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.38 Super Automatic
Introduced by Colt in 1929 as an improved version of the older .38 Auto, the .38 Super Auto is identical to the original cartridge … except that it uses a more powerful loading. It’s a fine high-speed sporting cartridge for the improved Government Mo
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You'll Just Know
I get asked gun questions all the time—from friends, from GDTM readers—you name it. It comes with the title, I suppose … and it’s actually one of my favorite things about this job. We know guns so you know guns, and I take that responsibility very se
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It’s Way Past Time
Many shooters stupidly ignore their eyes and ears: too often they take them for granted. That’s partly understandable. Eyes and ears are kind of like hands and feet; you use them so frequently and without conscious thought that they’re just part of y
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The New Subscompact Standard
The gun world is rife with marketing jargon and gimmicks. Bullets that are more this or barrels that are more that. Much of it is hyperbole, even if some companies actually deliver on the promises that they make. “A subcompact that shoots like a full
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Welcome To The Snake Pit
One of the fun matches I attended was the Second Chance Combat Bowling Pin shoot. It closed in 1998, was resurrected in 2017 and is back on as “The Pin Shoot.” It’s one of the few matches you can attend where ammunition consumption can be measured by
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The Devil Within The Details
“Customer Shoots Robber in Houston” is what the headlines say. In fact, if you Google that phrase, you will find the video showing the incident. Many of the search results show news stories that include the video edited to not show the actual shootin
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Top CCW GEAR
Best known for affordable AR-15s, Anderson Manufacturing is taking its first foray into pistols. Shake hands with the Kiger-9c. A polymer-framed striker-fire 9mm designed for concealed carry, the 3.91-inch barreled 9mm is essentially a Glock clone. H
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The Anatomy Of A Defensive Bullet
When it comes to carrying a concealed handgun for personal protection, there are many things that need to be considered. The ammunition you’ll carry in that handgun is critical because the bullet it fires is what you ultimately hope will stop the fig
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Does Size Matter?
I grew up immersed in the car culture. Brands, models and trim packages were all background information to me, as well as the relative sizes of the models. When I got old enough to drive, that information was important, because it gave me a clue as t
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Prodigious Pistola
John Browning’s 1911 pistol design might be more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean the design is archaic—or obsolete. In the 11 decades since his pistol made its debut, there have been plenty of subtle changes over the years. However, Springf
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Camouflaged For Daily Life
Carrying a pistol is something many of us do daily; however, the larger majority of people don’t always give a second thought to the other items that go hand-in-hand. Life is rarely simple and, no matter how we envision a scenario playing out, things
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3 Top Defensive Handgun Drills
There’s no shortage of shooting drills that can be used to evaluate and train for concealed carry. There are several reasons for this. Most drills are conceived to focus on an individual or just a few specific skills related to shooting a defensive h
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Modernizing The Mak
While not nearly as common as they once were on the hips of armed citizens, my concealed carry pistol is a Makarov. But to me, familiarity goes a long way, and what the pistol lacks in modern features it more than compensates for in time-tested relia
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You Don’t Have A Weak Side
You’re a right-handed shooter, heading fast toward a target building. Shifting left, you’re the first man coming up on an alleyway, and you need to protect your teammates behind you. What you do next can determine the outcome of the mission. Do you t
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TACTICAL & WESTERN?
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we first started to see manufacturers affixing rails to lever-action rifles. While sacrilege to most lever-gun appreciators, the “space cowboy” trend appears to be picking up steam. The latest example, and the most

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