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Gear Review: Hogue Fancy Hardwood Grips
In March I finally got around to writing a review on the excellent Hogue G-10 grips that have adorned my CZ for years, plus the matching AR-15 grip and trigger guard that I picked up later. Hogue saw...
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Testing: A New Standard for Handgun Testing
Creating objective reviews of handguns is harder than I thought it would be. I feel I’ve done my level best to standardize testing, but at some point, a sandbag accuracy test doesn’t tell the whole...
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FNH USA Giving Away Free Stuff in “Get Out and Shoot” Summer Promotion
OK, we don’t trumpet every gunco promo that comes down the pike — we wouldn’t have room for anything else — but this is a pretty good one. FNH USA, makers of some of our favorite guns, is giving away...
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Quote of the Day: It’s the Carpenter, Not the Tools Edition
“The M&P has obvious benefits. It is easier to shoot accurately, can be fired more reliably under stress and is a better fit for people with small hands. The switch was prompted in part by the...
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Gun Review: Bill’s Custom Automatics Master Grade 1911
Right off the bat, Bill’s Custom Automatics does it right. I opened the custom case to find the Master Grade 1911 well presented and six Wilson Combat magazines, each inside their own little foam...
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I do love me some caliber wars. It’s not about click bait. It’s about serious discussion of “stopping power” and accuracy under stress. (That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.) Heckler & Koch’s...
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Non-Functional James Bond Golden Gun (in Silver) Up For Auction
Sir Christopher Lee died Sunday morning at ripe old age of 93. Lee was famous for the title role in Count Dracula, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and assassin Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with...
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LA Times: Bob Owens Was Right. Handguns Without External Safeties And “Light...
You may recall that bearingarms.com blogger Bob Owens recently penned a post for latimes.com. Mr. Owens asserted that cops shouldn’t carry GLOCKs. “The underlying problem with these pistols is a short...
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New From Sturm Ruger: Redhawk Revolver in .45ACP/.45 Colt
Ruger’s big boy Redhawk Revolver has always come in .44 Magnum and .45 Colt flavors. Now they’ve added a 4.2″ barrel stainless version that will let you launch .45ACP rounds (with the help of three...
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Muddled Michigan Man Leaves Mohaska in Men’s Room
By Brandon via concealednation.org A Traverse City, Michigan man walked into Pangea’s Pizza Pub on May 30th with his handgun, and left without it. The man, 40-year-old Brandon Reed Martin, used the...
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Incendiary Image of the Day: Trigger Finger Edition
Check out Belinda Padilla’s trigger finger in the image above the latimes.com story ‘Smart’ guns may help prevent violence — if they can make it on the U.S. market. She is was Armatix’s president....
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GA Koenig to Gun Owners: Stop Deluding Yourself On Gun Safety
TTAG commentator GA Koenig writes: Christ, the gun world is full of so much self delusion and bullshit. In any other industry with stringent life-safety requirements (automotive, aerospace, medical...
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Guns for Beginners: How to Maintain Your Concealed Carry Pistols
By James England via concealednation.org Modern firearms are usually made to exacting standards. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Hi-Point or a Kimber, the modern manufacturing process usually takes out a...
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Gun Review: TISAS ZIG M1911
I’ve come to my senses over the last few years when it comes to the 1911. I used to think of it as a dated and archaic design, but the more I learned about firearms design the more respect I have for...
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Gun Review: Lone Wolf Distributors Compact Timberwolf 9mm
I know it’s a matter of considerable debate, but I think GLOCKs are ugly. A powerful tool shouldn’t look like a bar of bad hotel soap. Enter the Lone Wolf Distributors Compact 9mm on a Timberwolf...
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My First Month as a Glock 43 Owner
I’ve said it before: I hate just about everything about GLOCK handguns. The trigger is terrible, the grip isn’t ergonomic and the takedown process is dangerous. But when the Glock 43 was announced, I...
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Why I Shoot .40 Through My Unmodified 10mm GLOCK
10mm Auto came first. 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 S&W pistol through which to shoot it. By the time the...
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Merwin Hulbert Revolvers. You Hurt Your What?
Mike Searson writes [via Ammoland.com] What do Frank Hamer, Jesse James, Pat Garret, Pearl Heart and Bob Dalton have in common? They all carried revolvers made by the same company and the models in...
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Three GLOCK “Must Haves”
I own a GLOCK 19. That one. In terms of caliber and cool, it’s not a patch on my Wilson Combat X-TAC Commander. But my GLOCK’s a great gun. It’s got plenty of capacity, never-say-die rugged...
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Guns For Beginners: Sara Tipton’s Guide to A Woman’s First Gun
My best friend Josie was attacked and hospitalized by her husband in March. She sustained injuries to her head and neck from being choked. She wasn’t armed. In fact, she’s never been armed. Her...
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