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SHOT Show CCW Handguns: Concealed Carry for 2026.

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Hot at SHOT: 22 Top CCW Handguns from SHOT Show 2026

I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with the SHOT Show. While I love seeing what’s new, I hate… actually, dread the walking. At this year’s SHOT Show, I trudged over...

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Enter to Win The Walther PDP Pro-E!

Enter to Win March’s Free Gun Friday Giveaway! Free Gun Friday March: Walther PDP Pro-E Compact and Black Hills Ammunition If the contest is not loading, Click Here Gun: The...

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Bersa’s M2XI: A Rugged Double-Stack 1911

When Bersa announced the M2XI line, shooters took notice, not just because it carries the storied Argentine brand into the double-stack realm, but because this platform does it with features,...

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SHOT Show: The Best Bolt-Action Rifles for 2026

The funny thing about bolt-action rifles is that they haven’t fundamentally changed much at all over the past century. Instead, what has changed are manufacturing techniques and materials. There’s also...

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Accessories Suppressors & Silencers

Nebula 5.7 – New from Gemtech

The 5.7x28mm is a unique and effective round. Much to the surprise of many, this round is 37 years old and aging well. While there have been multiple companies building...

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Digitized Hole Punching: Burris XTR PS

By Mitch Eckler • March 6, 2026

The Henry Rifle from Cimarron – The Lever Action That Started It All

By James Hebert • March 6, 2026

Hidden Hydration – Finding Emergency Water Within the Home

By • March 6, 2026

The AP66 – A Hungarian By Way of West Germany

By • March 6, 2026

IWI Zion 25 – Large Frame AR

By Fred Mastison • March 5, 2026

STRYKR Enclosed Emitter Red Dot – From C&H

By Fred Mastison • March 5, 2026

Surviving the Harsh, Unforgiving Swamplands

By • March 5, 2026

Can DA/SA Make a Comeback?

By • March 5, 2026

Rossi Lever Guns — Experience The Joy Of Shooting A Timeless American Classic

By Sponsored Content • March 4, 2026

Daisy BB Guns – A History You May Not Know

By Fred Mastison • March 4, 2026

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Find The Birds, Find The Fish: What to Look For & Gear Recommendations

By • March 6, 2026

The Cost of a Frontier Life: A Look at Wages in the 1800s

By • March 5, 2026

Fly Fishing Safety Gear: What I Carry in My Bag

By • March 5, 2026

Live Bait Vs Artificial: Pros & Cons When Ice Fishing

By • March 4, 2026

Skillset Magazine

Modern Tactical Folder: The Zero Tolerance ZT 0512 Out-the-Side Auto

By • March 6, 2026

SHOTSYNC Wearable Shot Timer

By Fred Mastison • March 6, 2026

Despite a widespread cover-up, the truth about Bloody Christmas finally emerged.

Police Tactics for Modern Law Enforcement

By Hillary Romig • March 5, 2026

A Lasting Impression: Brotherhood Blades RāDR Delivers On Quality & Durability

By • March 4, 2026

Tactical Knives

Modern Tactical Folder: The Zero Tolerance ZT 0512 Out-the-Side Auto

By • March 6, 2026

A Lasting Impression: Brotherhood Blades RāDR Delivers On Quality & Durability

By • March 4, 2026

Butcher, Kitchen, Field: Comprehensive Guide to Workhorse Cleavers

By Reuben Bolieu • March 2, 2026

Folder Accessories You’ll Use: 5×5 Combat Solutions Afterknife Exo-Tools

By Michael Janich • February 26, 2026

Videos

Barrett MRAD Covert: Big Performance in a Discreet Package

By Ballistic Staff • March 1, 2026

The Kuna Roller Delayed System – An Explanation

By Fred Mastison • February 24, 2026

Pulsar Trail 3 LRF: A Next-Gen Thermal Built for Precision After Dark

By Ballistic Staff • February 23, 2026

Low-Vis Loadout: 5.11 Tactical’s LVC12 Backpack

By Personal Defense World • February 22, 2026

Garmin Xero C2 — Next Gen Chronograph

By Sean Utley • February 21, 2026

CZ 75 Legend: One of the Most Influential 9mm Pistols Ever Made

By Combat Handguns • February 19, 2026

Streamlight PolyTac 1X: A Compact, Multi-Fuel Light Built to Go Anywhere

By Ballistic Staff • February 18, 2026

7/24 Sport – New from Sarsilmaz

By Fred Mastison • February 18, 2026

AMG 1-10×24 FFP Riflescope – New from Vortex

By Fred Mastison • March 4, 2026

Hoback Kwaichete: Folder to Field Sword

By • March 4, 2026

WOOX Gladiatore High Grade American Walnut Shotgun Stock & Fore End

By Fred Mastison • March 3, 2026

Over the last two decades, we have seen the growth in all things firearms-related turn polymer and black. While I can appreciate the durability of this material, it detracts from...

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Jury Selection: Understanding Voir Dire and Juror (De)Selection.

Self-Defense & The Law: Jury Selection In Self-Defense Cases

By Massad Ayoob • March 3, 2026

When your future is in someone else’s hands, you want to make sure that those hands are fair and capable. That is what the jury selection process–which is really a...

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Breakthrough Clean Technologies SHIELD Mat

By • March 3, 2026

Industry Day at The Range during SHOT Show always has a section of vendor tents in addition to the live fire ranges. I always make sure to hit that area...

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Survival Knife Tactics: What Defines a Survival Knife?

By • March 3, 2026

Magpul’s AMAG 10/12: More Capacity, Same Concealability for the SIG P365

By Ballistic Staff • March 2, 2026