Gun Review: Verney-Carron Azur SD Eloge Grade 20 Gauge Shotgun
The origin of the firm name, Verney-Carron, goes back to 1830. The hyphenated name that arose following the marriage of Claude Verney and Antoinette Carron is an appropriate metaphor for the exquisite double-barreled firearms...
Gun Review: Rock Island Armory GI Standard 1911
I'm not a big 1911 fan these days, but back in the day, I spouted Fudd lore with the best of them. I needed a .45 ACP, but I was also quite young and...
Gun Review: Turnbull Government Heritage Model 1911
I have two powerful memories related to the Model 1911 Government issue Colt .45 ACP, one associated with my Dad and the other with my father-in-law. My Dad was a firearms Instructor for the...
Gun Review – CZ Scorpion EVO 3 S1 Carbine
I love pistol caliber carbines. I think they're a ton of fun and I own way too many of them to justify beyond, "This is America." One of the many I own is the...
Gun Review: Standard Manufacturing Single Action Revolver
Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. And about then is when I emailed Standard Manufacturing my debit card number. It was a challenge to wait even that long.
I have every generation of the Single Action...
Gun Review: Aero Precision M16A4 Rifle
In a day and age in which AR platform rifles are only getting smaller, I'm betting there are plenty of shooters who've never tried an AR-15 with a 20-inch barrel. The 16-inch standard AR15...
Gun Review: Chiappa Firearms Little Badger .22LR Rifle
Not long ago I wrote an article about a folding survival shotgun and one of the commenters said something along the lines of, "Opinions on survival firearms are like assholes. Everybody has at least...
Gun Review: Grand Power Stribog SP9A1 9mm Pistol
Being semi-retired from TTAG means that I get to be a little more selective with the firearms and gear that I want to review. No longer do I have a list as long as...
Gun Review: Colt King Cobra .357 Revolver
I'm a Colt fan. Part of that is because of the history of the company, but no doubt the bigger part is because my dad kept a stainless Colt Python by the bedside. I...
Gun Review: Turnbull Finished Winchester 1892 Deluxe Takedown Rifle
“Crazy Horse would have been in front, alone, standing out in that kaleidoscope of shifting color by his apparent plainness. He would have worn only his breechcloth and a single hawk’s feather in his...
Gun Review: Springfield Armory 1911 Range Officer 9mm
By: Austin Knudsen
Apparently I am the only person in the U.S. not impressed by the Springfield Armory Range Officer. I'm a 1911 aficionado, having owned my first 1911A1 at age 18. About a year...
Gun Review: Rock Island Armory VRBP-100 12 Gauge Bullpup Shotgun
I love shotguns. I own dozens of them. And the Rock Island Armory VRBP-100 is likely the most unique.
The Rock Island Armory VR series of shotguns has traditionally taken an AR-like approach to semi-auto...