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Palm Pistol Soldiers On
We’ve been covering the Palm Pistol since the asthma inhaler-a-like firearm hit the net in July 2010. To say that inventor Matthew Carmel was unhappy with TTAG readers’ lack of enthusiasm for the...
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TTAG 2014 Reader’s Choice Award, Best New Handgun: SIG SAUER P320
Accuse us of favoritism all you want, but our fingers were nowhere near the scale on this one. With just over 20% of the vote, SIG SAUER’s P320 has been duly elected as our reader’s favorite new...
View ArticleRuger GP100: How It’s Made
There’s something Fishy about this video, which shows how Ruger assembles their righteous GP100 revolver. I’ll leave it to you to figure it out. Meanwhile, one of the main reasons we like Ruger’s more...
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Gear/Gun Review: MechTech C.C.U. (Carbine Conversion Unit)
Do you own a GLOCK? A 1911? Well if you do, MechTech Systems of Kalispell, Montana has a C.C.U. for you. That’s Carbine Conversion Unit and it does just that — converts your pistol into a carbine with...
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Smith & Wesson Using Razor Blade Strategy to Win Army Contract?
TTAG never holds posts for more than a day; even the “evergreens.” Not so fool.com. Writer Rich Smith’s post on the competition for the Army’s new sidearm sat on the sidelines for almost a week,...
View ArticleNew From Browning: Browning 1911-380, The Right 380
John M. Browning designed the .380 cartridge. To quote Michael Caine, not a lot of people know that. Browning’s Scott Grange (above) touts this fact as he promotes his employer’s new JMB design-based...
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Brooklyn Cops Planting Guns. Allegedly.
“A Brooklyn man who claimed the police manufactured gun-possession charges against him had his case dismissed on Thursday, amid two investigations into the practices of a group of police officers in...
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Next Step in ATF Pistol Arm Brace Decision: Declaratory Relief
On Friday, just before the end of the work day, the ATF released a bombshell of a declaration. In their opinion the previous letters claiming SB Tactical’s stabilizing arm brace is perfectly legal...
View ArticleComing Soon: Dan Wesson 715 Review
SHOT Show is going to delay my writing of the Dan Wesson 715 revolver review. As there was a decent amount of interest in Dan Wesson’s return to the wheel gun game here in the comments under a few...
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Perceived Carry Decoys Edition
Aside from pointing out the fact that firearm designs are patented, words fail me. So here’s the inside dope from pcdcarry.com: Perceived Carry Decoys is a veteran owned entity that offers the worlds...
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Old From Caracal: Caracal F
Last we heard from Caracal, their U.S. website had been hijacked and no one was answering the phone. We pronounced TOD and, finally, moved on. And yet there it was: Caracal’s bay at the 2015 SHOT Show...
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New from Remington: “Improved” R51
Last year, the R51 was quite possibly the biggest flop of the entire show. Brought out to much fanfare and marketing buzz, the final production guns turned out to be an unmitigated disaster. It was so...
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New from Canik: TP9SA Pistol
New to the market from Canik is the single action version of its TP9, called the TP9SA and imported into the US by Century Arms. An MSRP of about $399 gets you two, 18-round magazines and all of the...
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Obscure Object of Desire: Arsenal RS-1 Knife/Revolver
I rolled into Las Vegas two days early because the distributor in my truck started acting up and cut my coyote hunting trip short. So while I was here, I decided to check out a few of the local gun...
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SHOT Show: GLOCK 40 MOS (10mm)
Last year GLOCK went small with the GLOCK 42. This year GLOCK turned 180 degrees in the other direction by releasing the largest piece of Perfection to date: the Gen 4 G10 in 10mm. This hand cannon...
View ArticleSHOT Show 2015: Tour of CZ Custom
Angus Hobdell of CZ Custom was kind enough to give us a tour of many of their 2015 offerings, some of which are available directly through the CZ-USA distribution network.… Continue Reading The post...
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New From Taurus: Wings, Convertible Hammers, Metal, and Curves.
New for 2015 and in stark contrast to some other companies, Taurus gives you wings. Well, they’ve given the TCP wings. For those with diminished finger, grip, or arm strength and/or limited dexterity,...
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Heizer Introduces Semi-Auto 45ACP Handgun
Heizer, the same people who brought you such firearms as the pocket sized .410 shotgun and now the pocket sized 5.56 handgun, are bringing to market a 45ACP semi-auto handgun. The concept is that the...
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New from Crimson Trace: Green Everything
Crimson Trace is best known for their eponymous red lasers, but they have been steadily branching out into green lasers as well. The power hungry and clunky green diodes have been a problem, but it...
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New From PWS: Enhanced Duty Slide for GLOCK
Primary Weapons Systems has released a replacement slide — the EDS or Enhanced Duty Slide — for Gens 1-3 GLOCK 17 and 19 pistols. Swapping this slide onto your gun is supposed to improve the trigger...
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