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A TTAG reader writes: "I enjoyed your article on the Colt 1903 automatic.  I have a 1903 Colt .32 cal., serial number 518xxx, which I think is from the 1930's. It hasn't been fired in...

"How many bullets is enough?" I asked the rabbi. We were loading the XD-M to its 19 round capacity. Ten boxes of 115 grain Federal 9mm sat on the wooden table in front of us. "You...

The good news: TTAG is growing by leaps and bounds. New writers. New readers. Lots of readers making comments. It's all good. And aside from a few tech glitches lately (our...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDOw6e0yIs I miss the toys of my youth. When I was a kid, it was cool to fantasize and role-play in games that involved guns. Cops 'n Robbers. Cowboys n' Indians. Good guys versus Bad...

You like their leather bindings, their fancy endpapers, the way they speak to you of other times and places, the way they feel in your hand. You like the way they smell. Naturally, you're aware that books are...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSEnHJmurlE Sebastian over at Opposing View takes a dim view of those who criticize the National Rifle Association for its support of democratic politicians like Harry Reid. A really dim view, with enough link love...

In the wake of the McDonald ruling by the Supremes, anti-gun groups are (predictably) in a froth. Sadly for the rest of us, the McDonald ruling has left a whole lotta wiggle room regarding...

I carry my SIG both ways, which means sometimes I have one "in the hole" and other times I leave the chamber empty. Why? Well, if I know I'm going to go to a...

Walmart. Everyone buys ammo at Walmart. Yeah, well, "everyone" doesn't live in Rhode Island. You know how your neighborhood Walmart is clean and tidy and staffed by people who give a damn (even if...

"OODA loop," Sam said "Sounds like Hooter's boobs." "Good," I said. "That'll make it easier to remember." "For you maybe," Sam countered. "Who thought of that?" "Colonel John Boyd. I read his biography." "I bet you did." "Observe, orient,...

I hung up the phone, looked at Sam and sighed. First Henry. Now Sam. "He's not going to like the fact that you don't keep one in the pipe," I said. "I'l just smile sweetly and...

I bought Sam a Big Mac. It was the least I could do after she'd spent the night looking after Lola. "I had a bit of a panic attack," she said, inhaling the burger. "I...