Quality – SIG SAUER and Kahr Arms
Two more brands to consider: SIG SAUER and Kahr Arms.
Kahr is a relative newcomer to the gun scene. Founded by the son of the man who headed the Unification Church (the "Moonies"), Kahr...
This is Why You Keep Your Finger Off the Trigger
I know this has been covered ad nauseum, but I’ve been thinking a lot about Farago’s "Gabe Suarez is Insane" story. As someone who had “Keep your finger off that damn trigger!”pounded into my...
Detroit Cop Shop Shooting Shows Importance of Situational Awareness
"According to Sgt. Todd Eby, the gunman walked in at about 4:20 p.m. with a pistol grip shotgun," the Detroit Free Press reports. "Unprovoked, he just started shooting, said Eby, who was sitting at...
Quality – Springfield XD and Smith & Wesson M & P
Next up - tracking the reliability of Springfield Armory's XD/XDM family of pistols, and the Smith & Wesson Military & Police pistols. Both are designed to compete with Glock, and like the Glock ...
New Rossi Wizard: Is This the Real Raging Judge?
Home defense weapons are starting to give me a headache. Back in the day, you had a handgun and a shotgun. You carried one, stashed the other, used the former to get to the...
TTAG Question of the Day: What Would YOU Ask Massad Ayoob?
Well, campers, after posting the story about Massad Ayoob's 2-day class on the Rules of Engagement (the kind were a shooting occurs...and not the kind that necessarily involves a life sentence), we received some...
SHOT Show: Exclusive TTAG Test of Advanced Ballistics Triple Threat Self-Defense Round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cqkT77LOgY
As the doorman helped me gather my belongings, he looked at the holes in the target flapping in the cold desert wind. "We were testing new ammo," I told him. "The bullet breaks into...
SHOT Show: Rohrbaugh Firearms R9 is No Range Toy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJX2D60Q2g
As Karl Rohbaugh readied himself for iPhone immortality, the gunmaker shuffled the five pocket pistols on the glass countertop like a Las Vegas poker dealer. Within seconds all the guns were sitting dead center on...
SHOT Show: Baker Ballistics Shields Shield Active Shooter Shooters
As you might imagine, as school administrators should imagine, confronting a potential active shooter inside a school is about as dicey a proposition as you can get without sleeping on a craps table. Tactically,...
Gunslinger Joey Dillon: How To Hand a Gun to Someone When They’re Trying to...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXROA7hKgGw
So I ask Joey Dillon the usual stupid questions. Can you spin a Glock? Have you ever been arrested for open carry? Do you ever worry that someone will want to engage you in...
Safe Rooms Can Be Deadly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=him0NfgFOH0
"Home invasions are fast, furious and brutal," Tactical tipper and fitness-oriented gun guru Jeff Anderson warns in a comment at his blog, full-contact.military.com. "At the onset and the initial chaos of an intruder’s entry may be...
SHOT Show: Taurus Counters Smith & Wesson’s New Governor with 28-Gauge Raging Judge
According to Taurus, "The first Judge of its kind is ready to take on whatever comes your way. Whatever 'it' happens to be." I reckon "it" is the media coverage given the new Smith...