If you have never heard of the Cold Steel company, you will find it interesting to take a look at their product line. One of our favorite knives from this company is called the Ti-Lite. The Ti-Lite comes in a 4 inch blade that is unbelievalbly sharp from the factory. It also features a quillion that can be snagged on the pocket for one handed opening. You will also find that the this feature is useful for opening off of someone else’s...

One of our customers recently told me about a new type of competition that he has competed in recently with his sniper setup. It’s called Smack the Smiley, and you can compete on your own time from your range. If you are into shooting long range, tactical matches, but just can’t seem to get out west to one, you may find this type of match very enjoyable. They offer some great prizes, and it will give you some good...

You have to check this out!! If you are in L/E you need to go ahead and get some prototypes to work up as soon as possible. This could be really cool. The guys that brought you the original Taser are now promoting a shotgun shell taser that can be used with any smooth bore or rifled shotgun barrel. This give you some unbelievable options. Check out the promo video here.

We mentioned that the XS sights are good defensive sights in a recent post.  We also warned that they are not always as easy to install as the packaging makes it seem.  This was true again for us with a 1911 that came to the shop the other day, and it got us thinking that you may want to be cautious of many of the products that are advertised as user installed. If you look at Brownell’s catalog, you will find many items for sale that are...

“How much is my gun worth?” A great question that often leads to big disappointment. Our shop does written appraisals for insurance purposes, and from time to time we also have customers that want to trade a gun. What happens more often than not is that people are disappointed. Many people mistakingly believe that because a gun is old it must be valuable when in fact nothing could be further from the truth. I worked in a shop in a...