Security can be defined as a state of being free from danger or threat. With the liberalization of concealed carry laws, a great many citizens have jumped on the bandwagon and taken a big step toward ensuring their personal safety. Although a concealed handgun does give you greater potential to control your immediate environment, it is merely part of a much bigger picture. Many other factors can come into play. Like many readers, I have taken responsibility for my own destiny and carry a concealed handgun on a daily basis. As a career law enforcement officer, I was also trained…
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The Brief: A shooting at a Toronto street festival on July 11, 2026, resulted in two deaths and four injuries. Police responded to gunfire on St Clair Avenue during a crowded cultural event. Officers secured the scene while tactical units launched a manhunt for the unidentified shooter or shooters. Authorities advised the public to avoid the midtown area as investigations continue. The incident highlighted the dangers of active shooter situations in dense crowds. Safety protocols for such events emphasize seeking structural cover, avoiding crowd bottlenecks, and moving away from the gunfire to prevent further casualties. TORONTO, ON — A sun-drenched…
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As the CANCON event series continues to grow, we continue to offer new, unique, tailored experiences for attendees and vendors alike. It’s more than just being the world’s largest fully suppressed public range day — it’s a peek behind the pages of our publications, and a full immersion into the RECOIL lifestyle. At our most recent CANCON in Clinton, South Carolina, there was an unexpected but perfectly fitting experience: the Foundation Cigar Company booth, which featured not only retail space but a dedicated lounge space for folks to take a seat, light a stick, and bond with both fellow enthusiasts…
How does Springfield’s SA-35 4-inch stack up as a daily carry gun?The very first pistol I ever bought was a Hi-Power clone, and to this day, it remains my favorite handgun. Besides the platform’s cool history and gorgeous looks, it fits my hand better than any other design, and the grip angle makes it a natural pointer for me as well. Of course, I’ve always wanted to carry it, but it’s just too big for me to comfortably do so. That’s why my ears perked up when Springfield Armory announced the SA-35 4-inch.Standard Hi-Powers have a barrel length of 4.7…
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Perhaps it’s a consequence of growing up in a consumerist society, but most of us become in some way conditioned to think that upon encountering any problem, our first and best course of action is to buy something to deal with it. Don’t get me wrong — a high-quality firearm and accessories are absolute musts for effective self-defense. However, they are not the only part of the equation. You have a high-quality Echelon 4.0C pistol topped off with a Vortex Defender-ST red dot sight. Are you ready for EDC? Where the shooting sports are concerned, the market is now filled…
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From the archives: RECOIL Magazine Issue 19, July/August 2015Photos by Kenda Lenseigne GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES What’s in the box? Camera equipment, tools, an extravagant lunch for you and that girl you’ve been trying to impress? Certainly nothing about it screams, “Insanely accurate sniper rifle that will quietly shoot the ’nads off a gnat at 800 yards.” Accuracy International has been around for four decades now, representing the last vestiges of a once-thriving gun industry in the country that used to be Great Britain. If you’re not familiar with names like Armstrong, Vickers, Whitworth, and BSA (no, not…
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RECOIL has teamed up with EOTECH to give one lucky reader a serious pistol optic upgrade: the EOTECH EFLX-CE Closed Emitter Pistol Optic. Known for professional-grade optics trusted by law enforcement, special operations professionals, and serious civilian shooters, EOTECH has built its reputation on speed, reliability, precision, and no-compromise performance. The EFLX-CE brings that same mindset to the pistol optic category with a rugged enclosed design built to keep the sight running when conditions get ugly. Whether your pistol is set up for home defense, duty use, competition, range work, or simply because you like your gear squared away, the…
The Smart-Assist light lets you get the light you need pointed right where you need it.Whether you need cleaning supplies or a rifle rest, the Real Avid Bore-Max Master Cleaning Kit workstation has everything you need for the range.In the warm weather months, I haul myself and a pile of gear to the range once or twice a week. In the winter, I go once a week unless there’s a snowstorm. I’m not looking for sympathy, or bragging: I’m just explaining my workday.And as part of the cargo load on each trip, I have to take gun cleaning stuff ……
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Everybody in this world knows the Rule of Threes. Three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food. It gets repeated in every survival class, every forum, every paperback with a compass on the cover.It’s a decent teaching tool. It’s also wrong more often than it’s right, and the real numbers — the ones from documented cases, hunger strikes, medical records, and people who got trapped in very bad places — are a lot stranger than the rule suggests. Some people died way faster than the rule says they should have. Others lived so much longer that…
