RECOIL Presents: Concealment

I recently had the pleasure of sharing a campfire with the guys from Polymer 80, makers of the eponymous DIY Glock clones, before the current administration announced their most recent attack on the 2nd Amendment. It was interesting to get their take

The year is 1981. The nation rejoices over the safe return of hostages from Iran. Ronald Reagan is our newly minted 40th president, the Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl and even though “The Tide Is High,” Blondie is still holding on to the number-o

@ErmiyaFanaeian Profession Political organizer Describe your residence and its occupants as it relates to protective or defensive decision-making. I live in a townhouse with three other women, two of the women who are older than me and one who is you

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We’ve covered Flux Defense before, the Utah upstart that made a spring-loaded Glock brace that snicked out like a switchblade. Even if you didn’t like it, you still liked it because it just oozed cool. They followed that up with their take on an Amer

One of the most significant changes to the semiautomatic pistol in recent years has been the introduction of the midsized compact pistol. Smaller than a standard duty pistol, but with more than twice the capacity of a typical sub compact, these small

There’s no doubt the micro compact niche occupied by SIG’s P365 and the Springfield Armory Hellcat is the hottest segment of the concealed-carry market right now. Smith & Wesson decided they too wanted a piece of that action, introducing the Shield P

When selecting someone to victimize, criminals want the maximum return on investment with the least amount of effort and risk involved. People with disabilities, especially those who use wheelchairs for mobility, undoubtedly fall into the “soft targe

Miami Vice was an iconic television show in the mid ’80s, a hard-driving, visually stunning mixture of MTV and cop show procedural. Among its many gunfights with bad-ass weaponry was a scene featuring Jim Zubiena, an actual IPSC shooter and firearms

How fast is fast enough? We’ve all heard and perhaps repeated the familiar tropes of pistol training. “Speed is fine, but accuracy is final.” “You can’t miss fast enough.” “Slow down and get your hits.” How much truth is there to these sayings? While

Street Howitzer. Room Broom. Scattergun. Gauge. Twelve Iron. Brixton Typewriter. These are just some of the slang terms for one of the most misunderstood defensive weapons of the 21st century — the self-defense shotgun. For many younger or newer shoo

As the great philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” That’s kind of the problem seen in some parts of the training community when it comes to the idea of holstering a firearm withou

We all know “that friend” in our circle who always has whatever you need anytime you ask. They have a little knowledge about everything, the forethought to anticipate what might be needed in a given situation, the ability to prioritize what items wou