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Engage or Stand Down: Should You Defend Yourself or Not?

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Self-Defense and the Law: Should You Engage or Stand Down?

Self-defense can be a sticky situation in the eyes of the law. There is a fine line between being seen as the defender and the aggressor. This makes it hard...

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Ballistic’s Best 2025 Editors’ Choice Awards

The 8th Annual Ballistic’s Best Awards was the biggest, loudest, and most chaotic (in the best way) shootout of gear and guns we’re ever hosted. Over 100 guns and gear...

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Mountain Billy Gun Lab — The GOAT-15

If you’ve ever had the dubious pleasure of working a firearms trade show, you know it’s a special kind of purgatory. You’re glued to a 10×10 booth, your smile is...

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Rezvani Vengeance #007: Your Very Own Rolling Fortress

If James Bond ever got tired of Aston Martins and decided he wanted something that could survive an ambush, a riot, and a poorly planned coup—while sipping a martini in...

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Enter to Win The Dan Wesson DWX Compact!

Enter to Win January’s Free Gun Friday Giveaway! January's Free Gun Friday: Dan Wesson DWX Compact, Crimson Trace CT Rad, and Black Hills Ammunition If the contest is not loading,...

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Safariland Glock Gen 6 Holsters

By Fred Mastison • January 6, 2026

New Year Check List – Keeping it Running

By Fred Mastison • January 6, 2026

AR18’s Heavenly Match – BRN-180S meets Sig MCX

By Todd Burgreen • January 5, 2026

Kimber 2K11 Comp: Four New Compensated Models Enhance the Lineup.

Taming the Recoil: Kimber Adds the Compensated 2K11 Comp to the Lineup

By Combat Handguns • January 5, 2026

The VKP Pro – From VKTR Industries

By Fred Mastison • January 4, 2026

Colt’s 2.5″ Python — This Concealable .357 Mag Packs a Punch

By William Bell • January 4, 2026

SPAS-12 – Retro Cool Boom Stick

By Fred Mastison • January 3, 2026

Smith & Wesson 617 vs. Colt King Cobra: Two .22s Go Head-to-Head.

The 22LR Revolver Showdown, Colt Versus S&W

By James Hebert • January 3, 2026

Trijicon Ascent – Two New Models

By Tactical Life Staff • January 2, 2026

January’s Free Gun Friday: Dan Wesson DWX Compact, Crimson Trace CT Rad, and Black Hills Ammunition

By Sponsored Content • January 2, 2026

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Shooting From a Bench: Remove Distractions and Focus on the Trigger.

Ammo Saver: Shooting from a Bench Rest Lets You Focus on the Trigger Break

By Mitch Eckler • December 27, 2025

Meprolight’s Latest Mid-Power Variable Optic

By Sean Utley • December 26, 2025

Aero Precision Solus Pistol: Compact, Practical Fun in .223.

Compact and Practical: Shooting the Aero Precision Solus Pistol

By Sean Utley • December 20, 2025

Ballistic’s Best 2025 Suppressors

By Fred Mastison • December 18, 2025

Ballistic’s Best 2025 .357 Mag Revolvers

By Mitch Eckler • December 17, 2025

Ballistic’s Best 2025 Compact Handguns — Tiny But Mighty

By William Lawson • December 15, 2025

Ballistic’s Best 2025 Pistol Caliber Carbines — “I Wanna Go Fast!”

By Robert Jordan • December 14, 2025

Ballistic’s Best 2025 EDC Knives — Blades That Get the Job Done

By Jim Cobb • December 13, 2025

EDC Belt Shootout: Selecting the Right Foundation for CCW.

Testing 4 EDC Belt Companies to Find the Right Concealed Carry Foundation

By Mitch Eckler • January 2, 2026

Ruger Introduces a New MSR – The Harrier

By Ballistic Staff • January 2, 2026

Duty Holsters Optimized Based Real Operators’ Feedback

By Tactical Life Staff • January 1, 2026

BlackPoint Tactical has announced the launch of its latest product family: The BlackPoint Duty Series, featuring the Enhanced Duty Holster (EDH) and Slick Duty Holster (SDH), BlackPoint’s first holsters featuring...

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Rugged Suppressors Unveils the Sub9 — Built Quiet for Hard-Running Subguns

By Ballistic Staff • January 1, 2026

Rugged Suppressors has made a name for itself by having some of the quietests pistol suppressors on the market. Now, the company is turning its attention squarely to subguns and...

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History, Crafstmanship, & Experimentation Come Together In This 1911

By Mitch Eckler • January 1, 2026

Custom 1911s are not a new idea. Since John Moses Browning patented the design on Valentine’s Day in 1911, shooters and gunsmiths have been cutting, welding, polishing, tuning, and reimagining...

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Colt’s Submachine Guns – The M16’s Strange Offspring

By Will Dabbs MD • December 31, 2025

Ale, Ancestors & Ammo: Ballistic’s Totally Serious 2026 Predictions

By Ballistic Staff • December 31, 2025