LEARN ALL ABOUT LASERS: WHAT BRAND, WHAT COLOR, AND WHY CONCEALED CARRY ISSUE ///SHOWDOWN THE SINGLE STACK 9MM THE GUNS OF 2 GUNS THE IDPA BACK-UP GUN NATIONALS Find Out What Guns Were Used and Which Ones Were Winners TRAIN UP: WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN FROM SOME OF THE TOP TRAINERS JANUARY 2014 GUNUP.COM CARRY ON. Mark Kresser, Taurus President & CEO /TaurusUSA @taurususa CarryOnMovement.com .410 PAIRS .22 LR .17 HMR 20 GAUGE PAIRS .22 LR .223 REM .243 WIN .44 MAG CARRY ON. SHOOTING IS IN HER BLOOD. NOW, PUT A ROSSI IN HER HANDS. WITH ADJUSTABLE FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS AND QUICK, TOOL-LESS INTERCHANGEABLE RIFLE/SHOTGUN BARRELS, THIS HIGH QUALITY FIREARM IS A YOUNG SHOOTER’S Mark Kresser, Taurus President & CEO PERFECT COMPANION IN THE WOODS OR AT THE RANGE. VISIT YOUR ROSSI DEALER AND START MAKING MEMORIES TODAY. /TaurusUSA @taurususa CarryOnMovement.com CONTENTS FEATURES GUNS OF 10 2 GUNS Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington tore up the big screen in this $27-million-dollar blockbuster. GunUp the Magazine staff writer Peter Barrett walks us through the !rearms used in 2 Guns. SPOTLIGHT: 16 SINGLE STACK 9S A side-by-side comparison of the Beretta Nano, the Kahr PM9, the SIG Sauer P938 and the Smith & Wesson Shield. Each gun has been objectively ranked on size, shootability and the accessories available. THE LASER 22 CONNECTION Lasers can be a very bene!cial addition to any defensive !rearm. Zack Carlson walks us through some of the different options. IMPROVE YOUR GAME CONDITIONAL 10 26 THE GUNS CONCEALED CARRY OF 2 GUNS In this month’s workout article Jordan Miller works our own “guns” with these bicep and tricep workouts that will keep your arms ready for recoil control. DEFENSIVE 30 HANDGUN 101: GET TRAINED Training is an important part of concealed carry. Here, we take a look at some of the different classes that are available from some of the top training academies around the country. MASTERING THE 34 REVOLVER RELOAD Reloading a revolver is completely different, and maybe just a little bit more complicated, than reloading 16 a semi-automatic handgun. Rob THE 9MM Reed takes us through the steps SHOWDOWN necessary to perform a good revolver reload. 4 GUNUP.COM | JANUARY 2014 CONTENTS TRAVEL GUNUP ON FACEBOOK WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND GUNUP? 2013 IDPA INAUGURAL 38 BUG NATIONALS The !rst International Defensive Pistol Association Back-Up Gun Nationals were held this year in Spring!eld, Massachusetts. We give readers a chance to explore Spring!eld and learn about this unique match. THE GREATEST GEAR 5 QUESTIONS EVERY 44 CONCEALED CARRIER ASKS ONCE Photo Credit: Yamil Sued, hotgunshots.com Yamil Photo Credit: How does one pick out a concealed GUNUP AT THE INAUGURAL IDPA BUG NATIONALS carry holster? What about Our General Manager, Caleb Giddings, places second Master in the Revolver ammunition? Learn all this and more division at the 2013 IDPA BUG Nationals. He was shooting his Smith & as we explore some of the basic Wesson 640 Pro Series. questions of concealed carry. 48 CONCEALED CARRY: STATISTICS OR GUNUP THE MAGAZINE EMOTIONAL? MOBILE Staff writer Anette Wachter asks Look for GunUp the Magazine in the question of whether concealed the iTunes store, in the Google carry is statistical or emotional, and Play store for Andriod devices, and explores her own feelings while on Amazon for the Kindle Fire. providing advice on some of the different options for concealed carry. Contributors (WRITER) (WRITER) (WRITER) (WRITER) (WRITER) (WRITER) ROB ZACK PETER ANETTE JORDAN CALEB REED CARLSON BARRETT WACHTER MILLER GIDDINGS www.examiner.com www.thegunbench.com www.papadeltabravo.com www.30calgal.com www.run2gun.com gunupthemagazine.com Rob Reed is a NRA Zack Carlson is Peter Barrett has Anette Wachter, aka Starting at a young Caleb Giddings is Training Counselor a !rearm and been a street sweep, 30CalGal, picked age, Jordan Miller a gun writer and in the Detroit area. accessories critic a dishwasher, an up long range developed a driving competitive shooter He writes as the based in Northern underpaid computer shooting in 2009 passion for both based out of Sioux Michigan Firearms Idaho. He is most geek, and he even and within two years hunting and sports. Falls, SD. When Examiner and known for his many owned a video was invited to try His dedication to his not shooting guns Detroit Gun Rights !rearm podcast game store, but he out with the US physical !tness paid or writing about Examiner at appearances. has always been Ri"e Team. In 2011 off in the form of them, he is probably www.examiner.com. Zack’s fans a shooter. Active Anette won the BC accolades, medals, asleep. appreciate his in USPSA, IDPA, Ri"e Championship and a collegiate insight into the multigun and also and took three scholarship to play !rearms industry a collector of curios National records. In basketball; but due to his day and relics, he has 2012 her US Team most importantly, job at Lone Wolf yet to !nd a shooting Hayes took the it resulted in a life- Distributors. discipline that wasn’t Silver Medal at US long commitment interesting to him. Nationals and then to physical !tness SUBSCRIBE TO GUN UP THE MAGAZINE He lives in central went on to South and healthy living. 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Con- speci!cally for sporting purposes, there are short or cheap. cealed carry is as important of a decision as GUN SAFETY FOUR BASIC RULES very few enthusiasts who are not intense- Investing in good equipment and valuable eating right and exercising often, but make ly interested in self-defense. For some this training is not as expensive or as time taking sure you do it right. may just mean home defense, but most gun as it sounds, but it is important to remem- 1 TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY ARE LOADED. enthusiasts eventually decide to carry con- ber what’s on the line when you are buying cealed. and training for self-defense. Choosing to 2 KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL It’s an important decision, and a big one. protect yourself and your family is a good YOUR SIGHTS ON THE TARGET. Carry concealed is a lifestyle choice, and decision, but choosing to do it poorly can be Shelley Sargent, Editor can be a big change for some. By choosing worse than not doing it at all. 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