Obscure Object of Desire: O. F. Mossberg & Son JIC M500 Cruiser
Who wants a pistol grip 12-gauge shotgun in a watertight floating tube? An Alaskan canoe adventurer between encampments? (Fargo: go Bears!) I'm thinking a handy snub-nosed revolver chambered in .357 (or something even larger) would...
Gun Review: H&R 1871 Pardner Pump Protector 12 Gauge
The name says it all. The H&R Pardner Pump Protector wasn’t built for wing-shooting doves or busting clay pigeons. No, this is a gun to be kept at the bedside, ready for behavior modification...
Irresponsible Gun Dog of the Day: Utah Retriever
As an owner of multiple Labradors over the years (two at the moment), I can attest that they never fail to surprise you. And not always in a good way. They're about the most...
Charles Daly and CD Defense to Return to U.S. Market at SHOT 2012
Charles Daly used to be a well known and well respected name for their line of high quality firearms. The MP22R .22lr bolt action rifle I use to teach new shooters bears their name...
Gun Review: Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun
Every now and then an invention completely redefines a genre. The iPhone. The microwave oven. Snuggies. The Kel-Tec KSG. While the 14+1 round shotgun doesn't instantly render current home defense scatterguns obsolete---wait. There's no...
Video: What Happens When a Shotgun Fires Without the Barrel
What I love the most about this video is that you can see the pressure building up behind the load before the casing finally bursts. It's a great illustration that gasses, not an explosion, propel the...
New Chiappa 1887 TSeries 12-Gauge Lever Shotgun
Staking out the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Show in Reno, the American Rifleman's riflemen uncovered some new product (ahead of January's SHOT show). Click here for their most excellent photo gallery of...
Ask Foghorn: Best Shotgun for New 3-Gun Competitors?
Ryan writes:
Hope your having fun at the 3 gun comp man. I actually have an ask foghorn question along those lines. I really need the advice, but if you can get an article out...
Question of the Day: Is Tacticool Still Cool?
I know that Call of Duty: It's One Damn Thing After Another has generated more money than the gross national product of Belize, but I'm beginning to think that the whole tacticool thing is sitting...
Quote of the Day: “The Cadillac Of Shotguns” Edition
"The $18,000 price tag for the shotguns was paid for with a Recovery Justice Assistance Grant, federal money designed to help equip law enforcement while stimulating the economy." - pressherald.com on the funding for Portland...
Question of the Day: What’s the Difference Between “Need” and “Want”?
When it comes to weapons selection, TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia doesn't want someone telling them what they do or do not "need." Laws that attempt to draw a line in the shifting sands of civilian...
Benelli’s All Choked Up: New Super Black Eagle II Performance Shop Waterfowl Edition
In the run up to next year's SHOT show, manufacturers have to do something to keep the pot boiling. Call it The Attack of the Minor Variants. In this case, we have the Benelli...