Concealed Carry
Red Dot or Iron Sights for a Self-Defense Encounter
Red dot sights are becoming too prevalent to ignore. As an experimenter and trainer, I keep on hand as many…Read More >
Tag: 10mm
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Handguns
Smith and Wesson’s Best 10mm — The M&P 2.0
The pistol under review is a Smith and Wesson Military and Police 2.0 large frame pistol, similar to the M&P…Read More >
Ammunition
First Look: Springfield XD-M Elite 4.5” OSP 10mm
Springfield Armory’s XD-M Elite series has been gracing us with its presence since 2020. While the 3.8-inch barrel 10mm Springfield…Read More >
Personal Defense
Wound Potential Over Capacity — Hits and Bullets Matter
Many shooters have come to regard ammunition capacity as more important than wound potential. While a reserve of ammunition is…Read More >
Firearms
Springfield XD-M 10mm: Not New, but Still a Classic
In 2006, I was teaching Texas Concealed Handgun License classes with a couple of buddies. We were running an average…Read More >
Ammunition
Why You Should Give the 10mm Automatic a Chance
Quite a few shooters, myself included, cling to the handguns they have used for many years and don’t give newer…Read More >
Ammunition
Review: Federal HST 10mm
Federal Cartridge Company has been a leader in service and personal defense ammunition for many years. The original Hi-Shock hollow…Read More >
Ammunition
Review: Buffalo Bore Outdoorsman Loads
Buffalo Bore Ammunition uses the motto “Strictly Big Bore – Strictly Business.” Just the same, Buffalo Bore offers loadings in…Read More >
Firearms
Why I Have Never Owned a 1911…
I am not opposed to the 1911 platform. Most of us can agree there are some gorgeous 1911s. So, why do I own more than a dozen handguns and not a single 1911? One could start by saying I came of age at the same time as the Tupperware guns. Gaston Glock had really gotten his marketing ball rolling when I bought my first handgun in the dawn of the ’90s, but there is more to it than that.
Ammunition
CMMG MkG Guard Takes On the .45 ACP Magnum?
CMMG’s MkG Guard is an AR-15 rifle that is chambered in .45 ACP and feeds from factory Glock magazines. At the heart of the Guard is the patent pending Radial Delayed Blowback operating system that works to harness the strong recoil impulse of .45 ACP. After extensive durability testing, CMMG is proud to announce that the Guard is safely rated for 450 SMC.