Gear Review: Clawmounts Absolute Zero Quick Detach Scope Mount
"Beware the man who owns only one gun." That's the old adage, but while having only one gun usually means you know it inside and out. You also probably know that using one gun can...
Gear Review: MonsterVault Under-Bed Safe
Back in the day I purchased a quick-action safe for my primary home defense gun: a 10"-barreled 300 BLK SBR, complete with silencer. As Sheryl Crow crowed, the brochure looked nice. In real life,...
Movie Review: The Purge: Election Year
After viewing 'The Purge: Election Year,' I felt like I needed to purge. 'Election Year' is the third installment in Director James DeMonaco’s manic series of pseudo-political, race-based slasher movies. Here’s the premise (let’s...
Gear Review: Bushnell Elite 1 Mile ConX
Roughly eighteen months ago, I made the decision to get more serious about shooting at longer distances. This decision coincided with my brief foray into precision rifle shooting at the Bushnell Brawl and my...
Gear Review: Vortex Diamondback Binoculars
Hunting is roughly fifty four and a half minutes of sitting and waiting with five minutes of looking and seeing accompanied by thirty seconds of sheer panic thrown in for good measure. Those five minutes are...
Gear Review: Lone Wolf Alpha Wolf Threaded GLOCK Barrel
Lone Wolf has been the #1 name in aftermarket GLOCK accessories, at least based on sales volume, for many years. While they've earned a solid reputation for decent quality at extremely competitive prices, they're...
Gear Review: Streamlight TLR-1 HPL Weapon Light
I have always been an advocate of lights on any firearms being used as self defense weapons. You really want to see what you're aiming at when things go bump in the middle of...
Silencer Review: Dead Air Sandman L
The silencer, range time, and metering equipment for this review were provided by Capitol Armory based in Cedar Park, Texas
Last month, I published a review of Dead Air's Sandman S. As I alluded to in...
Gear Review: YETI Ramblers and YETI Ice
At SHOW Show this year I happened by the YETI Coolers booth. After some conversation about how I'm planning a move to Austin, where YETI (and TTAG) is HQ'd, and how I haven't yet figured...
Ammo Review: Gorilla Ammunition Silverback 9mm & .380
At SHOT Show this year, Gorilla Ammunition unveiled its new Silverback line of solid copper hollow point self-defense ammo. It's available in .380 ACP, 9x19, .45 ACP, and .300 BLK. Except for the .380, each...
Gear Review: Taser AXON Body 2
With the recent public attention on police brutality more and more departments are equipping their officers with body cameras. It's a smart move since nothing dispels the protestations of a bereaved parent that their...
Gear Review: MultiTasker TWIST
As the years of workshop ownership pass, I've found myself in possession of more and more specialty tools. If you'd asked a spry tween named Tyler if he'd ever need a bench-mounted barrel vise,...