Elzetta Lights Up Your Life with New Offerings at SHOT
Elzetta, the Kentucky-based manufacturer of tactical lights and mounts, famously made waves by demonstrating the toughness of their lights by hammering hundreds of nails with them. That toughness is made possible by starting off with mil-spec type III hard anodized 6061-T6 aluminum bodies and filling them with fully potted electronics, 7/8″ thick acrylic lenses instead of reflectors and a variety of beefy tail cap options. At SHOT Show 2014, Elzetta showcased some of their latest wares which, as with all of their modular flashlights and mounts are made in the USA using American materials, American tooling and American labor. Continue reading
Sticky Holsters for IWB-Tuck Get a Welcome Update
Following last year’s SHOT Show we did a review of Sticky Holsters, a relatively new holster that offers a big improvement over standard no-holster IWB or pocket carry. It was tough to find fault with the well-performing affordable holster. It does exactly what it says it will do: place your pistol into the Sticky Holster, tuck the whole contraption into your waistband in your favorite position and at your favorite angle and it stays put and stays comfortable. It does SOB, AIWB or just about anything else you ask of it.
Despite it’s nearly flawless operation, we did have a couple of small gripes with certain pistols. Given the relatively generic nature of the holsters (17 models that fit almost all pistols), the fact that they hiccup on some models isn’t the end of the world. The latest update to Sticky Holsters should alleviate the issues we noted in the standard version. Continue reading
(Almost) Zero Bulk Concealed Carry
Tucking your CCW pistol into your waistband is a fast, easy way to conceal your firearm without adding the bulk (or expense) of a holster. However, this style of so-called “Mexican carry” is not without its issues.
The first concern is safety, as it generally leaves the trigger exposed and could spell trouble if your finger or some other object inadvertently gets inside of the trigger guard and onto the bang switch. If you choose to tuck your pistol into your belt, to pocket carry or to use some other method that does not shield the trigger, be aware of this and exercise appropriate caution to prevent a dangerous situation.
The next issue with having a gun just stuffed into the waist of your pants is that it relies on the pressure between your belt or pants and your body to hold the pistol in place. This is all well and good if you’re not being particularly active, but throw some motion into the mix and your carry piece could shift around into an awkward position or even slip down your pant leg (Plaxico Burress, anyone?).
For some time KelTec owners have enjoyed a beautifully simple improvement over simply cramming a loaded firearm into their pants: a small clip that mounts to the frame of the gun to hold it in place. Unfortunately this hasn’t been an option for owners of many other firearms. Until recently. Continue reading
The GunLink Holiday Gift Buying Guide
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The holiday season is upon us and with it comes the tradition of gift giving. Black Friday is coming right up and, with ammo still scarce and firearm prices still high, shopping for the firearms enthusiast in your life might seem like a daunting task, but fear not. Whether it’s going under a tree, into a stocking, around a Festivus pole or elsewhere, GunLink is here to make it easy to find the right gift. While you’re at it, go ahead and pick up something for yourself. You deserve it. And if you are going gun shopping on Black Friday, don’t forget about the extended Black Friday NICS background check hours.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
We’ll start off with the easy stuff. How about the gift of the Second Amendment? Gifting a membership to RKBA organizations or making a charitable donation is easy, affordable and beneficial to us all. In addition to helping defend 2A rights, membership in some organizations (e.g. NRA) includes extra benefits like magazines, firearms insurance and more. Memberships can generally be purchased online, so you don’t even have to get dressed to go shopping for them. Save $10 on NRA memberships here. The offer is good on new memberships as well as renewals, so you can get one for the whole family, even if they’re already members. There are plenty of other great organizations as well, such as GOA, JPFO (bonus points for ironic Christmas gifting), SAF, The Firearms Coalition and more, so you have plenty of choices.
Something to Hold On To
Looking for something more tangible? Maybe something… wearable? Something to make a Second Amendment statement? Check out some of the slick shirts from Infringed Apparel. A USMC veteran-owned company, Infringed Apparel offers a selection of great no-bones-about-it pro-gun gear. As their mission statement says, they’re “taking this fight directly to the liars who are attacking our US Constitution.” It might not be wearing your heart on your sleeve, but it’s wearing your love of the Constitution on your chest. You can also find more RKBA gear such as shirts, iPhone cases, mugs and more in the GunLink Store.
Firearms enthusiasts love getting new gear and Continue reading
Keep Your Skills Sharp with New Dry Fire Practice Accessories
In a perfect world, we would all be able to hit the range a couple times a week for some target practice and burn through a couple hundred rounds of ammunition to keep our drawing and shooting skills honed. Even without skyrocketing ammo prices (when you can find ammo, that is) this still requires packing up all your gear, traveling back and forth to the range and cleaning everything once you’re finished. Dry firing practice at home can be a useful way to practice drawing, trigger pulling and manipulating firearm controls while saving your ammo and range fees, but it isn’t quite as good as the real thing.
We got a chance to look at a number of products at SHOT Show 2013 that provide a happy medium between range time and standard dry fire practice. These products include the Beamhit line from L-3 (think EOTech), Top Gun computer-aided shooting training system from Op.Electronics and the Laser Trainer line from Laserlyte, each of which allows you to train at home with your own (unloaded!) firearm. Continue reading
Self-Securing ‘Sticky Holsters’ Provide Flexible Carry Options
Mike Christoff’s “Sticky Holsters” had already been around for over a year before we first started hearing the name. Last year, the name came up again in the Gear Review section of the GunLink forums and again when we asked who we should visit at SHOT Show 2013. Well, we visited them at the show and we’re glad that we did.
The first response when the holsters were mentioned on the forums was probably a common one: “They’re sticky?” Sticky Holsters aren’t so much sticky like glue as they are just “high friction.” The IWB holster is constructed of three layers: a layer of padding sandwiched between the textile interior and the rubberized exterior skin, which is somewhat similar to the material on the those no-slip dashboard mats that keep your cell phone or GPS from sliding away when you go around a corner.
This construction allows the holster to work without loops, clips or other gadgets to keep it in place. Combined with the “sticky” exterior, pressure from your waistband holds Continue reading
