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First Video of the GLOCK 43 Single Stack 9mm in Action

By Brandon via concealednation.org From the YouTube channel of PersonalDefenseWorld.com, they show us the GLOCK 43 in action at the range; the newly-announced single stack 9mm. Bob Radecki, GLOCK...

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I Hate GLOCKs. But I’m Buying a GLOCK 43.

I’ve never been a fan of the GLOCK aesthetic. Or their trigger. Or the grip. Or the takedown system. Really everything about the gun irks me in some way. Heck, if given the option between running a...

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A Look Inside Wilson Combat’s Manufacturing Shop

There isn’t really much debate when it comes to the quality of Wilson Combat’s 1911 handguns. There are only a couple of true custom 1911 builders in the United States, and Wilson Combat is the...

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What’s Wrong With This Picture: James Bond Edition

As David Codrea points out at the pop-up-tastic examiner.com, Bond actor Daniel Craig once declared that “I hate handguns. Handguns are used to shoot people and as long as they are around, people will...

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Gun Review: Rock Island Armory GI Standard FS 1911

I expect a high-priced tool to work well; that’s certainly true for a firearm. But what I really love to see: an inexpensive gun perform well. That’s probably why I’ve bought a couple dozen Mosin...

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5 Insanely Large Caliber Handguns

By Eric Nestor via wideopenspaces.com We love pistols and we love huge calibers. Why not mate the two for some true Frankenstein-like guns? These guns are ginormous. Just how we like them. Out of...

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TTAG Exclusive! Gun Review: SIG SAUER MPX Pistol

The SIG SAUER MPX might be the most anticipated new “rifle” among TTAG’s readers. Sight unseen in the civilian market, they awarded it the highest honor last year naming it 2014’s Best New Rifle, and...

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Gear/Gun Review: CZ 75 Kadet Adapter

Sure, .22 LR has been a bit hard to come by over the last couple of years. That’s a change from the norm, of course, where .22 LR was the choice for inexpensive practice. While owning dedicated .22...

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GLOCK Engineer Discusses Development of GLOCK 43

You’d think that the design, engineering and manufacturing challenges of producing the new sub-sub compact GLOCK 43 would be fairly routine for Gaston’s mob. The 43 is, after all, a GLOCK. All GLOCKs...

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New from Beretta: 92FS with Built-in Lasermax Laser

Lights, lasers. Who needs ‘em? My take: a hand-held flashlight is a wonderful thing that prevents muzzle discipline issues and reduces the possibility of, I dunno, shooting the wrong person. Lasers...

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New from Magnum Research: Baby Desert Eagle III

Our man Ralph loved him some Desert Eagle. Not the baby Eagle. The fully-fledged Magnum Research IWI Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50AE. A giant amongst handguns, in terms of size, caliber and action (gas...

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Taurus Recalls Curve For Unstamped Barrels

From taurususa.com: We recently discovered that a batch of the new Curve™ pistols left our facility without the caliber (.380 Auto) prominently displayed. We are requesting that these firearms are...

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Question of the Day: Red Dot Sight for Your Handgun?

Five years ago, gun guru Gabe Suarez predicted “there will be many naysayers, but watch, in ten years – every EDC gun will have red dot sights.” Well he would say that, wouldn’t he? Suarez...

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AL Bill Would Allow Minors to Possess Pistols…Just Like Almost Every Other State

Alabama currently bans possession of handguns by minors under the age of 18. No exceptions. That’s right, no exception for parental permission, training, or engaging in hunting or other shooting...

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GLOCK 43 First Impressions

I attended a special GLOCK event last night where I got the opportunity to put some rounds through the brand new GLOCK 43. Like I’ve said, on spec, the handgun looks like it fills a much-needed hole...

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Remington RM380: So Far So Good

We happened to run into some of the Remington boys at dinner last night, including one of the guys responsible for their new RM380 pocket pistol. And a nicer group of guys they could not have been....

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Remington Targets Women Shooters

“In the gun world, there are obvious women’s guns,” wkrn.com pronounces, without revealing which firearms qualify for the double-X chromosome set. It’s a good question: what IS a woman’s gun? We asked...

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Rapper Nelly Arrested on Drug Charges, Revealing Taste in Handguns

Rapper Nelly was in Tennessee this weekend. A state trooper pulled his tour bus over for failure to display the appropriate U.S. Department of Transportation and International Fuel Tax Association...

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Ask the Armed Intelligentsia: GLOCK-Related Everyday Carry Questions

TTAG reader JP writes: I currently own and carry a GLOCK Gen3 G19 as my EDC weapon. I have no specific complaint about this weapon; I can shoot it fairly well (I keep the targets from my training...

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Question of the Day: How’s the “Gun Violence” Where You Live?

“More than 70 percent of Cincinnati’s 52 neighborhoods experienced gun-related crimes last month,” WCPO reports. “Westwood, East Price Hill, Walnut Hills, Bond Hill and Over-the-Rhine (in that order)...

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