While it may be a great stress reliever to just go to the shooting range and blast away, that won’t get you very far in learning, practicing and perfecting defensive techniques. Here are some drills that are very effective at enhancing your defensive skill set. Handguns are challenging to master because they have short sight radiuses and triggers that require tremendous pressure to fire.

Trigger Control Drills

One of the hardest techniques to learn is pressing the trigger directly to the rear. Shooters have a tendency to over-grip the gun with their firing hand, which in turn curves the finger as the trigger is pressed. Commonly referred to as “smearing the trigger”, this causes your shot to swerve to the support side.

There are drills to help you press the trigger consistently

In this video we're giving you a full high-definition cleaning, features and review of the FN Five-seveN. This is a really unique firearm that fires the 5.7x28mm round, which is more like a rifle round than a handgun round.

Here is a transcript of the video:

Today we're going to be showing you how to properly field strip and clean the FN Five-seveN. The Five-seveN was developed in 1998 as NATO made a request to potentially replace the very popular nine millimeter (9mm) round for their service pistols. The Five-seveN

TL;DR

How you choose to carry is up to you and depends on the laws where you live. There are different applications for both open and concealed carry. Proponents of open carry believe that the known presence of an armed citizen will reduce the likelihood of a crime ever taking place, while proponents of concealed carry believe that you become a target and lose the element of surprise. For more specific details regarding both schools of thought, read the full article below.

Which one is better? Is there a better choice?

Time for a classically vague answer: Well, it depends.

First and foremost,

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.

Wacky Weapons: Unbelievable Historical Handguns

Here's eleven of the strangest pistols we've ever seen. Some are imaginative while others are just comical, but all of them have their place in history. Enjoy Urban Carry's list of the 11 most bizarre pistols in history.

11. Pepperbox Pistols

Pepperbox pistols were popular in the 19th century, finding favor with soldiers as backup weapons, and various versions were used for self-defense. They received their name due to their resemblance to household pepper grinders, and just like a pepper grinder, you usually had to rotate the barrels by hand.

Later versions of the pepperbox pistol utilized a self-cocking system that rotated the barrels using a double-action trigger. Once the modern revolver