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Neal Clement
Creative Director
Jan 31, 2026
How to Market Your Firearms Brand on YouTube (Without Getting Banned)
YouTube is still one of the best places to reach gun owners. It's also a minefield. Here's how to grow your channel without nuking your account.
Neal Clement
Creative Director
Jan 31, 2026
How to Market Your Firearms Brand on YouTube (Without Getting Banned)
YouTube is still one of the best places to reach gun owners. It's also a minefield. Here's how to grow your channel without nuking your account.
Neal Clement
Creative Director
Jan 31, 2026
How to Market Your Firearms Brand on YouTube (Without Getting Banned)
YouTube is still one of the best places to reach gun owners. It's also a minefield. Here's how to grow your channel without nuking your account.
Greg Case
Founder & Principal
Nov 23, 2025
Springfield Prodigy Compact: Goldilocks Gun?
Springfield Armory’s Prodigy Compact 4.25-inch is a “Goldilocks” double-stack 1911 built for EDC but capable enough for duty, home defense, and even competition. In over 500 rounds it ran flawlessly with quality ammo, delivered standout accuracy from a mechanical rest, and impressed with a crisp, lightweight trigger, excellent grip texture, and an optic-ready setup that flat-out performs.
Greg Case
Founder & Principal
Nov 23, 2025
Springfield Prodigy Compact: Goldilocks Gun?
Springfield Armory’s Prodigy Compact 4.25-inch is a “Goldilocks” double-stack 1911 built for EDC but capable enough for duty, home defense, and even competition. In over 500 rounds it ran flawlessly with quality ammo, delivered standout accuracy from a mechanical rest, and impressed with a crisp, lightweight trigger, excellent grip texture, and an optic-ready setup that flat-out performs.
Greg Case
Founder & Principal
Nov 23, 2025
Springfield Prodigy Compact: Goldilocks Gun?
Springfield Armory’s Prodigy Compact 4.25-inch is a “Goldilocks” double-stack 1911 built for EDC but capable enough for duty, home defense, and even competition. In over 500 rounds it ran flawlessly with quality ammo, delivered standout accuracy from a mechanical rest, and impressed with a crisp, lightweight trigger, excellent grip texture, and an optic-ready setup that flat-out performs.
Greg Case
Founder & Principal
Dec 16, 2025
Shinenyx G1A Review: Merging Thermal and NV
The Shinenyx G1A is a compact fusion monocular that truly overlays digital night vision and thermal into a single image, giving users better detection and better context in one view. In our evaluation it stood out for its ultra-wide field of view, simple controls, bright NV clarity, and excellent battery life across handheld, helmet, and rifle-mounted use.
Greg Case
Founder & Principal
Dec 16, 2025
Shinenyx G1A Review: Merging Thermal and NV
The Shinenyx G1A is a compact fusion monocular that truly overlays digital night vision and thermal into a single image, giving users better detection and better context in one view. In our evaluation it stood out for its ultra-wide field of view, simple controls, bright NV clarity, and excellent battery life across handheld, helmet, and rifle-mounted use.
Greg Case
Founder & Principal
Dec 16, 2025