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March 14, 2018
Concealed Carry During Exercise
Running, biking, hiking and a number of other outdoor activities are a great way to get in shape and some people use exercise as a way to escape the daily grind and clear their head. The last thing on someone’s mind is getting attacked while they’re out fishing or doing pushups in the park, and most folks would assume that the easiest way to resolve this worry is to simply be armed and ready.
It’s obvious that the times you are most vulnerable are naturally the most important times to be armed, but it isn’t always that easy. There are a number of factors that come into play when you are deciding to carry, especially during activities that make it more difficult to carry.
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December 11, 2017
What is Holster Cant?
Holster cant is the angle at which the gun ride in the holster. A gun that is carried vertically in the holster has zero degree of cant and is in a neutral or "straight-drop" position. Forward or positive cant would have the gun carried with a tilt forward, such as the FBI cant. An FBI cant is usually between 10 or 20 degrees, most commonly 15 degrees forward. A negative or reverse cant would mean that the gun is tilted back from a neutral position, such as in a cross draw holster.
Holster Cant & Angles: What You Need To KnowAnyone that carries on a daily basis can attest to the fact that it takes a while to find the right holster setup. It’s so easy to be overwhelmed with holsters; there’s kydex, leather, hybrids, and nylon. And then there’s the holsters position on your body.
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December 08, 2017
The Bullet: Everything You Wanted To Know
A bullet is a projectile, often a pointed metal cylinder, that is shot from a firearm. The bullet is usually part of an ammunition cartridge, the object that contains the bullet and that is inserted into the firearm.
Cartridges are often called bullets, but this article will discuss only the projectiles fired from small or personal firearms (such as pistols, rifles, and shotguns).
History
Though there were cast lead bullets used with slings thousands of years ago, the history of the modern bullet starts with the history of firearms. Sometime after A.D. 1249, it was realized that gunpowder could
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December 08, 2017
The Next Generation: Teaching our kids firearms safety, skills and responsibility
While there are many perspectives on the right time and methods to teach children about firearms safety and skills, we can all agree that safety, skills and responsibility with guns is something every young person should know. As with anything, teaching should be approached in a crawl, walk, run method through the various stages of maturity.
Especially with boys, the mystique of guns needs to be removed, and exposure to firearms is the first step. If children grow up without understanding the lethality of what a gun does, they will develop an unrealistic view of firearms as a whole. In this article, we’re going to go through the different stages of firearms education, with a focus on reinforcing safety
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December 01, 2017
Pandora's Box... I mean holster
On October 11th, 2017, we received a question from one of our friends, Jake, about the G2’s potential to hold snacks. On October 12th, we halted operations to focus on finding a solution for Jake.
We were able to load the G2 with beef jerky aplenty, proving just another use in addition to being the best deep concealment, below the waistband holster.
While we were satisfied that we had found out exactly how much beef jerky the G2 holds, that project raised another question: What else could the G2 possibly carry?
We knew from years of research, testing and development that the G2 was the absolute best option for deep