Gear Review: Leupold Mark 6 1-6x20mm M6C1
In 3-gun competitions, stage designers love to be evil. And the definition of "evil" in this case is setting targets out at 3 yards, and then forcing you to quickly shift and engage some...
Gear Review: ODIN Works XMR Extended AR-15 Magazine Release
On an AR-15 rifle, just about everything is replaceable and customizable. It's one of the things that makes the gun so desirable, useful and the best selling firearm in the United States. But one...
Gear Review: 5.11 Rush Delivery LIMA Messenger Bag
Since I started writing for TTAG I've been traveling more and more each year covering gun-related goings-on in the world, and as a result I've needed to figure out how to best carry the...
ShootingTheBull410 and the Winchester PDX1 Defender 223
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msci2ciZ4yo
Not everybody's idea of "home defense" is to fire two negligent discharges into the air from a double-barrel shotgun. Some of us think it might be more effective to actually shoot the ammo *at*...
Gear Review: AR500 Armor Carbon Nanotube Soft Armor IIIA
I've tested a couple body armor options for TTAG in the last year. They've ranging from Kevlar level IIIA vests to level III steel plates and plate carriers. And while they work, and might...
Video: Froglube, M-Pro 7, Rand CLP Corrosion Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KCHARdTCjE#t=980
Few of us will ever oil an unblued, un-phosphated gun and leave it out in the rain for several days. YouTuber Patriot36 simulated this foolishness by treating a freshly-cleaned brake rotor with three popular...
Gear Review: MWG IK-520 40-Round Magazines
Since Magpul came out with their 40-round PMAG earlier this year, it was guaranteed that other magazine manufacturers would follow suit and produce their own 40-rounders. One of the first overseas knockoffs I've been...
Gear Review: Alamo Tactical Minimalist IWB Holster
As concealed carry becomes increasingly popular, people are finding ingenious ways for new converts to the every-day-carry lifestyle to tote their firearms more discretely and more securely. Tyler Kee and Chris Dumm have each...
Gear Review: CS Holsters IWB Kydex Holster
CS Holsters proclaims on their website that "we make concealed carry more comfortable." For a person who has made the switch from an "inside the waistband" holster to an "outside the waistband" holster for...
Gear Review: Caldwell DeadShot Fieldpod
This year was the first time that I tried using a tripod in the field and it really opened my eyes to having stability in the field. I've also taken to walking and stalking...
Gear Review: Eberlestock Gunslinger II
Without a doubt, the worst part of a 3-gun competition is hauling all of your crap around the range. Not only do you have to move all three guns around, but you also need...
Gear Review: MEK OWB Patterned Kydex Pancake Holster
I'm a recent convert to the "outside the waistband" style of holster for daily carry. It's just more comfortable to me, and gives me a quicker draw when I need it. MEK Holsters is...