Question of the Day: Are You Planning on Going to SHOT 2012? (Possible TTAG...
The SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada is THE firearms event to attend. It's where the companies you know and love come together to introduce their latest creations, show off their wares and give...
50 BMG: Follow the Leader?
In the midst of all the kerfuffle surrounding the ATF Project Gunwalker scandal we've learned that the feds have let more than a few Barrett 5o's flow down the so-called Iron River to Mexico....
SHOT Show: Was Taurus Raging Judge A Head Fake?
When I first heard about the Raging Judge, I thought it mighty peculiar that Taurus announced their 28-gauge pistol on the same day that Smith & Wesson demoed the Governor, the Springfield gunmaker's answer...
SHOT Show: Suppressors Are Hot
Yesterday, as throngs of SHOT Show refugees headed for snowier climes, Ruger introduced "the next handgun you must own": the 22/45 Threaded Barrel Rimfire Pistol. And there I was thinking that the Springfield Armory...
SHOT Show: Magtech’s First Defense Justice Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOzcr9LY4o
SHOT Show: Accuracy International AX338. Lapua Uber Alles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sOzuoH7MQc
Thanks to some stunning successes in theater, the sniper community is deeply smitten with the Lapua Magnum cartridge. Top drawer rifles that can fire the round with maximum accuracy are finding buyers like a...
SHOT Show: Is the SIG SAUER P290 a “Real” SIG?
The new P290 serving wall duty at the SIG SAUER SHOT Show booth sure looks like a SIG. But it doesn't feel like one. For fans of the brand, the P290's slimness is startling....
SHOT Show: NSSF’s War of the Words
The SHOT Show is run by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Like our South African friend over at thefirearmsblog.com, the NSSF tries to avoid politics. As did the NRA during its early days....
SHOT Show: New Smith & Wesson Performance Center 647 17 HMR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQQhxoHoPqo
HMR stands for Hornady Rimfire Magnum. According to chuckhawks.com, "the .17 HMR is intended for hunting animals such as squirrels, rabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, marmots, and other small creatures. This is the same...
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: StressVest Tests Police Perseverance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw5m5t1oa9A
At the risk or suggesting that early encounters with corporal punishment left me scarred (and glad of it), there's something slightly kinky about this product. "The StressVest has an adjustable pain penalty," the brochure...
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...