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Confessions of an Ex Cop: Young Police Officers Can Be Downright Dangerous
By Bud Harton I became a cop in the spring of 1969 after returning home from Vietnam. It’s hard to imagine now, but returning Vietnam veterans weren’t really appreciated by the American public at the...
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Springfield Armory’s New 15+1 Hellcat Pro OSP With Threaded Barrel
As SIG has done with the P365 before it, Springfield has built on the success of its Hellcat micro-compact pistol, making the basis of an entire platform including bigger models, with more capacity and...
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Gun Review: Beretta APX A1 Full Size Tactical 9mm Pistol
Last summer, Beretta updated their APX line of striker-fired handguns. The new Beretta APX A1 Full Size features better slide serrations, enhanced grip texturing, an improved trigger, a better recoil...
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My Hybrid EDC: ShaloTek Compensated P365 Slide Review
I spent much of the ’22-23 winter carrying a SIG P365-XMacro instead of the original P365 that I’ve been carrying as my EDC since early-ish 2018. The additional capacity was great, sure, but it was the...
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Dan Wesson DWX Compact Pistol Now Shipping
After a long, COVID-induced wait, Dan Wesson is shipping the Compact sibling of the DWX pistol, the aptly-named DWX Compact. The photos seen here are mine, because TTAG’s DWX Compact loaner just...
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Gun Review: Hi-Point JXP 10 10mm Handgun
By Tim Stetzer If you’re a fan of the Fallout or Cyberpunk video games, or the sci-fi or post-apocalyptic genres in general, then you probably know that writers and game designers seem to think that...
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Why I Shoot .40 S&W Ammunition With My Unmodified 10mm GLOCK 20 Pistol
First there was 10mm Auto. The FBI chose a watered-down loading — a 180 grain bullet at 975 fps instead of more like 1,300 fps — and a large-frame Smith & Wesson pistol through which to shoot it....
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Gun Review: Nighthawk Custom President 9mm 1911 Pistol
By Brett Klein Ever since John Moses Browning graced us with the 1911 pistol design over a century ago, countless manufacturers have been smitten, trying their darndest to perfect a design that is much...
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Gun Review: Standard Manufacturing SG22 Color Case Hardened 22LR Pistol
When we asked which classic firearm Colt should reintroduce a few years ago, a plurality of y’all voted for the Woodsman. While Colt hasn’t made one since 1977, Standard Manufacturing has taken the...
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Obscure Object of Desire: Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver
I like weird guns. In fact, I pretty much like all guns. I know in the past, some people haven’t understood some of my Obscure Objects of Desire, and I get it. That said, I think we can all agree the...
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Illinois Man Claims He Shot Himself in the Leg During a Dream About Burglars
NBC News reports on a Lake Barrington, Illinois man (it’s not clear whether or not he’s ever lived in Florida) who told cops he was dreaming when he fired a shot in his sleep, wounding himself in the...
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A Quick Gun Review: Ruger Mark IV Silencer Shop Host (the SSH)
As we’ve reviewed no shortage of Ruger Mark-series guns, including the Mark IV 22/45 Lite, Mark IV Target, Mark IV 22/45 Bull Barrel and more, this won’t be an in-depth gun review. The SSH, or Silencer...
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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson M&P 5.7 Pistol
After decades of consumers having exactly one option in a 5.7×28 pistol, the available choices have mushroomed in recent years. Now, in addition to the tried, tested, and proven OG FN FiveseveN MRD...
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Microstamping: Adventures in the Legislative Gun Control Multiverse
From the NRA-ILA . . . Gun control legislators often appear to inhabit an alternative universe, one with its own laws of time, science, logic, and common sense. Take, for example, the dogged and...
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Gun Review: FN 510 and FN 545 Big Bore Tactical Pistols
With the FN 510 and FN 545, Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal has expanded on their striker-fired tactical pistol line by introducing 10mm and .45 ACP versions of their already well established and varied...
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Concealed Carry Holsters to Live By
By Brad Fitzpatrick In most concealed carry courses holster selection feels like an afterthought. That’s understandable considering the amount of critical information that must be imparted in a short...
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Gun Review: SIG P365 XMACRO 17+1 9mm Pistol
SIG SAUER continues to expand on its modular P365 platform, this time by increasing capacity to the full-size pistol range and creating an offering for those wanting to jump on the compensated carry...
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Central Illinois NRA Youth Shooting Camp Returns After a COVID Hiatus
“This is fun!” That’s how one of GSL Defense Training’s new instructors described her first time volunteering at one of the nation’s longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camps in Bloomington this past...
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How to Stay Safe When You’re Out on the Trail — Carry A Gun
By David Liberman The woods are, for the most part, pretty darn safe. You can spend every weekend hiking through areas “infested” with dangerous wildlife, and see nothing more than a snowshoe hare or a...
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Taurus Announces the New TH45 DA/SA .45 ACP Pistol
Taurus is best known for its striker-fired line of 9mm pistols and a pretty extensive line of revolvers. Less well-known is their line of polymer, hammer-fired semi-autos for those who aren’t...
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