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Category: Knives & Tools

Owner of Reloaderaddict.com, Boyd Smith is a major handgun enthusiast, and although he owns Glocks, he prefers the revolving wheel type. His go-to guns are a Smith & Wesson 642 Performance Center for carry and a Ruger GP100 in the nightstand biometric safe (he has kids). He loads both revolvers with old-school 148-grain Federal Gold Medal .38 wadcutters. It’s OK if you think he’s a wimp. Email him.

The 4 Best Barrel Vises – Reviews 2025

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Getting a barrel vise makes a ton of sense since working on barrels can be one of the hardest things you ever do with a rifle. When installing them you have to get the torque just right and removing them it’s often a hassle because of how tight they are. So anything that makes a […]

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The 4 Best Universal Sight Pushers – Reviews 2025

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Why get a univerisal sight pusher? Because adjusting, installing and removing sights on a handgun is never easy, especially, if you’re like me, a gun nut with tons of guns. Actually, it’s never easy when you don’t have the right tools. A universal sight pusher is a must have tool for those looking to swap […]

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The 4 Best Ruger Security Six Accessories – Magnum Part Reviews 2025

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Adding accessories to the Ruger Security Six might not seem necessary at first. After all, the gun was designed in a time when the .357 Magnum reigned supreme for law enforcement and security forced, back when men were men (unwaxed, smoking, red-meat-eating) and didn’t carry plastic guns made in Austria. No, the Security Six has […]

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The 4 Best Colt Defender Upgrades – Accessories & Parts Review 2025

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Finding the right Colt Defender upgrades could be tricky since there are so many accessories to choose from. After all, the 1911 as a platform is one of America’s most beloved guns. The classic pistol served the military for decades and now serves the civilian world in a variety of applications—and a whole cottage industry […]

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The 4 Best Springfield EMP Accessories – 9mm Parts Upgrades 2025

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So why upgrade your Springfield 9mm, one of the best nine mm compacts, with accessories? While the EMP is a purpose-built, concealed carry 1911 is a great gun, it, like all stock weapons, can be improved via aftermarket parts. Those few accessories will go a long way to not only making your gun fit better […]

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The 4 Best Beretta 1201FP Accessories – Reviews 2025

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Adding accessories to your Beretta 1201FP makes a lot of sense. But first, you need to understand the purpose of the 1201FP. The shotgun is one of Beretta’s many inertia-driven tactical shotguns and differs from the 1201F by having a shorter barrel and being designed for tactical use. In other words, the 1201FP is a […]

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The 4 Best Remington 710 Accessories – Upgrades Review 2025

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So why get accessories for your Remington 710? Well, even though the 710 is a great rifle—the classic Remington 700 platform with a few improvements—no rifle is perfect. Besides, the the Remington 710 is designed to be customized, and to squeeze perfection out of the rifle, you need a few accessories. And we’ve got a […]

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The 4 Best Gunsmith Screwdriver Sets – Reviews 2025

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So why do gunsmiths need a specialized screwdriver set? Well, not everyone knows this, but it is not best to use any old screwdriver when working on guns. Common household screwdrivers are not designed for the precision screws used on firearms, and may more readily slip and mar the finish on your gun, or even […]

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The 4 Best Canik 55 TP9 Accessories – Reviews 2025

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So why get accessories for your Canik 55 TP9? Well, the Canik 55 TP-9 is a somewhat modified clone of the famous Walther P99 and some have claimed it to be an improvement due to things like the mag release function. However, nobody is selling a budget handgun with a full set of accessories, and […]

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The 4 Best Ruger P345 Accessories – Sight, Holster, Laser Reviews 2025

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Why get accessories for your Ruger P345? Well, the hard-hitting .45 ACP pistol is a titan that will last just about forever, and since it’ll last forever, you might be as well upgrade some parts. Even though it’s an older gun, there are a number of options to accessorize, improve, and customize the gun to […]

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The 5 Best Stevens 350 Shotgun Accessories – Reviews 2025

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So why get some accessories for your Stevens 350 shotgun? Well, the 350 is an interesting design. The bottom ejection really sets the gun apart and makes it a truly ambidextrous tactical shotgun. Sure, it’s a great shotgun out of the box, but to make it better suited to tactical use, it needs a few […]

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The 4 Best Ruger P89 Accessories, Upgrades & Parts — Reviews 2025

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The Ruger P89 is a classic American firearm. It’s affordable and reliable and was, for a while, everywhere. Is it perfect? No, but that’s okay. You see, the American firearms industry can do a hell of a lot to improve upon everyday handguns, and the P89 is the very definition of an everyday semi-auto pistol. […]

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The 4 Best Hunting Action Cameras – Video Filming Reviews 2025

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There are a great many ways to photograph and film your hunt; some people like a gun mounted camera, while others favor setting up a static camera near their blind or in their tree stand in order to record those thrilling moments leading up to a successful kill. However you want to do it though, […]

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The Best Stockman Knives – Pocket Knife Reviews 2025

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As your trusty companion for important tasks throughout the day, your pocket knife needs to be truly multi-purpose and convenient. While there are numerous different models of pocket knives for you to choose from, one of the most useful will be the classic Stockman knife. The Stockman is a pocket knife that is designed for […]

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The 4 Best Backpacking Lighters – Reviews 2025

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Even those who are not into survival and prepping themselves know that being able to start a fire is among the most crucial of survival skills. Fire is the only thing in a survival situation that can give you warmth from the cold weather, a means to cook food, security against hungry animals, and a […]

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The 4 Best Esee Knives – Reviews 2025

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The Esee knife was originally created by Jeff Randall, who was both a survivalist and an entrepreneur. From his experience, Randall knew what a good fixed blade wilderness survival knife needed, and the result is the Esee, which is equally at home with a cross-country backpacker as it is with a soldier or a law […]

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The 4 Best Cheap Bushcraft Knives – Affordable Knife Reviews 2025

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Bushcraft is an art that is so much more than just learning how to survive out in the wilderness (which in fairness is a form of art on its own). Instead, bushcraft is about how you can live out in the wilderness but with very limited resources. In true wilderness, there are no convenience stores […]

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The 4 Best Tree Stand Harnesses – Treestand Safety Reviews 2025

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Bow hunters know a tree stand is one of the best ways to successfully complete a hunt an animal, and they know too it also adds an element of danger to the hunt. Given the very real risks of falling from your stand, it is crucial to wear a tree stand harness. A quality tree […]

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The 4 Best Camping Shovels on the Market– Reviews 2025

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Shovels have been used for almost as long as mankind has existed.  The reason why is because their use is so wide-ranging and simply makes life easier in an outdoors or camping trip.  If you’re currently in the middle of making preparations for your next camping trip, including a good camping shovel in your preparations […]

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The 4 Best Armorer’s Wrenches – AR15, AR 15 Tool Reviews 2025

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Building an AR-15 is as American as watching baseball while eating apple pie at your mother’s house as bald eagles cavort in the backyard. A surprisingly simple firearm to assemble from parts, you only really need one specialized tool, and the ability to handle a few small fiddly bits, or at least an extensive vocabulary […]

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The 4 Best Camping Watches – Reviews 2025

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When you’re going to be camping or hiking out in the wilderness, there are certain items that you simply have to have with you, such as a GPS and compass for navigation, and a clock for telling the time. Camping watches, also known as survival watches, come with each of these items and more. They’re […]

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The 4 Best Camping Lighters – Reviews 2025

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One of your top priorities in any survival situation is to be able to make fire. A fire is the only thing that can keep you warm, give you light, provide a means to cook food and purify water, enable you to defend yourself, and offer you badly needed morale all at the same time. […]

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The 4 Best Neck Knives – Tactical Survival Kit Reviews 2025

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When did the neck knife originate? No one really knows, but it is known that it has been around for thousands of years all the way back to the first tribal people of Africa. Back then, neck knives were little more than a sharpened bone attached to a vine that was then set around the […]

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The 4 Best Snap Caps – 9mm, .22, 12 Gauge & Others Review 2025

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Also known as dummy cartridges, snap caps are devices that are in the shape of a normal cartridge but that lack a primer, powder, or an actual bullet. They are perfect training tools for conducting reloading and malfunction drills, and for also testing whether you have a flinch when you pull the trigger. Snap caps […]

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The 4 Best Entrenching Tools – Reviews 2025

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An entrenching tool can be one of the most valuable tools that you have in a survival situation.  Not only are they lightweight and compact enough to be easily carried around in your pack when out in the wilderness, but they also make things a whole lot easier when it comes to building shelters and […]

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