Richard Johnson is an American author, editor and entrepreneur.
A former police officer and trainer, he left public service and founded Tac6 Media, LLC.
Richard is a prolific writer with hundreds of articles related to firearms and law enforcement published by Harris Publications, Athlon Outdoors, NRA, Police & Security News, The Firearm Blog, Human Events and more.
If you spend any time around firearms, whether that’s at the range, in training classes, or just maintaining your everyday carry, you’ve probably had the rimfire vs centerfire conversation more than once. Most explanations stop at the basics: primer location, cost, maybe a quick nod to reliability. That’s fine for beginners, but it doesn’t answer the question most of us actually care about:
Which one matters for how I shoot, train, and protect myself?
In this Rattlesnake Tactical magazine review, Richard Johnson evaluates the new 34-round 9mm mags designed to work with double-stack Glock pistols. The magazines, each loaded with Blazer Brass ammunition, were provided to the author for free with the intent that they would be reviewed. Some links on this page are affiliate links. You can buy the RTAC magazines here for less than $6.
If you’re in the market for a higher-capacity Glock magazine and don’t want to pay a premium, the new Rattlesnake Tactical 34-Round Glock-compatible magazine is an option you want to consider.
In this Springfield Armory XD Mod.3 review, I received the gun as a loaner from the company to review. No agreement for a positive review was made or requested. All other items shown in the photos are personally owned by me.
The new Springfield Armory XD Mod.3 9mm pistol caught me off guard. The original XD line has been around for more than 20 years and remains in the company’s inventory. While Springfield Armory did sell a Mod.2 for a while, then the XD-M and XD-M Elite, I had figured the company was focusing future development energy into the Springfield Echelon line.
The first new gun for 2024 is the third generation of the KelTec Sub2000.
Announced the morning of Jan 1, the new folding carbine offers a range of upgrades from prior generations while still maintaining the bulk of the features that have made it so popular.
Welcome to the future.
The new Springfield Armory Echelon is a thoroughly modern pistol that incorporates all of the advancements made during the past 50 years of handgun design while introducing a brand new feature that has been sorely needed.