Accessories

Well into the last century, when my preferred carry guns were revolvers and I used them in local competitions, there were always spare rounds within easy reach

A sling is one of the most useful accessories for a rifle. I’m speaking in terms of hunting rifles, not slings for some types of formal rifle competition...

The go-to brand for aftermarket rifle accessories, Magpul announced a slew of new rifle upgrades for 2021 with a focus on simplifying and improving existing...

When any mechanical object ceases to operate, there is a pretty fair chance one of the most insidious materials known to man or beast — gunk — is to blame.

Building on the success of the Ulticlip, the company has unveiled their latest carry solution — the UltiLink. Billed as a “Rapid Attachment, Modular...

Special Assignments Editor Roy Huntington shows how easy it is to change out the factory Springfield Armory Hellcat trigger for the APEX Action Enhancement...

While shooting off-hand is an important skill, there are instances when a stable shooting platform is preferred. When greater stability is needed, shooters...

You’re probably like me — I’ve put off buying a dedicated sight pusher but after marring yet another pistol with poorly wielded drift punch,

Over 30 years ago I was talking with a manufacturer who specialized in aftermarket items for the Ruger 10/22.

The Comfort Flex IWB is made with a forward cant for an easy draw. It is held in place by a strong belt clip for stability and fit while remaining easy to...

Phil Dater — the veritable founding father of the modern sound suppressor — says you should clean your suppressors like you clean the catalytic...

It’s been noted I take to packs like a Kardashian takes to free publicity. My backpack collection was recently ranked as the Number Seven Largest...

The LifeLite Mobile combines an LED flashlight and aiming laser with a PepperBall launcher. It is smaller and sleeker than the regular LifeLite,

American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale has a First Look at Throom Targets. Designed to replace ricochet-causing steel targets, watch as Tom shoots right...

Goats are well known for their gustatory proclivities. The males, known as billies, are especially prone to chew on anything alive or dead, organic or not,...

Guess who isn’t having any trouble with the Great Ammo Shortage of 2020? Airgunners, that’s who.

New for 2021, Plano has introduced, expanded and improved their Field Locker, Rustrictor and All Weather 2 lines of protective cases for handguns and long...

The coolest firearm our own Will Dabbs has ever seen, Liberty Suppressors had the audacity to make the Tippman Armory Gatling Gun even more fun with the...

The Fusion Wireless Trail Camera from Stealth Cam takes the guesswork out of cellular activation and will have you transmitting images in a matter of...

While regularly cleaning your handgun may be common knowledge, looking after your rig is just as important, especially if it’s of the leather variety.

For owners of M&P15-22 rifles — or new M&P15-22 Pistols — the new Gemtech Integra 15-22 is an integrally suppressed upper designed to turn plinking up a...

Sometimes the urge to break away from the norm is overwhelming. We want something different —

Let’s be honest — at the range, you use a standard magazine pouch for your auto pistol reloads, but in the real world, it doesn’t always happen.

I was born on Christmas, a very long time ago, three years to the day after my sister’s birthday. What are the odds, eh?

Like so many readers of my age I grew up on Skeeter Skelton’s great articles. One that has influenced me unto this day came out in the late ’60s or...

Lots of people carry hidden inside their car, within arm’s reach, “just in case.”

With guns and ammo off the table, we put together a list of firearm accessories and gear you can actually find online/in-store to buy as gifts this holiday...

Alternating live rounds and empties, then clearing jams by pounding the pistol sight on a wooden post to free the slide, I left the post for dead.

Built on the success of the original LifeLite, PepperBall is now bringing consumers a smaller, sleeker non-lethal self-defense launcher in the LifeLite Mobile.

A designated 9mm pistol suppressor, the new SIG SAUER MOD-X9 is 3D printed from titanium with a user-configurable modular baffle design for lightweight,...

Alien Gear announces the ShapeShift Modular Holster System for the Springfield Hellcat and Hellcat OSP.

With more options to choose from than ever, shooting suppressed has never been easier. Available for handguns, rifles and shotguns in all calibers, three...

Opening day of deer hunting season a few years ago found me down in a canyon near the home of a longtime pal, leveling the crosshairs on a nice mule deer buck.

Two years in the making, the new PHLster Enigma is neither a belt nor a belly band, but a concealment chassis composed of a winged faceplate, adjustable...

New for 2021, McMillan has introduced a new iteration of the Z-10 — the Z-10 Bag Rider — based on their popular A-10 tactical stock with a swept butt...

The AR15 is the most modular firearm in the world. Specializing in high-quality, innovative parts Strike Industries has taken AR modularity to the next...

TETRA ear pro uses the same technology as modern hearing aids.

Whether you're a new or seasoned shooter, everyone needs more training, but getting out to the range can be a hassle if you don't have the right gear. First...

The Springfield Armory Hellcat is the world’s highest-capacity micro-compact defensive pistol.

The Ranger is an affordable holster from Versacarry. It’s made of vegetable tanned water buffalo leather and sewn together with industrial-grade bonded...

Previously specializing in bow, shotgun and fishing pole-mountable video cameras to capture every hunt and catch, TACTACAM has entered the spotting scope...

Have you been good or bad — or a little of both — this year? In any case, it’s time to start leaving hints lying around about what you’d like to...

Building an AR15 can seem like an intimidating task requiring dozens of parts — but it doesn’t have to be. Thanks to White Label Armory, building ARs...

This isn’t a new product by any stretch but every time I head to the range for a product review, I’m so happy I own an MTM Predator Shooting Table.

In the Garden of Eden, it is written, Adam and Eve wore “garments of skin.” Hide-scraping tools confirm leather dates to early hominids, who learned how...

Reloading magazines can be a pain — both literally and figuratively. New from XTech Tactical, the Speedmag was designed to make sore thumbs a thing of the...

Always aiming for the highest quality and performance, Swedish manufacturer Infitech recently launched a minimalist trio of muzzle brakes for 9mm pistol...

CMMG offers the Resolute and Endeavor Rifles in 6.5 Grendel. Available from many ammo manufacturers, the 6.5 Grendel is a worthy addition to the AR platform

A majority women-owned business and proud supporter of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, XS Sights is offering an exclusive Pink version of its DXT2...

Once a familiar weapon on the battlefield, the bayonet is now largely considered a weapon of last resort. However, that hasn’t stopped Geissele Automatics...

Mec-Gar had a 17-rounder back in 1992 but it was sort of unnoticed because they were busy supplying a huge number of mil-spec 15-round mags for the US M9.

Competitive shooters are always looking for an edge. Harry’s Holsters and Double Alpha Academy have announced new products designed to cut seconds and...

Yes, it’s weird. It’s also beautifully made and it works, every time. The ALTOR pistol is a single-shot, available in 9mm and .380 Auto.

Resolute and Endeavor Rifles in 6mm ARC from CMMG are now available. The 6mm ARC (Advance Rifle Cartridge) from Hornady is designed to perform accurately in...

As more gun owners begin to carry firearms for self-defense, more carry-friendly handgun options have emerged — specifically slim compacts and...

I always wanted a gun magnet to keep a “hideout” gun secured at my desk but most of them either didn’t have enough power or I didn’t trust their...

Full confession from an outdoor writer: Soft-sided fishing tackle bags have been, and still are, put to uses other than holding bait, lures, spare reels,...

Previously only available for revolvers and compact/full-size semi-autos, the Galco Switchback holster is now available for 4-5” 1911 pistols, with and...

American Handgunner's Roy Huntington reveals his secret to his steady hand when pistol shooting.

California AR owners are all too familiar with the ever-shifting Byzantine requirements necessary to ensure “compliance” in this deepest of Deep Blue...

Real Avid’s Gun Tool AMP — AR15 is a compact kit loaded for, what else, an AR15. This multi-tool system will keep your AR15 up and running in the field...

The term “build” as applied to AR-type rifles is technically wrong. A more accurate term would be to “assemble.”

With each passing year I better understand the value of spending a little more money initially to buy the best quality possible rather than mess around with...

The Lyman 50th Edition Reloading Handbook is now available with 528 pages of loading data and well-grounded chapters on every aspect of metallic cartridge...

If there’s something that can’t be done to a modern sporting rifle, 1911 or semi-auto pistol with the Real Avid Gun Tool AMP, my guess is nobody has...

The new In-Safe Handgun Storage Case is exactly what I needed to organize my gun safe in a way to make room for more while keeping my handguns organized,...

It’s early April as I write this and everyone’s donning surgical masks and gloves, bottles of hand-sanitizer holstered, ready for fast-drawing the...

When illness or injury make it hard to carry your handgun, an alternate carry option may solve the problem.

Protect yourself and your family with Rock River Arms’ compact BT92152. The BT-9 pistol with SBA3 arm brace in 9x19mm has a billet aluminum lower with a...

How good can you make a magazine editor look? As soon as I slipped on a pair of new Leupold Performance Eyewear, I instantly felt younger, more handsome,...

Range bags — almost everybody has one and they span everything from battered old tool boxes to the latest high-speed, low-drag Ballistic nylon duffle with...

At first glance, the ProChrono DLX looks like many other traditional chronographs. With its standard 1/4x20 threaded mounting hole, you stick it on a tripod...

Okay, the Zippo Butane Lighter Insert is not strictly a shooting accessory but I nominate it as such because many shooters consider a post-range cigar, pipe...

Resident guncranks discuss the best and worst holsters to buy and why one holster doesn't work for every situation and person. Tom also talks about his...

Being a firearms owner comes with responsibility. Not only must you maintain its operation with regular cleaning, but you must also safely protect them from...

Designed and tested in Alaska, the Denali Chest Holster is built to withstand challenging weather conditions. At the same time, the holster also provides...

Round-butted snubbies are the stuff dreams are made of, especially for nostalgic old Coppers. Compact, they have a comforting, familiar heft when loaded...

“If you could only own one gun” is a hardy perennial in firearms literature. For firearms enthusiasts the question is ludicrous — many of us carry...

So many guns, so little room! If you’re like me, struggling to keep my gun safe organized has been a challenge. Well, I finally found a solution.

In the July issue of GUNS, we’re celebrating one of the most unique things about the United States of America — our right to keep and bear arms!

It’s nice when a plan comes together. Custom pistolsmith Mark Dye has worked with Nighthawk Custom Firearms to finalize his design of a completely modular...

I picked up a Lyman Essential Gun Maintenance Mat. This arrived in my designated gun cleaning and maintenance room

The Aluminum Slip-Joint Folders from Bear & Son Cutlery are lightweight slip-joint pocketknives. They have aluminum handles that conveniently fit in pockets...

A new month, another CrossBreed holster! Last month we did a short review of the CrossBreed SuperTuck.

If you ask Google for survival kit content lists, it’ll come up with well over 80 million hits. Most of the lists are nearly identical. Almost all of them...

The Model 2020 K6s is an OWB Holster for the Kimber K6s. Handcrafted from fine American leather, the holster is contoured to the hip for comfort and...

Thus begins what is, in my opinion, history’s greatest piece of literature.

I love playing with firearms, but I hate carrying them and have tried most every conceivable carry option.

I’ve been using a nifty little, and I do mean little, device from the folks at FX Airguns to measure velocity of various air rifles and handguns.

Wilderness Tactical Products makes my favorite ankle holster and they also make what is arguably the most well-reasoned weapon sling on the market.

Although this is all about me, others are involved. Mom and Dad are biologists. Mom is a wildlife biologist, Dad is a general something-or-other biologist.

I wasn’t prepared to like the CrossBreed SuperTuck Holster. From the start it looks stiff, ungainly and is — frankly — a huge piece of leather

Thanks to some of the sensationalistic “reality” shows aired in recent years, the word “prepper” often conjures up visions of eccentric...

People who use firearms a lot, especially in competition, need to keep their guns running. To do that, they need to be effectively cleaned — easily and...

TriStar Arms introduces its new line of Trinity Over/Under Shotguns. The shotguns have CNC-machined aluminum or steel receivers hand detailed with old-world...

“I can help 94 percent of shooters improve in 20 minutes.” Sounds pretty presumptuous and smacks of those Get-Rich-Quick or Lose-50-pounds-in-two-weeks...

Need to protect your delicate missile components, critical documents or prize-winning beef jerky?

The Bond Arms Grizzly is a single-action, double-barrel pistol chambered for .45 Colt and 2.5" .410 shells.

I’ve used plenty of electronic training and marksmanship systems over the years and they’re great.

The Springfield Armory XD pistol is a great piece of engineering but like most polymer pistols, often suffers from a slightly spongy trigger release.

A daily photo dump of the best sights from the range and show floor of the 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

A daily photo dump of the best sights from the range and show floor of the 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

The day I realized my aging eyes couldn’t clearly see the front sight on a pistol was eye-opening (pun intended).

I must admit I have a pack problem. Whereas some people horde shoes, cash or, God forbid, Hummel figurines, I have entirely too many packs on hand.

While the ill-fated Hearing Protection Act, which would have taken sound suppressors out from under regulation of the National Firearms Act, didn’t become...

Years ago I tested a device similar to the Patch Catcher and it took more time and effort to use than actually cleaning the gun.

I recently received a set of Real Avid gun tool products and greeted it with a figurative yawn. Shortly thereafter my lack of enthusiasm became embarrassing...

Springfield Armory Hellcat Holsters from CrossBreed have been made available to coincide with the launch of the new 9mm pistol. IWB holsters for the Hellcat...

When you’re a firearms journalist, one of the standard tools of the trade is a trigger pull gauge.

Shooting pre-cartridge black powder revolvers is solidly ensconced in worldwide shooting culture.

The first John M. Browning-designed Winchester arrived as the Model 1886. Browning then basically reduced the size of the action to come up with the Model 1892

If there is a firearm using metallic cartridges that operates without a firing pin, I’m completely unaware of it. In fact, the firing pin is the most...

I’m from the generation who used to think “hearing protection” was a couple of .38 casings stuck in your ear canal.

The Guardian features a metal reinforced mouth, adjustable retention and a low cut front. Offered with black or white thread, this OWB holster hides...

New from CMC Triggers are two adjustable Ultra Precision drop-in triggers for the popular Remington 700 platform, one with a flat bow and the other...

It’s not cool to admit, but darn it, I like EOTech holographic weapon sights (HWS). I like them because I’ve used them for years on my police patrol...

Yep, it’s time to start thinking about all the good little boys and girls in your life and what they’d like to see on Christmas morning so here are 10...

The TP9 Elite Combat Executive is based on the 2019 TP9 Elite Combat but with upgrades from Salient Arms International.

Phasmids are insects designed to look like something they are not. The walking stick bug is the archetypal example. Such camouflage is an effective survival...

It would be difficult not to see the rise in popularity of crossbows today. From television advertisements on outdoor channels to magazine ads, crossbows...