5 Minute Read 0 Comments Positive target identification is a cardinal rule of gun safety, and one great way to light up a potential target is with a weapon-mounted light (WML). When it comes to WMLs, finding the right balance of size, performance, and value is crucial. It needs to work right the first time.…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments Choosing an optic to ride atop your AR is often a compromise based on the intended use and desired range. A simple red dot will usually do the trick for home defense and other close-range applications because you’re not reaching out a long distance to hit your target. Conversely, longer-range…
4 Minute Read 0 Comments If you’re anything like me, you want to get the most out of your guns in terms of performance, accuracy, and longevity. I run my guns hard, often shooting from different positions and in different environments, but regardless of how or where I might be shooting, I want my guns…
6 Minute Read 0 Comments Back in the late 1970s, Stretch Armstrong was a massive hit with kids like me. The goo-filled rubber wrestler could be stretched out to ridiculous lengths. Actually, that was Stretch Armstrong’s only trick. Someone at Sig Sauer may have had one of these as a kid, as I can clearly…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments My fascination with firearms history extends to the civilian use of weapons. Among the most intriguing aspects of this field is the study of concealed carry. And when it comes to historical concealed carry, derringers are a significant part of the narrative. Derringers, one of the earliest purpose-built concealed carry…
7 Minute Read 0 Comments Not all firearm lubricants are created equal. Anyone can add “high performance” or “extreme” to a name, but those terms bear little on actual performance. Ultimately, peer recommendations, reputation, and personal experience dictate the quality of firearm lubricants. Over 10 years ago, a close friend strongly recommended a gun lubricant…
6 Minute Read 0 Comments A certain Brazilian firearms company has an optic-ready concealed carry revolver. Yep, you read that correctly. They have two, but this review deals with the Taurus Defender 605 TORO, chambered in .357 Magnum. Sure, people have been adding scopes to big bore revolvers for decades. But a red dot? Come…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments There’s something nostalgic about an underfolder. For me, it evokes Red Dawn and my impressionable Cold War-era youth. But there’s not an underfolder in the 1984 Red Dawn (or the 2012 version either, though I haven’t bothered with watching that one). As close as either film comes is a triangle folding stock. Still,…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments The Kahr CW9 doesn’t get talked about all too often these days. During the age of the single stack, 9mm, the Kahr series of pistols got plenty of attention, but the CW9 was often forgotten. Today, it’s not just the less popular Kahr, but it’s also a single-stack gun in…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments The Taurus G3 series represents the company’s recommitment to making quality firearms. Taurus’ flagship line of striker-fired EDC pistols is versatile, reliable, affordable, and surprisingly feature-rich. The MagLife’s authors have reviewed every G3 model but one: the G3X. Today, we’ll complete the set. The G3X is the hybrid model of…