Paul Markel: In Defense of the Hi-Point Pistol [VIDEO]
“Can every one who truly needs a firearm for self-protection afford a Kimber stuffed full of Hydra-shoks?” Student of the Gun firearms guru Paul Markel asks, rhetorically [via ammoland.com]. “The...
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Gun Review: CZ Bren 805 PS1 Pistol
The firearm for this review was provided by the Kentucky Gun Company. CZ-USA has introduced a couple new firearms this year, which I’m really digging. It definitely makes my job easier — I’d much...
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Winchester Train & Defend Ammunition (The Shortest Ammo Review You’ll Ever Read)
Winchester’s Train & Defend ammunition works exactly as advertised. I achieved the same ballistic results with both Train and Defend .45-caliber rounds. Make the jump for targets. Click here for...
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Gun Review: Walther PPQ .45 ACP
(The Walther PPQ .45 for this review was provided by the Kentucky Gun Company.) If you only carry a .45 because they don’t make a .46, then Walther pistols have probably never been on your radar. It...
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New from Hi-Point: Camo Pattern
Press release: Dayton, OH -(AmmoLand.com)- Hi-Point pistols are known for their robust construction and affordable prices. Now they’re going camouflage. Okay not that much camo – that you can’t find...
View ArticleFirst Look: Rex Zero 1 Pistol by Arex in Slovenia
In this stylistic, almost dreamlike video, Polenar Tactical gives us a first look into the manufacturing and QA of “the first pistol ever to be produced entirely in Slovenia,” the Rex Zero 1 made by a...
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SilencerCo’s Maxim 9 Integrally Suppressed 9mm Pistol. Want One?
“Never before has a company successfully managed to produce a handgun with an integral silencer that is holsterable and hearing safe with any factory ammunition,” SilencerCo’s press release boasts...
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MI Bank Shootout: Smith & Wesson Shield vs. Colt Mark IV
“Ruben Kendrick had just stepped out of the bathroom of a Citizens Bank in Warren [MI] when he was confronted with a bank robber pointing a gun in his face,” freep.com reports. “Moments later,...
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In Praise of Old Gunleather and Ammo
My brother – Duane Weingarten – recounted an interesting incident with gear that had been hanging in a closet for 30 years: Back in the late 70’s Revolvers and leather duty gear was the norm. When I...
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Walther Arms PPQ 45 at the 2015 Texas Firearms Festival. Come and Shoot it!
(sponsored post) Shooting and VIP ticket holders to the 2015 Texas Firearms Festival – November 14 and 15 at Best of the West Shooting Sports – are set to get to grips with Walther Arms’...
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New from Smith & Wesson: M&P Bodyguard with Crimson Trace Green Laser
The other day, we riffed on Crimson Trace’s appeal to OFWGs. Specifically, their assertion that laser-equipped pistols were a boon to Americans looking to exercise their natural, civil and...
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FNH USA At the 2015 Texas Firearms Festival. Come and Shoot It!
(sponsored post) FN is back! Once again, the Belgian-born gunmaker’s bringing the noise to the 2015 Texas Firearms Festival on November 14 and 15 at Best of the West Shooting Sports in Liberty Hill....
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Which Gun Would You Grab: Bumblebee or Captain American Desert Eagle .50AE?
Longtime readers may remember our formerly regular feature “Which Gun Would You Grab?” Unfortunately, the gentleman who produced the series for us went on to better (i.e. paying) things. A recent...
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What’s Cooking at Inter Ordnance
Inter Ordnance makes AKs and AR15s on Florida’s “Space Coast.” The company boasts that its new locale helps business because “we have been able to hire top quality engineers and assembly personnel,...
View ArticlePro Tip: How Not To Shoot a Revolver
Via getzone.com Hickok45 demonstrates what a snub nose .44 Magnum can do to a piece of paper held next to the cylinder when it’s fired. As the pressure and burning powder from the discharge are...
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New From SIG SAUER: The Reintroduced P225
The DA/SA thing was never attractive to me (until I shot the P229 Legion) but I can see why it appeals to some shooters. I am, however, a big fan of single stack 9mm pistols. I like their relative...
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NBC and NYPD Mis-ID Intratec Model AB-10 and Calico Model M-9 as “Submachine...
“A man stopped for public drinking on Staten Island had two submachine guns on him, police said.” That’s the 411 (911?) from nbcnewyork.com. “When the officers opened the bag, police say they found an...
View Article50 Cent: Having a Bullet Fragment Embedded in Your Tongue is Great for Oral Sex
It’s interesting to note that rapper 50 Cent reckons the bullet fragment embedded in his tongue is great for oral sex (hence the headline). What amazes me: he correctly uses the word “metaphor” to...
View ArticleNRA Gun of the Week: Browning Black Label 1911 in .380
Personally, I prefer Carling Black Label to the Browning Black Label 1911 in .380. Well I did before TTAG reader and Texas Firearms Festival armed self-defense simulator guy Louis Bonham started my...
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GLOCK 19 Barely Beats Springfield XD Mod.2 in Completely Unscientific TTAG...
Thank you to the 6500 readers who voted in our poll pitting the venerable GLOCK 19 against Springfield Armory’s XD Mod.2. As you can see from the screen cap above, the GLOCK edged-out the Springfield...
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