3D printed holsters: Fad or the future?

Plus, our most-read articles of the week! Exclusive items from americanhandgunner.com 3D Printed Holsters: Fad Or The Future? By Tom McHale [AH-Insider_3D-Printed-Holster image]( American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale explores new holster technology emerging in the market — 3D printed holsters. These aren’t your home 3D printer trinkets. Early samples are rock solid and appear every bit as durable as traditionally manufactured Kydex versions. Only time will tell if this emerging tech solves the problem of finding elusive holsters to fit all the gun and accessory combinations. [WATCH NOW]( The US Military’s M1911 Is Now Being Given The Savage Treatment Delivering Accuracy And Reliability — This Is Savage Built from stainless steel, the Savage 1911 has a dual recoil spring and machined sear and disconnector. While the look pays homage to the original, the Savage 1911 is built for hard use. From its nitride-coated titanium firing pin to the target crown on the barrel, this 1911 delivers accuracy and reliability. This is Savage. [LEARN MORE]( This Week’s Top Three The most popular articles from americanhandgunner.com [crank-Bullet-1 image]( The Life Cycle Of A Bullet By Will Dabbs, MD You shoot the pistol regularly as any responsible concealed carrier should. However, in each case, you just set the magazine with the good stuff aside while you blast away with cheap ball. You clean your pistol from time to time, but not that magazine. That top round gets loaded and unloaded a dozen times or more during that time. Along the way, it is also exposed to temperature extremes and salty man sweat. Throughout it all, you don’t give that bullet a conscious thought. And then it happens … [Read more ...]( [AHMA06-tactics-2 image]( I Was Wrong? Sorta By Ralph Mroz For years I promoted the practice of extremely close-quarter shooting, or hands-reach to contact-distance shooting, as a greater priority than traditional-distance shooting from 10 to 25 yards. However, it does not tell us the whole story of where we should place our training emphasis. [Read more ...]( [HJA24-INSIDER-1 image]( You Can’t Do That! So I Did ... By Roy Huntington Let’s just say it and get it out of the way. I think too many people underrate Charter Arms and Rock Island revolvers. They are what they are: relatively simple designs made to meet a price point. So, just as we don’t compare a $120,000 Mercedes with a $20,000 Kia, we shouldn’t do the same with guns like this and guns costing five or six times more. But shooters do. [Read more ...]( Thank you for reading American Handgunner. Comments or questions? We'd love to hear from you! Sincerely, Ashley McGee American Handgunner || insider@americanhandgunner.com Interested in reaching handgun enthusiasts? Contact FMG now for more details advertising@fmghq.com Copyright © 2024 FMG Publications. All Rights Reserved. [Facebook](  [Instagram](  [Pinterest](   FMG Publications | 225 W. Valley Parkway, Suite 100 | Escondido, CA 92025 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( [Constant Contact](