wonder-nine is. There’s a good chance it might have even been you who said it! If it was, you would have been right. Technology is a wonderful thing; it makes life easier, and … Read More →
Review: Robar NP3 Plus
I was markedly skeptical of NP3 Plus when I first heard about it, because it sounded too good to be true. It offered the look of satin nickel with less glare and more durability. Oh yeah, and don’t forget the same corrosion protection offered by any of the best polymer coatings on the market today with exponentially greater life. Naturally, Robar must have been lying. … Read More →
Recent Comments