Gear

Kinetic Concealment of Jackson, Tenn., has introduced new Combo Packs for its line of inside the waistband concealed carry holsters to allow owners to easily switch over to outside the waistband carry.

Being unable to fold the stock limits the AR’s ability to become significantly compact. Hybrid designs that eliminate the buffer tube work, but they tend to be heavy. What customers really needed was the ability to fold a factory AR buffer tube without affecting reliability.

While handguns are far and away the most popular firearms among female gun owners, AR-style rifles are making a major impact in the women’s market.

The innovative company that developed the 300 BLK round Honey Badger PDW is saying goodbye to long guns.

Sig Sauer just announced it is in full swing producing and shipping to dealers the much-anticipated MPX pistol.

Custom gun making can be a profitable side business, but it’s important to make sure you’ve considered all the benefits — and pitfalls — before you jump.

Popular movies and television shows depicting the coolest guns and accessories can really stoke the flames of customer interest. Be sure to have what’s hot and give prospective buyers a way to see them in action.

Shooting Sports Retailer had the chance to give the new RM380 a run during a writer's event at Gunsite Academy last year and the bantam-weight beauty is a hoot to shoot.

Rifles, pistols, ammunition and shotguns tend to make all the headlines at the 2015 SHOT Show. But look a little deeper and you’ll find lots of great gear and gadgets that are sure to bring your customers smiles.

When it comes to types of lasers, we need to think in two dimensions. The first relates to how a laser is integrated with the handgun. The second addresses the method of activation. That’s fancy terminology for “how does it turn on and off?”

The TacStar ADTAC M4 10-22 Stocks offer an adjustable M4-style buttstock with integrated compartments for two spare Ruger rotary magazines and a Picatinny tactical accessory rail is hidden in the fore-end.

Try standing out from the pack by offering your customers a firearm made just for them … and make money while you’re at it.

Generally pistol suppressors are not safe on rifles, and rifle suppressors just don’t work on pistols — except for 22LR ones. Not so with the Mystic X by Liberty Suppressor, which bridges that pistol-to-rifle gap nicely, allowing use on pistols, subguns and rifles from 5.56mm to 7.62 x 39mm.

Tactical continues its trend into the practical with this year’s offerings in defensive handguns, marked by concealable frames in bigger calibers. Manufacturers are giving shooters the gun they love in a size they can carry.

Tell us what you think about Tannerite and whether it should be legal to buy over the counter or face some regulation.

Once thought of as a training crutch or an expensive add-on prone to failure, lasers are becoming an essential part of any personal defense handgun setup.

You might encounter some of the more persistent myths and misconceptions when selling lasers. Thanks to the Internet and gun range banter, some things just get passed on without anyone stopping to think them through.