Gun Review

By Roy H. I took a gamble and spent $399 on an AR-15 upper receiver to see if it’s worth the money to use M200 5.56x45mm blanks to hurl still-full-of-soda cans 105+ yards down range....

Right off the bat, Bill's Custom Automatics does it right. I opened the custom case to find the Master Grade 1911 well presented and six Wilson Combat magazines, each inside their own little foam home, with...

According to F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are no second acts in American lives. The rule does not apply to Phillipino firearms. After the GI Standard FS's abysmal showing during my initial review I sent the gun back to Rock...

When the X-Caliber arrived, I was excited about shooting something so bizarre and definitively ugly. I compared the X-Caliber to the weird kid in class: the one who's fun to hang out with but tanks your popularity....

"Performance on a budget" describes the subject of many of TTAG's most popular gun reviews. I've had some cheapies through my hands thinking there are probably quite a few gems out there that truly...

There are a ton of AR-15 "manufacturers" these days. In general, when you've seen one AR-15, you've seen 'em all. And most shops simply assemble OEM parts and call the rifle their own. In...

In a market dominated by tiny handguns, there's a certain bravado that comes with not only owning, but carrying a pistol that weighs over two pounds loaded, and packs twenty rounds at the ready. It...

Beretta released the “Cx4 Storm” in 2003, hoping to compete in the law enforcement market. The case for the Cx4 is strong, since it's a lightweight, accurate, reliable blowback-operated carbine that allows an officer...

Kel-Tec's PMR-30 has earned the nickname "poor man's Five-seveN" thanks to its light weight, high capacity, and fairly potent little caliber all in a semi-auto pistol format. While the 5.7x28 FN Five-seveN has always had...

Things have been changing over at Armalite. There's been an invasion of 3-gun shooters, and it has had a radical impact on the company's products. They've gone from producing National Match style AR-15 rifles...

When you think "Wilson Combat," you think Bill Wilson and his love affair with the 1911 platform. The man is so ga-ga over Browning's masterwork that he built an entire competition shooting sport around...

CZ's line of shotguns is pretty well fleshed out these days, spanning the spectrum from classy side-by-sides to go with your elbow-patched tweed jacket to tactical pumps for the bedroom closet. The 712 Practical...