ATF Director Rob Cekada speaks with Guns and Gadgets about Pistol Braces and clears up the confusion surrounding the interpretation and enforcement of that law. Cekada makes one very illuminating point stating statistics where guns with pistol braces are used in the commission of a crime and, therefore, the...

If you are a conscientious gun owner then you know how to treat your guns to a basic cleaning and lube job, but every few months or so it’s a good idea to do a deep clean. That process involves taking things apart and include terrifying things like little...

If you want to pick a fight with a good friend, the quickest way to light that candle is to tell him how much better your gun is than his. We all have our favorites, and every pistol owner will tell you what the benefits are, but it’s rare...

The good folks over at Heckler and Koch are releasing their new micro-compact variant of their most popular VP9 pistol. If you are a fan of the VP9, then you are probably excited to get your hands on one. My VP9 is my go-to plain clothes duty pistol as...

Glock is the most popular pistol brand used by law enforcement officers in the USA. The next most popular brand is a distant second and is consistently losing market share. After holding and operating the new generation 6 Glocks this past week at Shot Show in Las Vegas, I...

There have been a lot of rumors about Glock abandoning their trademark design and going for something more California-esque which would be the farmyard equivalent of buying a prize bull whose fee for services rendered would amount to thousands at a crack, and neutering the bewildered fella. But alas,...

Rideout Arsenal caught my attention with their new pre-production Dragon pistol. This is a unique design that reduces muzzle flip almost completely and while it’s a fully functional handgun, it looks like half of the slide is missing. I found this video on YouTube (language warning), where the gun...

This video demonstrates the inner workings of an AR-15 as it operates to fire a round. Understanding and seeing how it works helps the operator understand why its so important to keep your AR-15 clean and lubricated, among other things. These are great videos for instructors to show their...

When I teach a firearms course I use this video and others like it to demonstrate the inner workings of a firearm so that students can better understand their gun and the process of firing a round. I don’t believe that this newfound knowledge will help anyone shoot straighter,...

I’ll start this off with a disclaimer for my friends who aren’t yet ready to jump with both feet on the Glock bandwagon. There are very few guns that I dislike, and as I teach in the firearms classes that I teach, the very best brand of gun in...