Featured Training Combat Shotgun Strike Tactics By Dave Bahde • July 1, 2014 Street-proven handling, loading and fighting skills to keep your shotgun running at full speed! Read more »
Guns Handguns The Gladiator: Maximus Arms’ Tank-Tough 1911 By Dave Bahde • July 1, 2014 Using tough 17-4PH steel, the ultra-rugged Gladiator .45 by Maximus Arms is one 1911 destined to echo in eternity! Read more »
Featured Training Sig Sauer Self-Defense By Dave Bahde • June 27, 2014 During a recent trip to the Sig Sauer Academy the opportunity to watch a training session in-progress arose. The... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns Review Semi-Automatic Handguns Testing Sig Sauer’s Smooth-Shooting P226 Elite SAO By Dave Bahde • June 23, 2014 Over the years I have enjoyed something of an up and down relationship with Sig Sauer pistols. Early in my... Read more »
Featured Training Training at Wilson Combat’s Circle WC Ranch with Ken Hackathorn By Dave Bahde • June 22, 2014 Over the course of the last couple years, the 9mm round has experienced a pretty consistent increase in popularity. Many... Read more »
Accessories Featured Gear Lasers & Lights Haley’s Inforce WML-HSP Illuminates Long-Distance Targets By Dave Bahde • June 21, 2014 My recent trip to Haley Strategic Partners (HSP) was an opportunity to see the company’s Inforce WML-HSP weapon-mounted light. Mounted to... Read more »
Accessories Holsters Quality Leather Craftsmanship at Milt Sparks Holsters By Dave Bahde • June 20, 2014 Milt Sparks Holsters is one of the longest standing and most respected holster manufacturers today. Professionals from all over the... Read more »
Featured Guns Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles Training Advanced Defensive Rifle Training at the Sig Sauer Academy By Dave Bahde • June 20, 2014 Lately I’ve been drawn to the idea of a patrol rifle with a low-power optic. I wanted one rifle that... Read more »
Guns Rifles 10 Best Rifle Features of the Sig Sauer SIG556xi By Dave Bahde • June 13, 2014 The modular SIG556xi provides LE officers with a multi-caliber, multi-configuration patrol carbine for duty! Read more »
Guns Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles Colt CRB-16RR 300 Blackout Pushes AR Boundaries By Dave Bahde • June 11, 2014 Although I came late to the 300 Blackout bandwagon, it has become one of my favorite calibers for tactical and... Read more »
![“Maximus Arms began in 2010 with the idea of building an ‘improved’ single-stack 1911 pistol. Looking at materials used to make the M1 Abrams tank, it settled on 17-4PH stainless steel...[I]t should provide for a very long service life in a 1911 pistol.”](https://cdn.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Maximus-Gladiator-1.jpg)
