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SHOT Show: Adams Arms at Range Day
My “go-to” AR-15 upper is an Adams Arms piston piece, and not even one of their fancy ones. Just a Magpul MOE handguard and no other frills or add-ons of which to speak. I’ve had great success with...
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In Defense of Cabot Guns
You need to get from the airport to a business meeting. Take a cab! It’s quick, it’s easy and it beats the hell out of public transportation. Alternatively, at least in theory, you could have a driver...
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New from Magnum Research: Limited Edition Desert Eagle Cheetah
Ralph loves him some Deagle. Our resident self-confessed Smith & Wesson weenie’s Magnum Research IWI Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50AE review concluded “Shooting a Desert Eagle is like taking a...
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Gun Review: Law Enforcement Trade-In GLOCK 22
My go-to FFL, Best Buy Surplus, has always had a steady supply of LE trade-in GLOCKs. Suffice it to say, they’re fans of the genre. Last month they received a shipment of over 300 of these pistols —...
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New From Beretta: APX Striker-Fired Modular Pistol – Is This The Army’s New...
“‘Beretta unveiled its first striker-fired pistol at the IDEX 2015 show in Abu Dhabi, saying it incorporates the latest developments in tactical handguns and will have an ‘aggressive price vs...
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Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge of the Day: 4-Year-Old Shot By...
“[Alaska State] Troopers say the family was leaving a pickup when the woman’s .357-caliber handgun fell out of its holster, struck the pavement on its hammer and fired,” cbsnews.com reports. “The shot...
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Napoleonic Imitation or Concealed Carry?
Many historians have speculated have about the classic hand in the jacket pose for Civil War photographs. The most likely theory: the subjects were mimicking Napoleon’s trademark pose, immortalized in...
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Gun Review: Dan Wesson 715 .357 Revolver
We would all be lucky to have a reputation as stellar as Dan Wesson revolvers do. Unfortunately, hope as gun owners did, DW didn’t manufacture any for many years. Except for only a few special runs,...
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SHOT Show 2015: Smith & Wesson New Products Booth Tour
Dan and I got a tour of the new-for-2015 products from S&W and Thompson/Center. Details in the video above, and a few photos follow. . . Standard M&P full size & compact in FDE: Special...
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Army Refuses to Reconsider Beretta’s M9A3
Matt Cox over at Military Times’ KitUp blog apparently has the inside scoop on Beretta’s attempt to get the Army to choose their new M9A3 handgun as the service pistol of the future. Like a last-ditch...
View ArticleDefense Distributed Offers $15k Bounty for Carbon Fiber 3D Printer
You’ll no doubt remember Cody Wilson as the “inventor” of the world’s first plastic 3D printed gun. To take his process to the next level, Cody’s company Defense Distributed pre-ordered an $8k carbon...
View ArticleSHOT Show 2015: Whitney Wolverine by Olympic Arms
Although I’ve never seen or held one, I’ve always had an affinity for the [now] retro-futuristic, Art Deco looks of the original, 1950’s Whitney Wolverine. It was pretty good looking with the blued...
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A Lifetime of Luger-Mania
By Joel Kolander [via rockislandauction.blogspot.com] Rock Island Auction Company has been extremely privileged during our last few Premiere auctions to host the Gene Smith Military Collection. Mr....
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Deep in the Heart of Texas: TTAG Tours STI
I love a machine shop, I love guns, and I love me some Texas. So it was a lot of fun for me to visit STI, the manufacturer of exceptional 1911 and 2011 pistols in Georgetown, Texas. I’ve reviewed...
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3D Printed Škorpion vz. 61
The Skorpion vz. 61 is one of my favorite firearms of all time. The gun is an absolute pleasure to shoot, but alas there aren’t many semi-auto versions available for those of us without tons of cash...
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Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge of the Day: Revenge of the GLOCK...
Franklin County couple injured after woman’s Glock goes off in purse roanoke.com announces. See? We told you off-body carry was a no-no. That’s doubly true when a GLOCK has jealousy issues. “Lt....
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Which Gun Would You Grab: Hiking in Bear Country Edition
Submitted for your consideration: two revolvers manufactured by the firm of Smith & Wesson. The Performance Center 460XVR loads three different calibers of ammunition (.45 Colt, .454 Casull and...
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New from Heizer Defense: PAK1 “Pocket AK Pistol” in 7.62×39
Heizer Defense is taking the derringer thing to next level with their PAK1 “Pocket AK Pistol.” Set to debut at the NRA Show in Tennessee (no photos ’til then), the 7.62×39 PAK1 is the company’s fourth...
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Is the Long Wait for a GLOCK Single Stack 9mm About to End?
OK, hold on. Previous rumors of the advent of the long-awaited single stack 9mm GLOCK have ended in many tears and much gnashing of teeth. But once again, the interwires are abuzz with hints, photos...
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BREAKING: Introducing the GLOCK 43, GLOCK’s Very First Single Stack 9mm
By Brandon via concealednation.org Well folks, it’s finally here. Glock has answered the calls for a single stack 9mm, and she’s a beauty. Just a hair bigger than it’s little brother, the Glock 42,...
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