Gear Review: Catalyst Arms Mag Release Extension for Ruger Precision Rifle
By Louis K. Bonham
Since its introduction two years ago, the Ruger Precision Rifle turned the market for long-range precision rifles on its ear. For a street price of about a grand -- less than...
Gear Review: Maven S.1A Spotting Scope
My first exposure to Maven was at the Gunwerks L201 Advanced Long Range Shooting Course (reviewed here). On the range, helping us spot out to 1,440 yards, were half a dozen spotting scopes from a...
Gear Review: DI Optical RV2 Red Dot Optic
Reader Brian P. writes:
Who -- or what -- is DIO? It's the US arm of Dong In Optical (hold the jokes, please), a Korean manufacturer of optical aiming accessories for the military, law enforcement and...
Gear Review: SnapSafe Super Titan XL Modular Vault
In February I moved from Washington to Texas. My 650-pound safe didn't. The cost and complication just wasn't worth it. The rental house we would be moving into, sight unseen, has no garage. And...
Gear Review: Faxon Firearms ARAK-21 Upper Receiver
ARAK. That's AR as in AR-15, plus AK as in AK-47. From Faxon Firearms, the ARAK-21 is a long-stroke gas piston upper receiver with a self-contained recoil system that fits on any standard AR...
Gear Review: CapArms Level III+ Body Armor
Body armor has been way down on my tactical shopping list. For one thing, it's expensive. While I've always wanted a good plate carrier and armor for “just in case” scenarios and for my...
Silencer Review: NG2 Defense MAXFLO 3D
Ever since the first Maxim designs, silencer makers have focused on one thing: containment. The sound of gunfire is caused by the rapid expansion of super-heated gasses escaping as the bullet leaves the barrel....
Dead Air Sandman Ti vs. GEMTECH Tracker vs. YHM NITRO 30: Silencer Review
It's easy to get trapped in the rabbit hole of chasing dB ratings, but as long as you're within that "hearing safe" zone it isn't usually the deciding factor. Simply put, shoot a handful...
Gear Review: K Rounds Conceal Carry Tactical Gun Belt
There's a surfeit of gun belt options out there; way more than we could test and review (even if we dared try). So when we find those really good (or horribly bad) versions, we...
Backup Tactical Threaded GLOCK Barrels: Gear Review
Gun owners seeking the sound of silence continue to wait for the fat lady to sing about the Hearing Protection Act. While ATF wait times are coming down, suppressor buyers still have to jump through the National...
Gear Review: OPSol Mini-Clip for Mossberg Shotguns
Reader Brandon Harker writes:
Sometimes it’s the simple things. Simple, cheap and easy has been promised by many products but it doesn’t always pan out that way. In this case, the mini-shell adapter shoe fits.
The...
Gear Review: JMT AR-15 80% Composite / Polymer Lower
TTAG's readership is a well-informed crowd. So I'll spare you an explanation of the purpose(s) of an eighty percent lower. I will say, however, that if you're not making at least a portion of...