• [FIREARM REVIEW] Canik TP9SA 9mm Review

    The Canik TP9SA is the second firearm in the “TP” series from Canik to hit US shores. The original was largely based on the Walther P99 series of firearms but Canik listened to user feedback and redesigned a lot of features on the gun for the current offering. Here’s what I’ve found with it so…

  • [PRODUCT REVIEW] Wolf Premium Oils

    This is a guest post from Dieter Heren, owner of Saltwater & Gunpowder. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. I’m sure that almost all of you have a gun cleaner/lubricant like Hoppes or Rem Oil that you like and use, and likely don’t ever use any other products. If it ain’t broke,…

  • [FIREARM REVIEW] SCCY CPX-2

    [FIREARM REVIEW] SCCY CPX-2

    The CPX-2 from SCCY (pronounced Sky) firearms has gotten a ton of attention over the last year due to its’ size, price, and reported reliability. Here’s what I found since I’ve owned the gun: Reliability Reliability is the number one factor for me when it comes to firearms; if everything else about a gun is…

  • [PRODUCT REVIEW] Advantage Tactical Sights

    These are neat. A different concept from your typical 3-dot sights, Advantage Tactical Sights offer a bit of geometry by having the user make a pyramid with their rear and front sights. During the review, I quickly found out that it didn’t take any getting used to. Advantage Tactical Sights are dubbed “The Problem Solving…

  • [HOLSTER REVIEW] Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 2.0

    This is the first time that you’ve probably ever heard someone say the following sentence: This is the holster that I’ve been looking for my whole life. Everyone that I talk to has one complaint about their holster: “It’s good, but it’s not perfect. I have a drawer full of holsters. Some are crap, some…

  • Serious Concerns About The Versacarry® Holster

    Today, we’re going to take a close look at the Versacarry® holster. This holster is technically not a holster, but a new yet-to-be-categorized firearm concealment system. Available since 2011, they are advertised as the ZeroBulk Holster®. While we generally agree with the old saying: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”,…

  • [FIREARM REVIEW] Canik 55 TP-9 9mm Pistol Review

    The Canik TP-9 is imported from Turkey by Century International Arms and comes to market somewhere between $300-350. That alone is enough to get the attention of many but when I heard the specs of the pistol it really caught my eye so I picked one up. Here’s what we found: Reliability For me, guns…

  • [FIREARM REVIEW] Heckler & Koch HK VP9 Review

    The H&K VP9 is scheduled to be released in mid July, but I was able to get my hands on a pre-release model. Myself and 2 of my friends headed out to the range to put the gun through its’ paces. Here’s what we found: Reliability For me, guns have to be reliable to be…

  • [PRODUCT REVIEW] “The Solo” multi-purpose tool by Koch Tools

    Anything in a photo with a Springfield XDs looks nice, but is that thing at the bottom of the image actually functional? Meet “The Solo” by Koch Tools. It’s a multi-purpose tool with a sleek design. What does it do you ask? It’ll get you out of a pinch in numerous ways. This Keychain/pocket tool…