Made in Connecticut: Colt’s House Pistol

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Also known as the Colt Cloverleaf, the Colt House Pistol was a small 4-shot single-action revolver chambered for .41 short/long rimfire.  The image above is a typical example. Available with 1.5" and 3"...

Self-Defense Tip: Two Key Features of Cover and Concealment

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The above photo was ripped from a press release on the 2011 IDPA Indoor National Championships. I include it here at the risk of stimulating another debate between the rabbi and Patrick Carrube about...

Hottie with a Holster.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFBXjDIVv6g Okay. You guys that were moaning (and not in a good way) about the TV spot RF posted featuring the Roller Derby girls? Here's a little something to take the sting out. It took...

The Funniest Beretta A400 Video in the History of the World, Ever

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZSo5A2M7l4&feature=player_embedded My man from thefirearmblog.com makes an excellent point: technology from non-tactical firearms trickles down (across?) to non-sporting firearms---depending on how you define "sporting." Somehow, though, I think the point was lost on his two...

Top Firearms-Related Brands Revealed

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The National Shooting Sports Federation dishes the dirt on market share (thanks to americanrifleman.org for the formatting): • Top rifle brand: Remington (17.5 percent of all purchases) • Top shotgun brand: Remington and Mossberg (virtual tie with 21.5 percent of all purchases) • Top muzzleloader...

Three Must-Have Concealed Carry Holster Features

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dA_tV7g7Bc This post was inspired by a similar feature over at epictactical.com: 5 Must Have Concealed Carry Holster Features. The boys at epic came up with the following list: comfort, warm weather suitability, easy access...

Fear and Learning at a DC Training Course

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A member of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia sent us this look at his DC CCW training. Name withheld by request. Saw your article on the training...

Self-Defense Tip: Two Ways to Enter a Room

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpRVVH3HlBQ Gun gurus call doorways the "funnel of death." The bad guy knows you're coming and you're perfectly framed in the doorway. To quote the old Rowan & Martin sign-off, say goodnight Dick. The best...

What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Andiamo! Edition

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X32_6ioQqdQ

Defense Tip: Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you...

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The headline above is, of course, one of the "rules" for the U.S. Marine Corps. I'm down with it. 'Cause the second you start try to separate who you know you might have to...

Extreme Shock Ammo’s Dot Com vs. Dot Net War

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2l4bz1FT8U&tracker=False As the Brits would say, Extreme Ammo is not shy about coming forward. The company claims its tungsten core frangible ammo is "the safest, most technologically advanced light weapons ammunition produced in the world."...

UT Concealed Carry Out-of-State Permit Boom About to Go Bust?

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Midwest Training Group instructor Andy Kemp reports that the roving band of merry men and women guiding out-of-state residents through the Utah concealed carry permit process may see their revenue stream reduced to a...