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Gun Review: Glock Gen4 Comparison (G17, G19, G26)

I’ve joined the dark side. I’ve ditched my 1911 for a Glock 19. Since then, I’ve developed a disdain for anything that deviates from that level of perfection, from pasta to pistols. Don’t judge me; I’m...

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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson M&P380 SHIELD EZ – Take 2

For twenty years now I’ve looked for an arthritis sufferer-friendly pistol for my mom. Without the strength to rack a slide, she can’t operate semi-autos. Add to that her inability to pull a...

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Ruger Announces the New Striker-Fired LC9s

From Ruger: The all new, striker-fired Ruger® LC9s™ features a short, light, crisp trigger pull for faster shooting and improved accuracy. The LC9s™ provides slim, lightweight and compact personal...

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Remington’s Ilion Plant Will Return to Production March 1st

Good news for Remington firearms. The company has made firearms for over two centuries and will resume production on March 1st. The Roundhill Group has secured a federal firearms license and has plans...

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Class 3 Machining and My Suppressed Ruger-57 [VIDEO]

When Ruger launched the Ruger-57 a year ago (TTAG review HERE), we were taken quite by surprise. Nobody foresaw this FN Five-seveN competitor coming, but it was a great news for fans of the 5.7x28mm...

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Improve Your Shooting: 50-Round Skill Sustainment Course of Fire

If you didn’t already realize it, if you don’t continue to shoot over time, you will slowly lose your shooting skills. With ammunition so expensive and hard to come by, making every shot count has a...

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Obscure Object of Desire: Something Extremely Ugly, Cheaply Made and Very...

This came across my desk courtesy of Red Hills Arms of Tallahassee. They are a fantastic family owned gun shop with a great selection of firearms and ammunition. Even now in the panic, they’re trying...

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Streamlight Adds New TLR-6 Models for Compact Carry Pistols

From Streamlight . . . Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced new laser models of its ultra-compact TLR-6® rail mount...

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Obscure Object of Desire: HK VP70Z Pistol

The Heckler & Koch GmbH Volkspistole Modell 1970 Zivil, otherwise known as the VP70Z was the firearms industry’s first commercially mass produced polymer framed striker fired pistol. It beat GLOCK...

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The Taurus PT-92AF Is Not Obscure, But I Sure Desired It Anyway

In 1974, the Ministério da Defesa Brasileiro (Brazilian Ministry of Defense) awarded Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta the contract for their new 9x19mm service pistol, the Model 92. Part of that contract...

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Be Careful About Posting Gun Pictures Online, Especially in New York

We all know we have to be careful about what we post online. We have to be doubly careful if it involves our guns. But if it involves guns in New York City, it’s best to just not do that at all. On...

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Carolyn Maloney Five Gun Control Bills Are More Dangerous Than Sheila Jackson...

While all eyes have been on Sheila Jackson Lee‘s big licensing and registration bill, fellow Congresscritter Carolyn B. Maloney [D-NY] is taking advantage of the various distractions on Capitol Hill to...

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Diamondback DBX57 Video Review: 5.7x28mm Piston-Driven Pistol

A clear standout at SHOT Show 2020’s Range Day, the Diamondback DBX57 has been at the top of my must-have list for a year now. This diminutive, featherweight of a scaled down AR-format pistol packs 30...

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New From Walther: Optics Ready PDP 9mm ‘Performance Duty Pistol’

Walther’s design language has become immediately recognizable in the past five or six years, with their distinctive grip, slide, and ejection port shapes gracing all of their modern pistols. The newest...

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12-year-old Boy Shoots Home Invader Who Shot His Grandmother

In Goldsboro, North Carolina, a 12-year-old young man grabbed a gun and shot a masked home invader who had shot his grandmother. Proving himself a better home protector than any pacifist beta male, the...

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Beretta 92FS vs Taurus PT92AF

I channeled my inner Hong Kong action film and went full John Woo at the range today. Back in the pre-panic (two panics, now) buying days of 2012, TTAG published a review of the Taurus PT92 and...

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Lone Wolf Arms Announces New Lightweight Tactical Defense (LTD) Complete...

From Lone Wolf . . . Lone Wolf Arms a company known as a leader of innovation in the Glock aftermarket, is proud to announce the Lightweight Tactical Defense (LTD) pistol line. With more than two...

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Springfield Announces the New Hellcat RDP With 3.8″ Barrel, Compensator and...

Springfield Armory® is proud to introduce an exciting new variant of its wildly popular micro 9mm Hellcat® — the Hellcat RDP™ (Rapid Defense Package). The RDP is replete with features that make this...

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DIY: Installing an Ed Brown 1911 RMR Cut Slide

Ah, the 1911. There is a certain poise and surety when an American hand wraps around the grip of one of these classics, almost like slipping on a well-worn leather glove with the colors of Old Glory....

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Tyrant Designs Announces its New ITTS Triggers for GLOCK G43, G43X, and G48

From Tyrant Designs . . . Tyrant Designs is excited to announce our NEW Glock G43, G43X, and G48 I.T.T.S. Trigger (Improved Tyrant Trigger System) with the I.T.T.S. Trigger rapidly becoming known as...

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