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Does the Color of My Reticle Matter?

Stock Image Reticles have come a long way from the simple duplex crosshair in our grandfather’s hunting rifle. Today we have a dizzying array of different reticle designs that we... View Content

Choosing the Best Hemostatic Gauze

What’s the best hemostatic gauze? Well, the short answer is: it depends. Yeah, I know, kind of a cop-out answer. But it's the truth. Let me explain what "hemostatic gauze"... View Content

Testing ESS Eye Pro

I was introduced to ESS products in 2015 at the NYTOA (New York Tactical Officers Association) show held at the Turning Stone in Oneida, New York. I was shown a... View Content

Designated Training Tourniquets

During our Medic 1 course, while learning how to apply a tourniquet, a few students found out the importance of designating a tourniquet for training purposes only. View Content

Minimalist Medical Equipment for Everyday Carry

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

Personal-Protection Products and the Big Picture

The process of personal protection usually involves several steps. Sometimes products, while clever at solving one part of the equation, don’t fit into the Big Picture very well. View Content

NRA 2015 Annual Meeting Coverage

The Personal Defense Network team was at the 2015 NRA Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, April 10-12. Several of our PDN contributors stopped to chat with exhibitors — who also... View Content

Alternate Concealed Carry Clothing Options Revisited

Members of and regular visitors to the Personal Defense Network tend to be folks who take their personal protection seriously. View Content

Transition and Vulnerability

What happens if you have to get out of the vehicle? Transition: tran•si•tion; tranˈziSHən,-ˈsiSHən/ The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. “Students in... View Content

“Location, location, location …”

Know your location, and you won’t waste time in an emergency trying to figure out where you are.Photo: author A short time ago, I was walking through the French Quarter... View Content

“Location, location, location …”

Know your location, and you won’t waste time in an emergency trying to figure out where you are. View Content

Tampons: For Drama, Not Trauma!

LSM Type II IFAK with a couple of great options and one bad option for controlling major bleeding. Plan to win, not just to improvise. Photo: author Back in my... View Content

Choosing an Optic for an AR-15-Type Carbine

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... View Content

Choosing a Holster to Fit the Fight

Contrived shooting contests may not be the best way to pick gear for true defensive shooting. I remember back when I was choosing my first concealed carry holster. I pored... View Content

Training Solutions in Low-Light Environments

Last night, I spent three hours shooting in the dark. The goals: to shoot test my new JP-15LE rifle, test my low-light mounting solution (a SureFire X300 mounted at twelve... View Content

Finding Snub Stocks That Fit Your Hand

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... View Content

Improving Your Snub’s Sights

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... View Content

Leather: Still a Good Idea for Firearms

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... View Content