Gun Review: Smith & Wesson SW99c
(Travis Pike for TTAG) One gun I chased for a long time was the Walther P99c AS. I love the P99 design, the DA/SA striker-fired system is brilliant, and the trigger has always been outstanding….
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The True Cost of Buying Your First Handgun
(courtesy Heather Myers) By Rob Aught Sticker shock. Anyone who has ever shopped for a car knows what it is. I was somewhat surprised to find out it can apply to firearm purchases as well….
Gun Control Narrative Shifts as More Americans See Importance of 2A
The events of 2020 have many Americans rethinking their stance on guns. Read on to find out why. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com) The narrative on guns in the U.S. has taken a dramatic shift in 2020…
Gun Review: Shadow Systems MR920 9mm Pistol
By David Blanton It’s the same story whenever anyone posts a picture of a new GLOCK on the internet. There’s always a race in the comments to suggest getting new sights, an extended slide stop,…
There’s a Springfield Armory Hellcat Still Ticking After 20,000 Rounds
Introduced last summer, the Springfield Armory Hellcat is billed as the” smallest highest-capacity 9mm in the world,” packing 11+1 rounds (13+1 with extended magazine) in a 3-inch-barreled micro pistol that weighs 18.3 ounces, empty. (Photo:…
Obscure Object of Desire: The Kongsberg “Colt” Nazi 1911 Pistol
Courtesy Beetle By Beetle The turn of the century into the 1900s was an interesting time in firearm development. The invention of smokeless powder and Hugo Borchardt’s first semi-automatic pistol caused the world’s armies to…
Let’s Look at HR 719, the Oddball Federal Microstamping Bill in the House
By Microstamper at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Link Last year, Rep. Anthony Brown, [D-Maryland] filed HR 719, the MICRO Act. In typically brilliant legislative fashion, MICRO stands for “Making Identifiable Criminal Rounds Obvious.” I didn’t…
Top 3 Reasons To Carry A Revolver Rather Than a Semi-Automatic Handgun
Colt King Cobra (JWT for TTAG) Some thirty years ago the American gun-buying public began to see semi-automatic pistols as reliable firearms. Once semi-autos cleared that hurdle, their superior capacity and quick reloadability ruled the…
K6s 4″ DASA Combat Is the Ultimate All-Around Use Revolver
With the introduction of the K6s DASA Combat, Kimber took the next logical step in the development of the perfect revolver for recreational, target shooting, home defense and concealed carry. The 4-inch barrel on the…
The Game Changer: An Evolutionary Look at the Sig Sauer P365
The Sig Sauer P365 changed the concealed carry game. But how? (Photo: Josh Wayner/Guns.com) The market for concealed carry pistols has been full for some time. Though not necessarily a problem, it seemed that the…