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As companies vie for media coverage at SHOT Show we find ourselves inundated with press releases and marketing pitches. Not gonna lie, Umarex wasn’t high on my list for a...

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“The F.B.I. arrested the wife of the man who carried out a deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Fla., and charged her with obstructing the investigation of the mass shooting,” nytimes.com...

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If you listen to my Tuesday Evening Podcast (and why wouldn’t you?), you’d know that I spent the weekend before SHOT on the range with the new silencers and rifles...

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From a shorty .500 S&W Magnum to ported slide and barrel upgrades for your M&P pistol to a 6.5 Creedmoor M&P10 rifle, Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center has a bunch...

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Simple, concealable and comfortable. When it comes to your EDC gear, what else really matters? She what Matt’s carrying at Everyday Carry . . .

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Upon our arrival in Vegas for SHOT Show 2017, Sig Sauer was nice enough to host various members of the TTAG crew for the day at the Clark County shooting complex....

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In a comment under my recent article about the USAS-12 automatic shotgun, a reader mentioned the Atchisson Assault Shotgun. He wanted to know if TTAG could fill him in on...

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While their rifle line might not have expanded very much this year, SIG SAUER’s Electro-Optics is growing. Adding onto the line of TANGO6 “tactical” scopes, SIG is adding a 5-30×56...

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Tanya Brooks managed to surprise a home invader. He took off. Ms. Brooks gave chase. By her own account, she stood in the middle of the street and shot at the fleeing...

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There isn’t a whole lot new in the world of SIG SAUER rifles. There are some new variations of existing optics coming out, but in terms of actual rifles the only...

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Desperately seeking relevance . . . Can’t stop, won’t stop! Shannon Watts puts Bass Pro Shops in her crosshairs – “We know this will come as a huge shock to you,...

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The winner of last weekend’s holiday edition contest was Bad-Timing. Congrats and happy new year.

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In today’s episode, Dan holds something long and hard, Robert admires Nick’s profile, and Louis pulls out his big stick.

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An ultra-reliable, concealable DA/SA pistol and one of the best EDC knives on the market. Done deal. See what Tom’s carrying at Everyday Carry . . .

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It’s history lesson time. Since the Federal Firearms License system was put in place, it had been been possible for an individual to have their own license, allowing them to have...

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North Little Rock Police is seeing a large number of guns stolen from cars this year,” arkansasmatters.com reports (subject – verb agreement, not so much). “In 2016 alone, 70 guns were...

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Today’s video review: the economically priced Smith & Wesson SD9 VE. It’s a lot of gun for not a lot of cash. You can read the full-length write-up here.

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We’d heard a while back that Henry was rolling out a couple of new shotguns and a single-shot rifle. But it turns out that’s not the half of it. New...

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The People of the Gun are nothing if not predictable. Start talking about the philosophy and practice of armed self-defense and it’s only a matter of time before they trot-out what’s...

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“When it comes to holiday consumerism, guns aren’t much different than any other trend. People are easily whipped into a buying frenzy, even when they’re not entirely sure why. CBS News...

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