Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026

Charles Mitchell

Red Dot Optics Are Redesigning Duty Pistols From Slide to Training

Duty pistols are no longer being changed only at the accessory level. The red dot has started to reshape the pistol itself, from how slides are cut to how backup irons are positioned and how training blocks are built. That shift is being driven by two realities at once:...
William Harrison

Why Glock Is Quietly Killing Dozens of Pistol Models

Glock’s latest product line reduction looks dramatic on paper, but the logic behind it is familiar to any manufacturer carrying too many variations for too long. When a company builds near identical pistols across multiple generations, calibers, frame sizes, and optics configurations, the catalog eventually becomes a production problem...
Charles Mitchell

7 AR-15 Myths That Lead to Breakdowns and Legal Risk

The AR-15 remains one of the most modular rifle platforms in the United States, and that flexibility is exactly why bad assumptions cause so much trouble. A rifle that accepts countless parts combinations can reward careful assembly and informed ammunition choices, but it also punishes guesswork. Some myths create...