Search Results: Pistol Sights

Aimpoint Acro P-1: Assessing the Pistol Red Dot Sight

Let’s take a first look at the new pistol red-dot sight from Aimpoint, the Acro P-1. Don Edwards of Greenline Tactical has been shooting with it and carrying it every day since he brought it home from the SHOT Show, and he’s ready with his evaluation. SPECIFICATIONS The Acro P-1 is mounted on a Glock…

Product Review: Viridian Green Lasers

A laser sight or a laser-light combination can be a valuable addition to a defensive pistol or long gun. PDN Contributor, Grant Cunningham, visits Laser Aiming Systems to learn about the innovative Viridian green laser sights, including the X5L-RS combination light and green laser for rifles and shotguns, and the instant-on C5 laser module for…

Practical Rifle Accessories

What rifle accessories do you need when setting up an AR-15-type rifle for general everyday use and defensive use? PDN Contributor Don Edwards of Greenline Tactical gives his recommendations. HOW TO ATTACH RIFLE ACCESSORIES Most modern AR-15s have a rail cover/system for attaching rifle accessories: a Picatinny rail, Magpul M-LOK, or Bravo Company Mfg KeyMod.…

Pistol Red Dot Sights for Self-Defense

Are you thinking about adding a red-dot sight to your defensive handgun? In this wide-ranging discussion, PDN Contributors Deryck Poole and Don Edwards present the basics of pistol red-dot sights, from how much money you can expect to spend, to what the red dot does for your shooting, and much more. YES TO THE RED…

Advantages of the Holosun 509T

Let’s take a look at the new Holosun HE509T, a rugged titanium-housed closed-reticle red-dot sight designed for competition and defensive pistols. HE509T DETAILS The Holosun HE509T has a proprietary mount and a side-access battery tray, which means you don’t have to take the unit out of the mount to change the battery. The battery life…

Veterans and Concealed Carry: How Important is Training?

Veterans nominally receive training on firearms during basic training. Generally this training consists of familiarity with the manual of arms and use of the current service rifle. Unless the service member is in a unit that requires the carrying of a side arm, pistol marksmanship training is an afterthought at best.

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Pistol Caliber Carbines: the Rodney Dangerfield of defensive firearms

“I don’t get no respect, no respect at all!” — Rodney Dangerfield If there ever was a gun which “experts” delighted in ridiculing, it’s the pistol caliber carbine or PCC. “No use for them”; “inferior to a rifle”; “why bother?”; these are some of the predictable comments made by shooting enthusiasts and tactical training hobbyists…

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Shooting Low and Left: Causes and Fixes

Shooting low and to the weak side is one of the most common problems Rob Pincus sees on the range. With right handers, who are the majority of the population, it’s shooting low and to the left. This happens because most people have poor support on the weak side of their gun, or they’re not…

POCKET AUTOLOADING PISTOLS: for Personal Defense

Small autoloading pistols, whether referred to as pocket pistols, hideout guns, backup guns, or mouse guns, get no respect. Frequently maligned by firearms trainers as too small, inaccurate, and not powerful enough, they are the red-headed stepchildren of the firearms community. Nonetheless, these little guns represent a major segment of the firearms sales market. The…

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