ArmaLite AR50: Happiness is a Warm Gun on the 1,000 Yard Line
At 10:00 on Sunday morning, the airspace above Marine Corps Base Quantico was closed. The reason? I had just stepped to the firing line with my ArmaLite AR-50 chambered in 50 BMG (using Magtech...
Question of the Day: Who Needs .40 Caliber?
A newbie I know got a sudden hard-on for 40 cal. "It's what the cops use," he said. "It's not as cheap as 9mm," I pointed out, knowing that my ballistic buddy was going...
Self-Defense Tip for Hand Loaders: Write it Down!
In a recent post, TTAG scribe Benjamin T Shotzberger admitted to carrying hand loads in his self-defense gun. When the topic of roll-your-own for self-defense comes up, the most obvious concern: chances of being...
Be Number One On Mother’s Day. With a Bullet.
Has Mothers Day snuck up on you again? That’s right, if you haven’t been shopping yet, you’re in deep kimchi. But never fear, your friends at TTAG are here to help. Your first thought is...
Question of the Day: What’s Your Carry Ammo and Why?
Thanks for sharing your carry choices in our previous QOTD: What's in YOUR Holster? To sum up, there was a genuine dearth of mouse guns and revolvers. For some strange reason, Glock was our Armed...
Extreme Shock Offers New .223 Remington Round
Extreme Shock, best known for their fragmenting bullets and over-the-top advertising images, has a new .223 Remington round that they're unveiling at the show. The ammo uses a 45ish grain bullet and is designed...
Desert Tactical Arms: Change the Caliber, Not the Zero
Desert Tactical Arms showing off production models of their new line of precision rifles. Their rifles include a unique feature: you can change barrels without shifting the zero on the rifle (well, the left/right...
Hornady 300 Whisper. And You Need This Because . . . ?
Hornady launched a new cartridge yesterday on their Facebook page. Only it was buried in Photos. Which is kinda cool, given the stealth motif surrounding the new 300 Whisper round. In case you're wondering (so...
Ammunition Consistency Testing Round 2: Hornaday Match and Federal XM193F
Continuing on our quest for the best factory produced ammunition, we look at two well known and well-loved brands and see where they end up on our list: Federal XM193F 55gr and Hornaday BTHP...
Patrick Brown’s Bullet Point
Take it from TTAG registered contributor #1218: it's easy to fall off the tracks around here. And it’s kinda like listening to Dennis Miller---eventually I end up in the dictionary. Thanks to TTAG, I’ve been...
Speer Gold Dot .22WMR Personal Protection Round
"The newest addition to the Gold Dot Short Barrel family is a .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire self defense round," Speer announces like a proud papa. "These hollow points provide reliable expansion, deep penetration and...