Who doesn’t love a road trip? Especially if you get to work on guns. A few weeks back, team XS’ marketing and engineering team hit the road and traveled down to San Antonio to take the Glock Armorers professional training course at Nardis Gun Club. Nardis has an absolutely beautiful facility; if yo …

Understanding Night Sights' Role in ShootingKey Question: "Should I have night sights on my gun?" Ideal for self-defense scenarios, where 65-70% occur in low light. Night sights: Essential for low-light shooting, enhancing accuracy and confidence. Welcome! In this blog, we’re going to dive into the …

The handgun market is a crowded space. There seems to be a pistol in every size imaginable and to suit every conceivable need – for duty, concealed carry, home defense, or just as a new range toy. Some of these guns are pretty ho-hum. The vast majority get the job done well, with reliability and …

Glock handguns are renowned for their reliability, but let's face it - the factory sights could use an upgrade. Glock handguns were designed to be easily field serviceable with replacement parts, and part of Gaston Glock’s brilliant design was to make the sights easy to change.While the stock plasti …

The Glock family of pistols has been revolutionary. Glock handguns, (more or less) singlehandedly, completely displaced metal DA/SA pistols in the 90s, just like metal pistols replaced revolvers. Glocks have also had tremendous staying power; into their fourth decade, they are perhaps more popular t …

The HK VP9 and the Glock 19 are two extremely well-regarded pistols in the defensive space. The Glock is the reigning champion, being the darling of law enforcement, military, and special ops personnel, as well as one of the most popular concealed carry pistols ever. Introduced in 1988, the Glock 19 …

The Glock family of pistols are perhaps the most prolific firearms in America. Introduced on this continent in the mid-80s with the Glock 17, Glock pistols quickly became the favorite of law enforcement agencies and Citizen gun owners alike. Boasting impressive firepower, lightweight feel, and setti …

There are various subgroups of shooters: male and female, seasoned and novice, competition, hunting, and defensive. Each subgroup of shooters has its own needs for a firearm. This article is going to combine female shooters and beginners. It will focus on the needs particular to the female populat …

“You can’t miss fast enough to win a gunfight.” I’ve heard these words for years from gunfighting instructors. Rarely, though, do we take the time to really let the meaning of that catchy little phrase sink in. What does it mean? It means that in a gunfight, only hits count. Getting “metal on meat,” …

All right guys and gals, it’s time to set your sights on another drill! Following on the previous drill where I was working on a concealed draw, let’s do another concealed carry/EDC drill! It’s time to talk about SCAT!For those that might have grown up around a farmer or rancher, the term “sc …