NSSF: Shooting Industry Suffers from 40% Return/Defect Rate

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Thanks in no small part to our gavel-to-gavel SHOT Show coverage, TTAG is now acknowledged as the biggest and baddest firearms-related blog out there. Nick and I were a tad surprised (and not a...

New from Arsenal/K-Var: 5.56 Krinkov pistol

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Pistolized rifles don't usually light my fire, but Arsenal's new Krinkov pistol, chambered in 5.56 NATO, has it goin'on. Unlike their AK-pattern rifles, which must be imported in 'Sporter' form and then painstakingly converted...

New(ish) from Trijicon: The SRS

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Trijicon's SHOT Show booth is busy showing off production versions of their SRS or Sealed Reflex Sight. The 1x red dot above uses a single standard AA battery to power the sight in low...

DS Arms Now Producing RPD Carbine in 6.8

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Not quite sure why you'd want a RPD Carbine in 6.8, especially as DS already makes one of these things in the much cheaper 7.62x39 caliber. But if you have some extra 6.8 caliber...

Unfortunate Brand Extension of the Day: Ka-Bar Zombie Knives

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Ka-Bar is known as a traditional knife maker. When my friends made Eagle Scout they were presented with a USMC Ka-Bar, a symbol of tradition and quality passed down from generation to generation. In...

Obscure Object of Desire: Alaskan Co-Pilot

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While we were at the Wild West Guns party last night, the fine folks behind the counter busted out this little beauty and we could NOT stop staring at it and fondling it. The...

New from HyScore: “Bench Beast” Competition Rifle Rest

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TItDbQxXt9A&feature=youtu.be Rifle rest? Equipped with scissor jacks, adjustment gears and a friggin' joystick, I'd call this thing a crew-served weapon turret. The HyScore Bench Beast's front and rear rests are detachable. The rifle only 'floats'...

Wild West Guns Throws a Mean Party, Opens Shop in Las Vegas

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Wild West Guns, the improvers of Chris Dumm's Marlin 1894C, are opening a new combination retail store and gunsmithing dojo here in Las Vegas, and they invited us to their grand opening party....

New from Heizer: Double Tap

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Hey, it's called the Double Tap. So why wouldn't we offer you another look at the derringer of the day? OK, the Heizer Double Tap's about as far removed from ye olde two-shot micro-pistol...

New from Uberti: Silver Boy Lever Action .22

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Uberti new Silver Boy vs. Henry Repeating Rifle's Golden Boy. Geddit? "History repeats itself," Uberti pronounces. Yes, well, I wouldn't be surprised if Uberti gets a letter from Anthony Imperato's lawyer in the next...

New from MasterPiece Arms: MPA57SST Defender, 22 Suppressors, Updated Protector

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An Uzi-a-like based on the FN FiveSeven . Who'd a thunk it? Then again, this type of firearm needs recoil like Kate Beckinsdale needs to go on a diet. No giggle switch (full auto)...

New from Leatherwood: CMR-4 1-4x24mm riflescope

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With their new 1-4x24 tactical scope, Leatherwood is taking aim at heavyweights Leupold, Burris, and even Swarovski. It's got a suggested list of $599 (street price is always much less) and we're trying to...