Century Arms Issues Product Safety Notice on Canik 9mm Pistols
Century Arms, importers of Turkish Canik pistols have just announced a product safety warning. It seems, in their words, that “repeated abusive dropping of pistols may result in damage to... The post...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: Light, Laser, Both or Neither?
The good folks at Crimson Trace have revealed their laser doohickey for the new GLOCK Gen5 (press release below). While I reckon handgun-mounted lasers are the bomb for marksmanship practice,... The...
View ArticleEveryday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day: EDFX
A good light, a functional blade and a reliable gun. It’s hard to do much better than that. See everything that EDFX carries at Everyday Carry . . . The post Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day: EDFX...
View ArticleWater Moccasins: Use Case for a Taurus Judge?
TTAG writers are, in the main, skeptical about the Taurus Judge and Smith & Wesson Governor. John Boch says “No gracias.” Our Illinois correspondent reckons they’re ridiculously unconcealable, and...
View ArticleA Would-Be Intruder and My Near DGU
A recent story about the death of a homeless man in Champaign, Illinois brought back memories for me. The man had died, the report said, “after being subdued by police.”... The post A Would-Be Intruder...
View ArticleGear Review: Caliber Dynamics Tomahawk GLOCK Trigger
I like the feel of a flat trigger, running one on my go-to AR-15, my competition pistol, my home defense SBR and, now, my GLOCK 19 MOS. This adjustable affair... The post Gear Review: Caliber Dynamics...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: Would You Trade Your EDC for an Integrally Suppressed...
In the video below, SilencerCo touts its new integrally-suppressed Maxim 9 pistol as an everyday carry handgun. While I’m not sure whether or not the bad guy shot by the Maxim-equipped... The post...
View ArticleXS Sights Announces New F8 Night Sights
After giving them a real-world try, we’ve become big fans of XS Big Dot Tritium sights (check out our report here). Now the Texas-based company’s announcing an addition to their... The post XS Sights...
View ArticleOnGuard Stun Gun (Yes Gun): What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
“Guard Dog Security presents a personal defense tool so unique and intimidating it will leave an assailant stunned,” the sales copy proclaims, ironically. “Modeled to look like a real knife,... The...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Peel Open a GLOCK Magazine?
A lot of folks are under the impression that GLOCK magazines are plastic. And even those who know there’s a stainless steel body hiding inside the plastic overmold haven’t actually... The post What...
View ArticleBoring But Brilliant: How the Gen 5 Release Reveals GLOCK’s Mastery of...
Reader Remington Tonar writes: Firearms enthusiasts have long noted the similarities between Apple’s and GLOCK’s approaches to product release cycles. With the recent Gen 5 release, GLOCK shows that...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson Already Selling M&P M2.0 Compact Pistols
Following on the release of their impressive M2.0 duty-sized M&P pistols (read our review here), you had to know the next logical step would be to roll out compact, more... The post Smith &...
View ArticleNew from Ruger: Mark IV Standard, Mark IV Tactical Pistols
The Mark IV Standard and Tactical are the latest iterations of Ruger’s venerable, now-easy-to-clean .22 semi-automatic pistol. (Press release below.) Triskaidekaphobes note: the new guns increases the...
View ArticleGear Review: Sitka Gear Bomber Belt for Sidearm Carry
Sitka Gear is the crème de la crème of hunting equipment. The only consistent knock on Sitka’s products I’ve heard over the years is the price. But the quality of the... The post Gear Review: Sitka...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: What’s the Worst Abuse Your Gun Has Ever Endured?
The latest handgun to go through MAC’s world famous four-stage torture test is the CZ P10C 9mm. SPOILER ALERT: the Czech striker-fired gun performed admirably. It took the full gauntlet... The post...
View ArticleGear Review: Clinger Holsters No Print Wonder IWB and Mag Holster
Full-size IWB carry can be, well, challenging at times. Not to mention downright unpleasant if you don’t have the right gear. So I thought the hot month of August would... The post Gear Review: Clinger...
View ArticleBehold! Autonomous Ballistics $1m “Smart Gun” Holster Thingie. What Could...
I don’t know who stumped-up the prize for the Brooklyn-based Smart Gun Design Competition, but they got rooked. The winner — Autonomous Ballistics — collected one million dollars for designing... The...
View ArticleLife Card Revealed! Again!
In the video below, Western Journalism puts the Trailblazer Firearms Life Card single-shot .22 gun through its paces. Or, more accurately, adds captions to the recently released promo video....
View ArticleNew From Ed Brown: CCO LW 9mm 1911
We’ve recently seen a wealth of highly desirable, premium priced 9mm 1911 carry pistols hit the market. Guns like STI’s impressive DVC Carry and Wilson Combat’s drool-worthy EDX X9 are... The post New...
View ArticleGun Review: GLOCK 19C Gen 4 9mm Pistol
There’s something to be said about shooting a fire-spewing handgun. Specifically, most people don’t want one. Should they? This is not the first compensated/ported GLOCK. Back in the day, Gaston’s......
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