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RECOIL is a publication dedicated to the lifestyle of today’s shooting enthusiast. Each edition showcases the newest firearms, gear, and accessories, along with technology insights, reviews, and buying guides. The coverage also extends to a variety of products, including watches, survival gear, and vehicles that resonate with the contemporary shooter's way of life.

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Detective Retrospective: Girsan MCP35 PI LW OPS

4 days ago | recoilweb.com | Iain Harrison

The Browning Hi Power is one of the most successful handgun designs of all time. In the course of its near-century of production, it has been made not just by FN in Belgium, but also across the globe, often under license from FN, but also by simply ripping off the design. One licensed manufacturer was FM (confusing, we know) of Argentina, which produced a chopped version of the Hi Power with a 3.9-inch barrel that they named the Detective.
Best .30-06 Rifles: Obsolete Or A Classic?

5 days ago | recoilweb.com | Alice Jones Webb

Although the .30-06 Springfield has been around for almost 120 years, this capable cartridge isn’t ready for retirement just yet. With an impressive military pedigree and the ability to put down any game animal in North America (and a fair number in Africa), this versatile cartridge still deserves a spot of honor in the modern shooting world. If you’re looking for a rifle chambered in this quintessentially American cartridge, we’ve got you covered.
Best .410 Shotguns: Not Just for the Kiddos

1 week ago | recoilweb.com | Alice Jones Webb

Although once considered a little gun for little shooters, the .410 bore has recently experienced a major surge in popularity among shooters of every age and size. From fun backyard plinking to serious pursuit of legendary longbeards, let’s look at what continues to fuel the .410’s fame.
The Balance Dance: FN Reflex XL MRD

1 week ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

We’re always searching for the compromise that compromises less. The best current balance of weight, capability, and mobility. This dance has taken many forms over the years, but the big needle moves always occur after something new disrupts the status quo. Over two decades ago, one such disruption happened in the world of concealed carry with the release of tiny polymer micro-nines.
Premier Body Armor Everyday Armor T-Shirt: Now With Side Plates

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | David Lane

The arms race between weapons and protection is one that dates back to around the time fire was invented. While IIIA panels might not be the most interesting evolution in that tug-of-war, the size, comfort, and concealability of modern armor are wildly impressive. Premier Body Armor has just released its latest version of the popular Everyday Armory T-Shirt. Since I’m a sucker for anything new and interesting, I got to give one a proper test. PROS: Armor. Every day.
Leather is Luxury: Natural Carry Holster Care

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

In the 21st century, a polymer pistol in a plastic holster is the norm. They have excellent retention and have gotten quite comfortable. New manufacturing methods and materials are cheap and accessible. Still, the allure of leather remains, perhaps because humans have been using animal skins longer than we’ve been using language. Heck, our earliest evidence of leather comes from processing tools that date back over 100,000 years.
Kimber 2K11: Double-Stack Race Gun

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Steven Kuo

Double-stack 1911-style pistols (more colloquially known as 2011s) have generated pretty strong reactions — positive and negative — among the firearms community over the years, but it’s safe to say that they’ve now cemented their position as high-performance pistols. We don’t need to tell you about the 1911, the most American of American pistols, chiseled out of pure badassery by Saint John Moses Browning himself.
Best Seax Blades For EDC

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Mike Searson

Since our founding in 2012, RECOIL remains the premier firearms lifestyle publication for the modern shooting enthusiast. We deliver cutting-edge coverage of guns, gear, accessories and technology. We go beyond basic reviews, providing no B.S. buyer’s guides, hands-on testing and expert analysis on everything from firearms and survival equipment to watches and vehicles.
Caldwell’s ClayCopter Hand Held Thrower: Blasting Targets From The Sky

3 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Jack Hennessy

Several years ago, against the base of a mountain north of Spokane, friends and I escaped from our service-industry jobs to shoulder shotguns, sling clays, and let fly strings of lead, watching as the discs turned to dust and showering pines and dirt in bursts of orange. It was cheap fun — gas was likely more expensive than the $10 for 90 clays and the other $10 for the handheld disc thrower we forgot back at home.
The Pistol of the Past's Future: Kimber KDS9c

3 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

Though the seeds of Kimber were sown in the late 1970s and many rifles and designs came before, everything really came to fruition with the release of their first 1911 pistol in 1997. And damn, they really shook things up by releasing a standard gun full of previously-custom-only features at a lower price point. With the launch of the KDS9c, Kimber seeks to do the same again.