Tom breaks down three basic styles of handgun sights: express, post and notch, and red dot to find out which one is the best handgun sight?
Best Handgun Sights by Type – We Range Test Express, Post & Notch, & Red Dots
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Smith & Wesson’s M&P 45 M2.0 Handgun – a Big Bore CCW Weapon
Handgun expert Tom McHale reviews the Smith & Wesson’s M&P 45 M2.0 Handgun with expanded extra fat bullet capacity for concealed carry?!?
MOA, Mils and Math – The Long Range Shooting Guide, Part 2
If you want to save lots of time & ammo zeroing a rifle or hitting a distant target, invest a little time to understand the concepts of MOA and mils.
The Long Range Shooting Guide, Part 1: Theory
When you boil down all the complexity, you really only have to worry about two things: how far the bullet falls before it hits the target and how far the wind blows it sideways.
Concealed Carry Tips: What’s Hurting Your Holster Draw?
Real and quantifiable practice under the exact same conditions as your daily carry just might expose some problem areas
Why You Shouldn’t Shoot Small Groups – Defensive Pistol Training
If you use a gun for concealed carry or home defense, tiny groups are not always your friend.
CMMG Mk10 Banshee Pistol, Gets a 10mm Power Boost
The CMMG Banshee Mk10 pistol in 10mm operates like an AR pistol, so it shares many of the same features including pinned upper and lower receivers.
Should You Suppress a Home-Defense Gun?
With all that headache and waiting around just to get your hands on a firearms suppressor, should you ever consider using one on a home defense gun?
Apples & Oranges: Two Lightweight Concealed Carry Pistols
I don’t see these two pistols as directly comparable. You wouldn’t set a bone-in Ribeye steak against Alaskan King Crab legs. These Lightweight CCW Pistols ought to be evaluated based on their intended uses.
6 Reasons a Pistol-Caliber Carbine Makes Sense
If you’re looking for “most powerful” then you’d always choose a rifle caliber over a pistol carbine and a carbine over a pistol.
AR-15 Barrel Twist Rates – What You Need To Know
Tom explores the importance of AR-15 Barrel Twist Rates. What can go wrong & what can go good.
M1 Garand – Another Storied Gun
The familiar name, M1 Garand, is from the inventor John Garand, who spent a 34-year career designing & improving semi-automatic military rifles at the Springfield Armory…
Smith & Wesson’s M&P 22 Compact is the New Kit Gun 2.0
Tom is compelled to update his Kit Gun to the Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Compact Pistol, but why does it need the additional silencer?
7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester Ammo, What’s The Difference?
Gun nut, Tom McHale, risks a fight to explain the subtle nuances between 7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester Ammunition.
An Inside Look at How AR-15 Barrels Are Made: DC Machine
DC Machine is the biggest machining company you may never have heard of. However, you are likely familiar with Palmetto State Armory, located in Columbia, South Carolina.
Beretta APX RDO Pistol is Red Dot Optics-Ready ~ Gun Review
The Beretta APX RDO Pistol is easy & soft to shoot, although you’ll find that the grip angle is a bit more raked, it’s closer to that of a Glock than a 1911. Overall it is a nice pistol.
Four Questions to Ask in Your Next Gun Control Debate
People don’t change their minds to your point of view in the middle of an argument. Like coffee, new ideas need time to percolate to be at their maximum effectiveness…
AR-15 Barrel Length – Does It Even Matter? Maybe NOT
Unlock the truth about AR-15 barrel length & its impact on bullet velocity. Discover why shorter barrels may not be the hindrance you thought & the surprising benefits they can offer.
How to Install or Change Your AR Handguard – Featuring the Brownells Wrenchman
In this how to on installing or changing out your AR-15 rifle handguard see how the Brownells Wrenchman breathes new life into a well-used AR15 black rifle.
LMT M203 Grenade Launcher: Pull Trigger Go BOOM
LMT M203 Grenade Launcher. Yes, it’s legal to own and requires no NFA paperwork or tax stamp, has plenty of ammunition options and you could win one at AmmoLand News.
What’s the Distance? The Long Range Shooting Guide, Part 3
Tom shows you some tools and tricks to calculate the distance to a target when long range shooting.
Home Defense Shotgun – What Makes it Kick-Ass?
The home defense shotgun makes an ideal defensive weapon, with a few accessories you can make it kick ass…
A Little to the Left… and Other Gun Safety Horror Stories
While gun safety statistics are better than ever, we’re not quite there yet. Here are two encounters that prove my point.
SHOT Show 2020: Guns, Gear, and Sentiment
Here is just a taste of SHOT Show 2020. With over 2,000 exhibitors and all those miles of products, we’ll be talking about this new gear for months to come.
New Year’s Shooting Resolutions
There are some resolutions I’m going to keep, but only because they’re fun. No one said that resolutions can’t be range activities!
2019 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Gun Person in Your Life
It’s that time again to fill your favorite gun person’s gear bag with new stuff. Of course, there’s no reason you can’t use the holidays as an excuse to buy coveted items for yourself while you’re at
Concealed Carry: Traditional IWB, “Hippendix”, or Appendix?
What makes it a great training tool is that it requires absolute and legit concealment. I’m not talking BS concealment like a floppy shoot-me-first vest or an IDPA
Gun Craft: Concealment, Cover, and Thinking Outside the Box ~ VIDEOS
One of the things that drives me crazy is the binary nature of people. I’m talking about our opinions on what the “right” answer is for any given situation.
Ruger PC Carbine: A Nifty 9mm Carbine – Can’t We All Share?
The PC Carbine M-LOK model is available in 9mm and uses Ruger SR9 magazines. The idea is that you can share not only ammo but magazines between the carbine and your Ruger handgun.
Glock 43X, Maximum Concealment and it Shoots – Review
Tom takes a look at the GLOCK 43X and finds it is a good combination of big enough to control and shoot comfortably yet small enough to easily carry.