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GLOCK Custom Slide Work by AMF Defense

I’ve never been a big fan of customized handguns. Why bother? A gun is a tool, not a bauble. As for trigger and slide jobs, I worry that they’re going... The post GLOCK Custom Slide Work by AMF Defense...

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Leaked Info on New Rotating Barrel GLOCK 46

Somehow Recoil Magazine’s Sunday post breaking the news of GLOCK’s first rotating-barrel pistol got past us. The new gun’s numerical designation: GLOCK 46. Originally posted on German weapons magazine...

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Gun Review: Gen5 GLOCK 19 and 17

GLOCK handguns haven’t changed much since the early 80’s. Then again, they really haven’t had to. Looking more like the original two generations than Gens 3 and 4, I admit... The post Gun Review: Gen5...

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Exclusive: TTAG Shoots Defense Distributed’s First Ghost Gunner Pistols

Defense Distributed, makers of the Ghost Gunner desktop CNC machine and open-source providers of CNC and 3D printer firearms blueprints, has a big announcement today. Namely, that the Ghost Gunner......

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Ghost Gunner CNC Machines Now Completing 80% Pistol Frames

Defense Distributed‘s Ghost Gunner desktop CNC machine has been turning 80% AR-15 lowers into functional receivers for years. Now, it’s ready to sink its teeth into 80% pistol frames — 1911s, GLOCKs,...

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Marilyn Manson Injured by Gigantic Falling Firearms

“Marilyn Manson, the provocative rock star, was injured on Saturday night during a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, when a stage prop of two giant guns appeared to... The post Marilyn...

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Taylor’s & Co. Firearms Compact 1911 in 9mm

At fist glance, the Taylor’s and Co. Compact 1911 closely resembles the WWII-era Government models. Only three-quarters the size. The Parkerized finish, the GI thumb safety, the sights and mostly...

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Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day – Brad Olmstead

Brad’s EDC gun is the ever-popular GLOCK 43 toted inside the waistband. It doesn’t get much more concealable than that. See all of his gear at Everyday Carry . .... The post Everyday Carry Pocket Dump...

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Gun Review: BUL G-Cherokee Compact Gen 2

By Austin Knudsen I recently reviewed the BUL Cherokee pistol, a full-size polymer framed CZ-75 pattern 9mm pistol manufactured in Israel. My review gun was imported into the U.S. in... The post Gun...

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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson Model 66-8 Combat Magnum and 69 Combat Magnum...

As a former IDF sniper, I’ve always viewed wheel guns as a blast from the past. Firearms best suited to Westerns, gun museums and OFWGs (who don’t know any better).... The post Gun Review: Smith &...

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Blade Runner 2049 Blasters Tested!

I’m totally stoked to see Blade Runner 2049. One problem: my eldest daughter’s in town. My UK-based operatic sprog’s promised her boyfriend she’d wait to see the movie with him.... The post Blade...

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Double-Action Semi Pistols Have Become The Manual Transmission Of Handguns

Not all that long ago, not knowing how to drive a stick shift was a statistical oddity. Plenty of automatic transmission cars were sold, but just about everyone learned to... The post Double-Action...

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Smith & Wesson Introduces New M&P Shield M2.0 Pistols

The next Smith & Wesson pistol to get the M2.0 upgrade treatment with better ergos and the new, much-improved trigger is their ever-popular, slim single-stack M&P Shield. Here’s their press......

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New from Walther Arms: PPQ M2 Q4 TAC 9mm Handgun [VIDEO]

Since disengaging from Smith & Wesson, Walther Arms has been going from strength to strength. Their PPQ pistols have won sales by dint of their superior (if funky looking) ergonomics,... The post...

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Hands On With Urban Carry’s New REVO Modular Holster System

Urban Carry has just released their new REVO Modular Holster System, which they’re hoping will revolutionize the holster market in more ways than one. TTAG got our hands on a... The post Hands On With...

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Caracal USA Manufacturing Updated Frames in the US

Caracal USA‘s Idaho-based operations continue to ramp up, producing more of the UAE parent brand’s pistol components domestically. Their all-new Enhanced F models will be hitting the market soon...

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A First Look at the FightLite RAIDER Pistol

Though “we did it for the ‘Gram” might explain FightLite‘s new RAIDER pistol, I’m pretty sure the thing’s going to sell like hotcakes anyway. Let’s not forget that guns can... The post A First Look at...

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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson Model 360 .357 Magnum Revolver

Jeff Gonzales (above) looked at the Smith & Wesson Model 360 .357 Magnum revolver I had in my hands. “Why don’t I just kick you in the balls?” Good question! At 58, my... The post Gun Review: Smith...

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.9mm “Gun Violence” Continues

With all this talk about “gun violence” the fact that suicides account for some two-thirds of all firearms-related homicides is often forgotten. Given the “stopping power” of the .9mm handgun,... The...

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Buffalo Bill Cody’s Colt Model 1851 “Navy” Revolver Revealed

nrablog.com writes [via ammoland.com]: The NRA’s National Firearms Museum is full of eminent collections and is honored to showcase a Colt revolver, on loan, that once belonged to W.F. Cody....

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