Personal Defense Equipment

Hearing Protection for Shooting

July 18, 2016 By Ken Crawford & filed under All Articles, Personal Defense Equipment.

As a community, we tend to obsess over the latest and greatest gun, bullet, holster, or other item that we believe may give us some advantage.

Securing Your Firearms

September 29, 2015 By Jarrod Needs & filed under All Articles, Personal Defense Equipment.

I separate firearms safety rules into two categories: gun handling and general firearms safety.

What’s Your Primary Everyday Carry Tool?

September 14, 2015 By Daniel Watson & filed under All Articles, Personal Defense Equipment.

When I get dressed to leave my house every morning, I carry five things, as long as they’re legal where I’m going.

Minimalist Medical Equipment for Everyday Carry

June 22, 2015 By Ian Strimbeck & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

When it comes to having pieces of gear on their person, more people have tools to take a life than to sustain it.

Choosing an Optic for an AR-15-Type Carbine

September 12, 2012 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

I recently helped someone navigate one of the most challenging aspects of modern defensive firearms ownership: choosing an optic for a general-purpose AR-type semi-automatic carbine. What makes this such a potential ordeal is the nearly limitless variety of options available. From red dot to reflex, holograph to etched reticule, fixed power to variable and everything…

Choosing a Holster to Fit the Fight

September 28, 2011 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

I remember back when I was choosing my first concealed carry holster. I pored over magazine articles, read what the “experts” recommended, and obtained every holster catalog and brochure I could. (This was in the early 1990s, before the world wide web had been commercialized, and there were no websites to help in the quest.…

Finding Snub Stocks That Fit Your Hand

June 21, 2010 By Claude Werner & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

One thing that distinguishes snubs and revolvers from autoloaders is that a variety of stocks differing widely in size, shape, and material can be fit to them. This can be either an advantage or a disadvantage. If they fit you well, they can really enhance your shooting. If they fit you poorly, you aren’t going…

Improving Your Snub’s Sights

March 24, 2010 By Claude Werner & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

Hard-to-see sights on a snub-nose revolver are a common complaint. One of the main reasons people don’t use the sights is because they can’t see them. The sighting system has two components, front sight and rear sight. Both can be improved on, in many cases with just a few minutes’ work and very little cost.…

Leather: Still a Good Idea for Firearms

January 13, 2010 By Andy Langlois & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

My fellow trainers note that some people eschew leather and have never even owned a holster that was not plastic. These people are missing out on one of the finer parts of firearms carry! While I am biased toward leather for my CCW needs, I do use Kydex for my duty rig. I have also…