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AK Trigger Upgrade — Meridian Defense’s MDC Combat Trigger

Let’s get one thing out of the way right up front: factory AK triggers are about as beloved as sand in your socks. They’re functional, like a beat-up pair of...

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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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Accessories Optics & Sights

New Passion HDi Line – From German Precision Optics

By Fred Mastison • January 7, 2026

Guns Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles

Watchtower Defense’s RAIDER15 Is Built for Work

By Tactical Life Staff • January 7, 2026

Holsters

Safariland Glock Gen 6 Holsters

By Fred Mastison • January 6, 2026

Accessories Maintenance & Range

New Year Check List – Keeping it Running

By Fred Mastison • January 6, 2026

Guns Rifles

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.

Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns

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

By Combat Handguns • January 5, 2026

Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns

The VKP Pro – From VKTR Industries

By Fred Mastison • January 4, 2026

Guns Handguns Revolvers

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

By William Bell • January 4, 2026

Guns Semi Auto Shotguns Shotguns

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.

Guns Handguns Revolvers

The 22LR Revolver Showdown, Colt Versus S&W

By James Hebert • January 3, 2026

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Enter to Win The Dan Wesson DWX Compact!

By Sponsored Content • January 2, 2026

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

Featured Shooting 101 Training

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

By Mitch Eckler • December 27, 2025

Accessories Optics & Sights

Meprolight’s Latest Mid-Power Variable Optic

By Sean Utley • December 26, 2025

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

Handguns

Compact and Practical: Shooting the Aero Precision Solus Pistol

By Sean Utley • December 20, 2025

Accessories Suppressors & Silencers

Ballistic’s Best 2025 Suppressors

By Fred Mastison • December 18, 2025

Guns Handguns Revolvers

Ballistic’s Best 2025 .357 Mag Revolvers

By Mitch Eckler • December 17, 2025

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Ballistic’s Best 2025 Compact Handguns — Tiny But Mighty

By William Lawson • December 15, 2025

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

By Robert Jordan • December 14, 2025

Accessories Optics & Sights

Trijicon Ascent – Two New Models

By Tactical Life Staff • January 2, 2026

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

By Sponsored Content • January 2, 2026

Accessories Suppressors & Silencers

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

By Ballistic Staff • January 1, 2026

Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns

History, Crafstmanship, & Experimentation Come Together In This 1911

By Mitch Eckler • January 1, 2026

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