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SOLGW: The Final Thoughts Part 2
So here is where I’m going to break down the rounds that I fired through the gun during the review. One important thing to note is, I fired…
Read articleSOLGW: The Final Thoughts Part 1
So……about 6 months ago P&S was contacted by Michael Mihalski, who owns Sons of Liberty Gun Works, about reviewing one of his turnkey rifles, cause unlike most manufacturers,…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 3 of 3
By Aaron Moyer Welcome back to our three-part series on anti-gun debate, and thanks for sticking with me so far! In Part 1, we discussed the goals of…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 2 of 3
By Aaron Moyer And we’re back with Part 2 of our three-part series on anti-gun debate. In Part 1 , we discussed the goals of this series and the…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 1 of 3
By Aaron Moyer As a politically-involved civilian firearms owner, I’ve been in many debates about the role of guns in American society. Every time this happens, I find…
Read articleReal Threats To Our 2nd Amendment
We don’t do political posts on Primary & Secondary. In case anyone wonders, we are extremely Pro 2nd Amendment. A majority of the staff are current or former…
Read articleNINE PRINCIPALS OF WAR AND HOW THEY RELATE TO LE SWAT OPERATIONS
Credit is typically given to Clausewitz for the modern principals of war. I will attempt to break these down as they relate to LE SWAT missions. I did…
Read articleThe Sig Sauer P320 RX Review
Before we begin, let’s set some baselines to see if this review will be relevant to you. I primarily shoot Glocks. This was not a scientific, standards base,…
Read articleP&S Final Assessment SOLGW Carbine With Matt Shockey
Matt Shockey provides his final thoughts about the Sons Of Liberty Gun Works review conducted for Primary & Secondary. https://sonsoflibertygunworks.com/
Read articleLow Ready / High Ready Again
I recently read an article that was espousing the benefits of high ready over low ready. Within the article the author stated that one explanation for high ready…
Read articleRadical Firearms/Primary & Secondary
After hearing from our reviewer Shockey that Radical Firearms had visited his place of employment I felt it necessary to inform our readers as to why our review…
Read article“Candid and Unbiased”
Primary & Secondary was founded with the purpose of providing current and accurate information to people that need it. Based on our mission this write up is necessary…
Read articleP&S Glassware Now Available From AT Armor!
You have been waiting for a reason to finally place that order with AT Armor. The basket on the AT Armor web store has items waiting for checkout.…
Read articleThe Basics of Hosting a Training Class
By Adam Syfrett Many people entertain the idea of playing host to a professional instructor, in the hopes of potentially mitigating some of their own personal logistical hurdles…
Read articleProfessionalism In Posting Within Social Media
Unless this is your first encounter with Primary & Secondary, you’ll have more than likely noticed mention of ‘dis-information’ in today’s world of social media. In similar fashion…
Read articleArmorer Delusions
By Rick Largesse I recently attended a Remington AR-15/M4 Armorer Certification course. For two of us this was a re-certification, but for the other fifteen students, this was…
Read articleThe Varying Quality of the AR15 and Why. Part 1
By Will Larson, Owner: Semper Paratus Arms Over the course of the last few years and most recently in the last four years since I started teaching an AR-15…
Read articleTrends You Can Influence
The state of the gun industry rant: ON. Right now large gun industry entities are promoting and providing an outlet for non-rates (who probably should be classified as…
Read article“MIl-Spec” – The Minimum Standard For Quality
“Milspec” is a sales buzzword that provides a loose definition of the minimum standard of quality for a specific dependable combat weapon. There are several brands that say…
Read article2nd Amendment, Facts, & Social Media
We complain about liberal inaccuracies with firearms. Anti-gun agendas are using made up statistics and facts to scare people who don’t know better. Much of today’s pro-gun community…
Read articleWhy Primary & Secondary
Before microwaves we used ovens. Before cell phones we used payphones. Before the internet we used libraries (and we actually had to talk to people). Nowadays we get…
Read articleLaw Enforcement Case Law and What it Means for You
So after Bill Blowers and I discussed LE training on a ModCast recently, I got several questions regarding case law and how it applies to training and where…
Read articlePrimary & Secondary Podcasts Available Now!
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Read articleAn Armed Citizen’s Guide to the Online Firearms Galaxy
The internet is a wide open space with few rules and little supervision. Things in the real world such as credibility, lineage, and integrity can easily be counterfeited…
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