A RIFLE BUILT FOR SHOOTERS BUT AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE Palmetto State Armory has been in the budget rifle business for a long time. They’ve offered upgraded versions before, but the difference between an expensive PSA and a cheap PSA is normally just delta ring Vs. free-float and maybe a chrome-lined barrel. The SABRE line…
WHEN TWO WORLD WARS ISN’T ENOUGH, 10MM HAS THE POWER YOU NEED Best 10mm Pistols Best Polymer 10mm: SIG Sauer P320-XTen Best 1911 Style: Colt Delta Elite Best Durability: Glock 20 Best Budget 1911: Palmetto State Armory Admiral Best Tactical: FN 510 Best 10mm CCW: Glock 29 The 9mm vs .45 ACP debate is one…
If there was ever a knife design that captivates the minds of knife aficionados and casual knife users alike, it is the OTF (out the front) automatic. Alternately and somewhat incorrectly referred to as stilettos or even push-knives, OTFs have been hyped a lot by their use in fiction from pulp novels and spy films…
HERE ARE THE BEST 9MM PISTOLS FOR EVERY SITUATION! If the gun owners’ road to hell is paved with good intentions, “what is the best concealed carry handgun” was probably the first question to get tossed into the cement mixer, likely to be followed by more specific charges like “what is the best 9mm pistol.”…
Although already available to the public by a number of major manufacturers, it’s exciting to see the 338 ARC, 25 Creedmoor, and 7mm Backcountry have been accepted by the Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) and given official specs. If you’re unfamiliar, the SAAMI is a non-government governing body that provides standardization for cartridges…
The words “shot placement is king” have been uttered so much they’ve become a cliché. It’s not that the phrase is incorrect, but more that it’s gone the meaningless rote way of “slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” In some ways it doesn’t matter anyway because — in a somewhat humorous twist — it turns…
Big-game hunting guide Dan Harrison tells all his clients one universal rule when checking zero: “Three shots. No more.” The reason is that the hunters he guides to trophy bulls and bucks will consistently take that crucial shot with a cold barrel. Shot placement is pivotal. Their zero should reflect such a cold-barrel scenario. Still,…
The ice pick is not exactly a new development. They date from a time before most of us had ice makers in our freezers — or even freezers themselves. Yet, in the early days of refrigeration, they were a pretty vital piece of barware. They inherited a bad name due to spy novels and mob…
Affordable, reliable, and with an excellent balance of size for both concealing and shooting, there was a time when the Makarov was quite a popular CCW pistol in America. That said, today, concealed carry guns have gotten a lot better and cheaper while Makarovs have only grown more rare and correspondingly more expensive. For most…
The intention of this column is to find and review affordable arms — because self defense shouldn’t only be for those who can pay premium prices. Our goal has always been $200, but it’s getting harder to find firearms under that price point without them being broken, outdated, or even worth writing about. But still,…