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Gun Review: Devil Dog Arms Tactical 1911 in .45 ACP

It’s got more in common with the newer Marine Corps-issued Colt M45A1 CQBP than the original M1911A1, but the Devil Dog Arms Tactical framed 1911 chambered in .45ACP shares all the fighting greatness...

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Dan Wesson’s New DWX Combines the Dan Wesson Single Action Trigger with CZ...

Courtesy Dan Wesson What do you get when you combine the exceptional single-action trigger pull of a Dan Wesson 1911 with the excellent ergonomics of and capacity of the venerable CZ 75 platform? Dan...

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The 3 Best Handguns for Concealed Carry

Dan Z for TTAG I’ve concealed carried most every day for about 25 years. The only exception: when I was in uniform. Most of that time I openly carried a firearm or two. In the civilian world, I carry a...

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Gun Review: Turnbull Finished Ruger Mark IV Target Model .22 LR Pistol

Turnbull Ruger Mark IV (Mike Arnold for TTAG) When my Dad passed away, he left a collection of firearms that, though relatively modest, included some beautiful, custom-built items. Yet, at the time he...

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The Best Way to Shoot a Snake

Courtesy Roy Hill Life in the scenic Ozarks woodlands of western Arkansas means adjusting yourself to the natural rhythms of the seasons: colorful leaves in the yard in fall, at least one wonderland...

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Gun Review: Standard Manufacturing S333 Thunderstruck Double Barrel Revolver

Dan Z for TTAG Connecticut-based Standard Manufacturing made something of a splash with the announcement of their S333 Thunderstruck revolver. The pocket-size wheel gun packs eight rounds of .22 WMR...

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Taurus Adds a New 1911 Commander 9mm

Taurus has added a new model to its 1911 Commander series with the introduction of the 1911 Commander 9mm Luger. From the company’s release: Built with the same specifications and dimensions as the...

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Are 80% Frames, 3D Printing, and the Ghost Gunner Now Obsolete?

Courtesy Defense Distributed The Bakersfield Police Department is reporting that they arrested a felony parolee who was “in possession of an airsoft gun that had been converted to fire .357-caliber...

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Gun Review: SCCY CPX-4 .380 ACP Pistol

Dan Z. for TTAG There are an awful lot of very good choices these days in sub-compact and micro-compact pistols. We’re living in a golden age of concealed carry options designed to appeal to the...

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Obscure Object of Desire: Cobray M11/9 Pistol

Travis Pike for TTAG Spoiler alert, this isn’t a good gun. It’s not a useful gun. Hell, it’s not even really that historic. The Cobray M11/9 could best be described as one of the most useless handguns...

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Gun Review: Alpha Foxtrot AF1911 Government 9mm Pistol

Jeremy S. for TTAG There’s something about a 1911 blasphemously chambered in 9x19mm that I love. And you should love it, too. It’s everything that’s good about the 1911 platform smoothed out and...

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Obscure Object of Desire: AMT Backup 380 Semi-Automatic Pistol

Travis Pike for TTAG Way back when the ultra-small handgun market seemed to be dominated by the J-frame revolver. The small .380 semi-automatic seemed to barely be a thing. Of course, classics like the...

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Gun Review: Trailblazer LifeCard .22 LR Pistol

Travis Pike for TTAG I’m a sucker for the weird and the odd in the gun world. It doesn’t have to be efficient or effective to draw my attention. I can appreciate artistic quality and craft put in the...

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My 3 Favorite CZ Pistols

Courtesy CZ USA CZ pistols are known for excellent ergonomics, great reliability and accuracy, and some  smart features. Most of them aren’t terrifically expensive, so you can get a darn good gun for...

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Gun Review: CZ Shadow 2 9mm Pistol

By Austin Knudsen For those TTAG readers who have read any of my previous reviews on this site, you know I like to acquire and review affordable, “value” guns in order to find our readers the best...

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80 Percent Arms Introduces GST-9 Ghost: First Truly Modular 80% Pistol Frame...

Garden Grove, CA.,  – 80 PERCENT ARMS, Inc., the nation’s largest manufacturer of 80% firearms, is proud of our history in challenging the status quo by releasing new products that have revolutionized...

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What You Should Look For In Your First 1911 Pistol

lifesizepotato from San Antonio, TX [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons Buying your first 1911 pistol? Congratulations! It’s great when someone has actual taste in firearms. Just kidding. Many pistols are...

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Gun Review: West German SIG SAUER P220 .45 ACP Pistol

In the gun world, you hear things. You hear things at ranges, in gun stores, and even at trade shows. These bits of gun gossip cover a wide variety of subjects from politics to which gun is better...

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H&K Is Shipping Civilian-Model SP5 Semi-Auto Pistols

Heckler & Koch is now shipping the HK SP5, a semi-automatic sporting version of the MP5 submachine gun, in the U.S., according to a company release. MSRP is $2,799.  Read our review of the HK SP5K...

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It’s Looking Like the New GLOCK Pistol Will be a .22

Courtesy GLOCK The intertubes have been afire with speculation since GLOCK announced a couple of weeks ago that they’d be revealing some big news tomorrow. Just like the Kremlinologists of the 1970s...

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