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Dec 27, 2018Gun Review: Savage A17 in .17 HMR Semi-Automatic Rimfire RifleFor a lot of us who love to shoot rimfire, the .17HMR has been the go-to round for varmint hunting and target shooting since it came out 16 years ago. ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Dec 26, 2018Gear Review: Boyds At-One Adjustable Stock for Remington 870Pump action shotguns are great. They’re powerful, simple to use, reliable and relatively inexpensive. There are, however, some downsides to most entry level pump guns. Some of the same things ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Dec 17, 2018NationalGunTrader.com to Launch January 1, 2019The People of the Gun have been bemoaning the lack of a large scale, professional online marketplace for firearms and gear. We’ve been clamoring for someone to step in and ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Dec 12, 2018Wilson Combat Releases the Paul Howe Signature GLOCK 19 and GLOCK 26Earlier this year I got a sneak peak at the Paul Howe Package GLOCKs customized by Wilson Combat. Wilson embargoed any stories at the time, but I got to shoot ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Dec 11, 2018Gun Review: CZ Hammer Coach and Sharptail Side by Side ShotgunsWith either the traditional Hammer Classic, or the slightly more modern Sharptail, CZ has made guns worthy of “riding shotgun.” The shotgun has long and rightfully been regarded as the ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Nov 25, 2018Combat Medic: Shoot the Heaviest Rifle Round You Can, Shoot What You Can Hit, Then Shoot it Again[Ed: The subject of “stopping power” is a never-ending debate amongst gun guys and gals. JWT, a former combat medic, wrote this back in 2014 and it’s well worth sharing ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Nov 8, 2018Gun Review: FN SCAR 20S Precision RifleI like FN. I do not like the FN SCAR. But I like the FN SCAR 20S. A lot. People are complex that way. The FN SCAR 20S is the ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Nov 2, 2018Gear Review: Ultradyne Athena/C4 Dynamount Sight ComboWhen Jeremy originally posted about the C4 Precision Folding Sights by Ultradyne, I could hear the “ERMUGERD!” in his voice. I’m sure he could hear the “Get off my damn ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Oct 30, 2018Gun Review: Mauser M18 Rifle in .308 WinchesterIn one form or another, Mauser has been making rifles for almost 150 years. Mauser rifles have become synonymous with old world quality and craftsmanship, as well as strength and ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Oct 30, 2018Proof in the Pudding: Wilson Combat 300 Ham’r Takes a Bull ElkEarlier this year I wrote about the new Wilson Combat cartridge, the 300 Ham’r. I gave the rifle, the concept, and the team that built it high praise. The rifle ...HuntingThe Truth About Guns
Oct 29, 2018Gun Review: Remington Model Seven Stainless Steel HS PrecisionGun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Oct 24, 2018Gun Review: Sauer 100 Cherokee in 7mm Remington MagnumInexpensive German hunting rifle. These words do not go together. Sauer manages to pull it all together in their entry level hunting rifle, the Sauer 100. When many folks think ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Oct 12, 2018Reloading Manuals: All the Calibers (and Information) for EveryoneThere are a whole lot of cartridges out there for every use under the sun. Unfortunately, there’s a lot less knowledge about them than there needs to be. But it ...ReloadingThe Truth About Guns
Oct 1, 2018Gun Review: Colt Series 80 Government 1911 in .38 SuperWalking through the Cabelas Gun Library recently, a pistol caught my eye. A base model Colt Government Model Series 80 normally wouldn’t get a second look. It’s not that I ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Sep 30, 2018Gear Review: Targetize Personal Firearms Training SystemThe Targetize Personal Firearms Trainings System is one of a few new devices that track muzzle movement of your pistol in order to improve your marksmanship. Although I’m sure the ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Sep 27, 2018Gun Review: Compare and Contrast the Beretta APX RDO, Centurion, and Compact ModelsLast year TTAG editor Dan Zimmerman was able to spend some quality time with the Beretta APX. His review of the gun laid out the basics, including the modular serialized ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Sep 12, 2018Gun Review: Wilson Combat 300 Ham’rIt was originally called the .30-30AR. That’s because Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat appreciates the terminal effect of the old .30-30 Winchester, but also enjoys the popular AR-15. So, he ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Aug 31, 2018Gear Review: CMC Products 1911 Railed Power MagsA couple of years ago I met Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat. When I told him I was from Central Texas, he immediately exclaimed “That’s Chip McCormick country!” It is ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Aug 22, 2018GLOCK 21SF .45 Super Conversion: 1,000 Rounds and a Bunch of Pigs LaterThere’s been a bit of a .45 Super resurgence of late. I carry a pistol every day for self defense, but I also hunt quite a bit, and very much ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Aug 20, 2018My “Last Rifle”: DeliveredLast year, I wrote about growing up with the single-shot rifle, hunting around the world, and the commissioning of The Last Rifle I’ll Ever Need. John Stewart at Kiote Rifles ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Aug 16, 2018Gun Review: Walther PPQ Q4 TAC in 9X19mmIt seems that everyone at TTAG loves the PPQ line. Multiple writers have now completed multiple reviews on several different models. They are all highly positive. That’s because the PPQ ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Aug 10, 2018Gun Review: Cimarron Firearms 1866 Yellowboy Pawnee Carbine in .45LCGun Review: Cimarron Firearms 1866 Yellowboy Pawnee Carbine While the 1860 Henry may be the rifle that started it all, it was the next version, the 1866 Winchester that takes ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Aug 8, 2018Gun Review: Bersa Thunder 380 Concealed CarryMy first everyday all day gun was a 380 Colt Government. For a while, the .380 ACP was the cool guy’s gun. Small, discrete, and just powerful enough. Until it ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jul 31, 2018Gun Review: FN PS90 PDW and Five-seveN PistolWay, way back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, FN engineers threw caution to the wind, eschewed the knowledge of what guns were supposed to be, and invented the future. ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jul 26, 2018Gun Review: Remington Versa Max Tactical ShotgunGoodbye Mossberg 500. Goodbye Remington 870. Goodbye to every pump-action shotgun I own. I never thought I’d say it, but the gun I’m counting on the most, the gun that ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jul 17, 2018Navajo Nation’s Cash Offer to Purchase Remington Outdoor is Rightly RejectedAccording to the New York Times, the Navajo Nation has made an offer to purchase the Remington Outdoor Company, which recently emerged from bankruptcy. The offer was for approximately half a ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Jul 17, 2018Gear Review: EEZOX Premium Gun Care CLPIt’s a good idea to use a little solvent and a lot of elbow grease to clean guns, and then to use the manufacturer recommended amount of lubricant to actually, ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jul 16, 2018Gun Review: Stealth Precision Firearms Hunter in 28 NoslerStealth Precision Firearms got its start fairly recently, in 2015. A group of longtime avid shooters and hunters who were also engineers looked around and figured that they could ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jul 10, 2018Gun Review: Cimarron Firearms 1851 Navy Laser Engraved .44 Cal. by PiettaThere are very few inventions, if any, that have had as much affect on the development of America as the 1851 Colt Navy Percussion Revolver. It was America’s first powerful, ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jun 28, 2018Gear Review: PIG Skins Barricade Pad with HornEverybody shoots better when they have something soft to rest their rifle on. Competitive shooters bring all sorts of bags to the range, and hunters have been using rests — ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jun 26, 2018Gun Review: Smith & Wesson Peformance Center M&P45 Shield .45 ACPAlmost two years ago I reviewed the Smith & Wesson M&P45 Shield and came away impressed by the little .45 auto concealed carry pistol. Smith also offers a tricked out ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jun 21, 2018Gun Review: Taylor’s & Company 1875 Smith & Wesson Model 3 Schofield Revolver in .38 SpecialSweet baby Jesus this gun is pretty. Taylor’s & Company has imported a limited run of nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 3 Schofield break-top revolvers. The Schofield is one of ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jun 15, 2018JWT’s “Last Rifle” Update: The Ruger No. 1 Is Almost HomeMy dream rifle, the “Last Rifle I’ll Ever Need” is almost complete. I just got these photos of the Ruger No. 1 and it looks amazing. Owen Armstrong of Rifles ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Jun 13, 2018Gun Review: Savage Model 110 Varmint in .223 RemingtonI’ve been a big fan of the Savage Model 110 for a long time. It’s been around for over 60 years and I’ve been recommending it for decades. They’ve always ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jun 13, 2018Optic Review: Atibal Nomad 3-12×44 With V-Plex BDC ReticleA little over a year ago I asked TTAG for a decent, low cost scope to use for rifle reviews. I’d gotten pretty tired of pulling scopes off of my own rifles ...OpticsThe Truth About Guns
Jun 6, 2018Gun Review: CMMG Mk47 AKR2 Rifle in 7.62x39mmWhen it comes to modularity and the ease of customization, no rifle on the market beats the AR platform. There’s a reason why it’s referred to as “the Barbie doll ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jun 1, 2018Optic Review: Primary Arms 4-14X44 ACSS DMR/HUD RiflescopeIt’s pretty impressive how far budget optics have come. For the first in a series of budget optic reviews, I put the Primary Arms 4-14X40 ACSS DMR/HUD riflescope through its ...OpticsThe Truth About Guns
May 23, 2018Gun Review: Beretta PX4-Storm Full Size, Compact, and Sub Compact 9mmI don’t like the way this gun looks. I don’t like the way this gun feels. But man, I sure do like the way the Beretta PX-4 Storm shoots. Like ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
May 16, 2018Gear Review: PIG Saddle and PIG0311-G Tripod Rifle RestThe last piece of equipment I bought that had as much of a positive effect on my hunting as the PIG Saddle and PIG0311-G Tripod from Shadow Tech was the ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
May 14, 2018Gun Review: Heckler & Koch USC45 to UMP45 ConversionLong, long ago, I watched as a 5th Special Forces Group sergeant boarded a Chinook helicopter in southern Afghanistan. As he walked through the rotor wash and turbine exhaust to ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
May 9, 2018Cimarron Firearms Uberti 1860 Henry in .45LCThe 1860 Henry wasn’t the first repeating rifle. That would be the 1848 Volition Repeating Rifle. Nor was it “the gun that won the West.” If any single repeater has ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Apr 30, 2018Gear Review: Mid-Evil Industries 360° RFG (Rotating Fore Grip)People have been trying to figure out a better way to get a grip on the end of long guns for a long time. Debates on how to hold the ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Apr 27, 2018Gun Review: Walther PK380 [Updated 2018]Walther PK380 Review The firearms industry once again realized that there are a lot of potential shooters out there who don’t fit into the molds of GI Joe or the ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Apr 25, 2018Course Review: ATX Precision Rifle I, One Year LaterWhen Clayton Hergert of ATX Precision launched his first Precision Rifle I course, TTAG writer Tyler Kee was first in line. His excellent review of the infant course is well worth ...Training and TechniqueThe Truth About Guns
Apr 12, 2018Gun Review: Walther PPQ Sub-Compact 9mmThe Walther Polizei Pistole Quick Defense (PPQ) has gotten plenty of love from the TTAG staff. Several of our writers have reviewed different calibers of the pistol and each one ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Apr 10, 2018Gun Review: Hi-Point 1095TS Edge 10mm CarbineAs soon as I heard that Hi-Point Firearms was making a 10mm carbine, I put in a request to review one. It was months before I finally got my ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Apr 1, 2018Gear Update: KCarry Shoulder System Potential Safety Issue FixedLast month I reviewed the KCarry Shoulder System. And found it wanting. I had a few issues with how the KCarry holster was set up, and specifically how it compared to a ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Mar 27, 2018Gun Review: W+F BERN 1896/11 7.5×55 Swiss Infantry RifleEarlier this month I got a press releases from Kriss USA announcing their new venture, Edelweiss Arms. Edelweiss Arms focuses on European military surplus firearms, curios and relics. In other ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Mar 13, 2018Gun Review: Smith & Wesson Performance Center 327 TRR8 .357 MagnumThe Smith & Wesson Performance Center TRR8 is an absolute godless abomination and, at the same time, just plain friggin’ awesome. Why is it an abomination? . . . Because ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Feb 28, 2018Texas Nilgai Hunting with the Wilson Combat .458 Ham’rI’ve been wearing the folks at Wilson Combat out trying to get one of their new .458 Ham’r rifles to review. After looking at the round, I realized it had ...HuntingThe Truth About Guns
Feb 27, 2018Whose Job Is It to Stop School Shooters? Question of the DayMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have been all over the airwaves and the internet with a great point: it’s not their job to stop mass shooters. After all, they ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Feb 19, 2018Gun Review: Kimber Micro 9 Raptor 9mmMy first everyday carry pistol was a Colt Government .380. By the time I was old enough to carry it, I’d forgotten where it came from. So I took it ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Feb 16, 2018FBI on Parkland Shooting: We Were Warned, Did NothingThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has admitted that they were imminently warned, directly, of the Parkland, Florida shooter’s motive, opportunity, and means to commit his crimes. In a Press Release ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Feb 15, 2018Gear Review: KCarry Shoulder HolsterThe KCarry holster bills itself as the “most comfortable holster you’ll ever wear.” Maybe. But the product is fundamentally unsafe . . . The simple elastic that covers the gun, including ...Gear ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Feb 8, 2018Jon Wayne Taylor’s Kiote Corp. “Last Rifle” – UpdateLast year I asked John Stewart of Kiote Corp to start work on my dream rifle, the “last rifle I’ll ever need“, a highly customized Ruger No. 1 in .375 ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Feb 6, 2018Gun Review: Kimber Camp Guard 10mm 1911Kimber America is a proud sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. In 2010, Kimber and RMEF co-branded a line of 84L rifles. This year, Kimber donated $50k to ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Feb 5, 2018Gun Review: Wilson Combat GLOCK 19Earlier this year Wilson Combat announced they were putting their gunmaking know-how up against about a million garage GLOCKsmiths. Enter the “Wilson Combat GLOCK Custom Pistol Enhancements.” RF and I ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jan 29, 2018Gun Review: Kimber K6s DCR .357 MagnumThe J Frame-size magnum revolver has been the quintessential backup gun for decades. And for a good reason. They’re easy to carry, fast to deploy and pack a heck of ...Gun ReviewThe Truth About Guns
Jan 26, 2018New from Zev: Trigger Parts and AR10 Receiver SetsZev Technologies is the King Kong in a tux of the GLOCK upgrade world. Top shelf GLOCK part? Zev. Zev? Top shelf GLOCK part. Only in 2017, the Oxnard, California-HQ’ed company ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns
Jan 26, 2018New from Cimmaron Firearms: New Revolvers, Pocket .380ACPTexas-based Cimarron Firearms has released some beautiful new pistols for 2018. The Wild Bill 1851 Conversion above comes in .38 Special, while the Buffalo Bill Conversion is chambered in the ...Gun NationThe Truth About Guns

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