Springtac has arrived on the scene with a brand new IWB holster that’s been a long time coming. While many defensive pistols can be fitted with tactical lights and lasers, there are very few holsters available that will fit an accessorized pistol for concealed carry.

There are several games in which shooters can compete with handguns. There's the bullseye game for pure marksmen, PPC for policemen and IHMSA for long-range fanatics. Defensive shooters like to hone their skills with IDPA or IPSC, while Frontiersmen prefer SASS and its derivatives. I encourage all handgunners to try their hand at some form of competition because it teaches you about your ability to shoot under pressure, and that's very important. Plus, the atmosphere surrounding a match is great, particularly in the exchange of ideas, techniques and the like. It is indeed unfortunate that certain people always look for ways to get an edge, usually by shading the rules, if not actually breaking them. However, once there was a game that kept shooters from breaking the rules by severely restricting the number of rules in force. 

Day 3 of SHOT Show has come and gone, and this year's show has been one for the ages. There's no real end to the number of products that have been unveiled thus far, and the AmericanRifleman.org team will need weeks to bring readers up to speed in full. For now, though, NRA Editors have put together a list of some of the products that they've been lucky enough to cover thus far:

There are lots of 1911s in the market today, but since its probably the most popular semi-auto pistol in the United States, that is to be expected. However, some 1911s just seem to stand out from the others.

CCI has developed a subsonic .22 load that is both accurate and quiet, and it comes out of the barrel at a pretty good speed for a subsonic round.