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The Top 6 Firearm Choices for Gun Hipsters
I posted the above photo of my 1980’s Cobray Pocket Pal on TTAG’s Facebook page. The caption read, “Do I load my EDC with 3 rounds of .380 or 5 rounds of .22? Decisions, decisions.” I was, of course, kidding. This paperweight of a gun doesn’t even get fired, let alone carried. But as we all know, sarcasm can be hard to convey via the intertubes and most seemed to take the post seriously.
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Scopes For Beginners: Parallax Adjustment
Many shooters will never nail a sub-MOA group due not to a lack of skill or a questionable rifle, but to misunderstanding a scope‘s parallax adjustment and what it’s for. Hint: it ain’t “side focus.” Not really.
For scopes with adjustable parallax — which is going to be the majority of them with magnification over, oh, 8X or so — the first thing to know is to ignore the yardage markings on the parallax adjustment dial.
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How to Choose the Perfect Long Gun Safe (With a Few Suggestions)
If you live in and love the firearms lifestyle, you assume the same basic responsibility — to keep your firearms away from people (kids, criminals, crazies) who shouldn’t have access to them. A gun safe will do that job for you, but how to choose one? Here are some helpful tips.
Size Matters
I’ve owned a Liberty touchpad-open gun safe in burgundy-and-brass for 20 years now, and it has sat in the corner of my office, quietly doing its job without complaint all that time.
3 Legal Cases That Affect Your Right to Bear Arms
For the past few decades, gun control advocates have been demonizing guns and gun owners. But with the recent surge in first-time gun buyers, it’s become increasingly apparent that gun owners are everyday Americans who recognize the importance of being able to protect themselves and their loved ones.
And yet gun control advocates are still trying to do everything they can to put an end to civilian gun ownership. Now, especially with the Biden Administration in power, they are seeking to realize this goal through ever-expanding federal and state regulation.
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Strandhogg Pop Art Summer Vibes Limited Edition Shirt: From FirstSpear
Cue the music and the Reagan-era vibes. It’s time to celebrate the Strandhogg, First Spear summertime shirt style.
This new limited edition tee is a tactical (~ish) tip of the hat to Andy Warhol in pop art design and the iconic First Spear Strandhogg plate carrier.
The design is printed on a soft side seamed shirt which means better quality, more comfort, and a buff ‘Built for the X‘ appearance when heading out for some summer fun.
One Potential Problem With The Army’s New Rifle and Optic System . . .
Before I got into journalism, writing, and photography, I worked on computers. Building and repairing computers was a great way to get through school compared to slinging fast food, and in the beginning I was thinking I’d get a degree that had something to do with IT. Most of the problems were challenging, but they were a fun kind of challenge. Plus, putting together a high-end graphics or gaming machine for a customer and making it look cool inside was a lot of fun.
Woehrle: Gun Violence Is Coming So Let’s Ban the Guns
I was stuck in traffic on Tilden Street near Connecticut Avenue NW on April 22 at 3:23 p.m. when I heard the gunfire, three rounds of three shots each in short succession. A semiautomatic nearby.
With traffic in front of me and behind, I was locked in, unable to move. I thought about ducking for cover, but then how would I drive? I was in a state of shock and couldn’t think of how to get out.
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19 Revolutionary War British Cannons Discovered in the Savannah River
By Russ Bynum, AP
A warehouse along the Savannah River is holding historical treasures that evidence suggests remained lost for more than 240 years — a cache of 19 cannons that researchers suspect came from British ships scuttled to the river bottom during the American Revolution.
The mud- and rust-encrusted guns were discovered by accident. A dredge scooping sediment from the riverbed last year as part of a $973 million deepening of Savannah’s busy shipping channel surfaced with one the cannons clasped in its metal jaws.
Dr. Oz Really Wants You to Know That He Supports the Second Amendment
I will never back down from the fight to protect our Second Amendment Rights. pic.twitter.com/MXNPe6ldqC
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) April 29, 2022
If you don’t watch daytime television, you may not be familiar with Dr. Oz. Mehmet Oz is a retired surgeon who rose to fame thanks to a few dozen appearances on Oprah Winfrey’s weekday gabfests. Winfrey’s production company then created The Dr. Oz Show which is apparently still being broadcast, but who the hell really knows or cares?
DeSantis: I Will Sign Constitutional Carry Into Law Before I’m Done as Governor
One the thing that I wanted the legislature to do — and I think we will do it, I can’t tell you exactly when — but I’m pretty confident I will be able to sign a constitutional carry bill into law in the state of Florida.
We used to be a leader on Second Amendment. There’s like 25 states that have already done it and I think if you look now, you have a situation where the official in charge of these permits doesn’t support Second Amendment rights.
Gun Meme of the Day: Twenty. Seven. Dollahs! Edition
It’s time my wife pay her fair share!
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Gun Review: Archon Type B 9mm Pistol
The Archon Type B brought us the intriguing design, innovative action, and low bore axis of the famed Arsenal Strike One, but in an enhanced, more compact, and slightly more affordable price. Yet for some reason, we’ve seen little of it in the news. Back in 2018 we teased of the gun in this article. Now it’s time for a full going over.
“What Is It?” — something a lot of Archon shooters hear — is a question both simple and complicated to answer.
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Menthol Cigarettes Are the New ‘High Capacity’ Magazines
“Banning menthol—the last allowable flavor—in cigarettes and banning all flavors in cigars will help save lives, particularly among those disproportionately affected by these deadly products.” Sound familiar? The Biden administration’s announcement that they’re using their regulatory power to outlaw menthol-flavored tobacco products should ring some bells with gun owners.
Banning high capacity magazines—which no one needs—will help save lives, particularly among those disproportionately affected by these deadly products.
The ATF’s FDA’s statement on the proposed rule banning menthol continued .
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Gun Meme of the Day: There’s Enough Love To Go Around Edition
Things That Don’t Suck: Lingle Industries Lowers
I reviewed the APC9K sometime back and thoroughly enjoyed it. What I didn’t enjoy was the cost of the gun and the cost of its magazines. I know B&T makes GLOCK and P320 lowers, but I don’t care for pistol mags in my subguns/PCCs. I like real SMG mags, and that’s what lead me to Lingle Industries.
I’ve owned a Scorpion since they were released, and I read Nick’s review. I love the gun, and I love the mags.
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Portable First Aid: High Speed Gear’s ReVive and Bleeder Medical Pouches
From High Speed Gear . . .
High Speed Gear would like to take a moment to showcase their ReVive Medical Pouch and Bleeder/Blowout Pouch, two compact ways to carry lifesaving equipment.
Throughout the tactical community, there are many assets to defending your life. However, some of the most important items are the ones that can save a life. High Speed Gear offers many options for carrying medical equipment on your person.
Gear Review: Vortex Diamondback HD 2000 Laser Rangefinder
For the longest time, I thought I didn’t have use for a rangefinder. I shot only at known distances at ranges marked as such. The bench sitting at 100 yards was, in my mind, at 100 yards away. I accepted that as fact, though it wasn’t necessarily set in stone.
Thinking back, I remember when I first started shooting at age 14. The pistol silhouette range where we shot rifles with cast bullets had what I understood to be a confusing combination of targets in meters and yards.
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Take Your Competition Shooting to the Next Level With the New Generation of CZ TS 2 Pistols
CZ has a long history of producing some of the best competition guns on the market. They’ve expanded that storied lineup with the TS 2. The 9mm version puts out-of-the-box competitive precision in your hands, continuing CZ as the leading name for practical shooting disciplines like IPSC, USPSA, 3-Gun and Steel Challenge competition.
Now, new for 2022, CZ has added a TS2 chambered in .40 S&W for those who want an advantage over competitors shooting 9mm.
Eric Swalwell Deploys More Lies About the Lies He’s Been Telling About Gun Control for Years
A repeated ploy of the gun control movement is to loudly proclaim law-abiding Second Amendment supporters are using “scare tactics” while opposing proposed gun control.
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), the “Honey Pot Congressman,” isn’t new to this charade. His record is one of support for strict gun control. That includes a failed presidential campaign playing second fiddle to Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke to carry the gun control water.