With the start of the new year, this is a question that we should all be asking.  Are You Ready?  It is really easy to think that we are ready for lies ahead and accept the complacency that seems to be so rampant in other people’s lives.  If 2010 is going to be different for you it will be because you took the time to get ready for what you really wanted to accomplish. Are You Ready?  What steps do you need to take to ensure the safety of...

Many of our readers find at least one gun in their collection that either isn’t worth $.02 or doesn’t work anymore.  When you find yourself in this situation you have several options; Have a FFL dealer log the gun in and destroy it.  This is accomplished by cutting the frame to make it in operable.  This isn’t much fun, but it gets it off your records, and prevents anyone who shouldn’t have the gun from getting it. Use...

James just asked an interesting question in the comments section of the website concerning the installation of XS sights on an SP101.  It is actually a little more involved than the Glock sites, so let me quote the steps from XS’s installation brochure: Place gun in padded vise. Drive out the front sight pin(s). Remove the old sight and insert the new Express Sight into the slot.  Some fitting may be required. Hold the sight in the slot...

One of the things that comes up from time to time is the usefulness of lanyards for pistols.  Some of the 1911’s offered today by custom makers are offering the lanyard loop again on the mainspring housing.  This leads us to ask, “Is this practical or simply tacticool?” This is a tricky one, because there is no hard and fast rule to help you decide.  If you want a lanyard loop on your gun, so you can say you have one, it is...

We have just received the 5.11 Professional Polo for review.  It will be included in our Tactical Polo review along with items from Blackhawk! and Woolrich Elite.  At first glance the 5.11 shirt looks really nice, and feels great too. We still haven’t heard anything from Eotac yet.  Perhaps they will send something this week.  We were hoping to have all four companies represented, but we will move forward if something doesn’t shake...