Light, Versatile and Discreet
The idea was simple. After all, they’re the best kind. Build a gun tough enough to be carried all day, in a caliber capable of performing a wide range of tasks, while being...
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Apex Dream Guns
Brownells has, for some years, teamed up with custom gun builders of all sorts to build what they call “Dream Guns” showcasing the work possible using parts available...
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Les Baer's Black Baer 9mm & Boss .45 ACP
It’s easy to figuratively grab a rattle-can of “Dark Earth” and spray last year’s model of just about anything and suddenly you have a “Hot new product!”
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The Rock Island Armory 5.0 Radically Revolutionary
The Rock Island Armory 5.0 is like the yeti, your daughter’s imaginary uni-corn, or the elusive fiscally-responsible congressman. It is the sort of mystical thing that you...
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The Fusion of Aesthetics and Ability
Just about 55 years ago, Ed Brown started his American dream in the way so many successful entrepreneurs do. He began moonlighting in his garage after work and on weekends,...
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Handguns
Walther P38
The Walther P38 wasn’t the first 9mm: The honor goes to the P08 Luger which, like later German service pistols, mostly came to the U.S.
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The Taurus 856...
It isn’t often that I look at a newly-released gun and say, “huh — that’s how I would have done it.” This made the Executive a pleasant surprise...
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Taurus Ups...
After setting a new standard for out-of-the-box rimfire handguns, Taurus has upgraded the budget-friendly, performance TX22 with the introduction of the...
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Discover
The Ups & Downs...
While we never master a handgun, there are some peculiarities we can use to improve our performance and understanding of handgun ballistics.
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Nighthawk Strikes!
If you’re a fan of tricked out 1911s you’re already familiar with Nighthawk Custom, but you may not know they offer some mighty fine cutting steel to boot.
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Rifle-Barreled...
Someday. We all have a list of things we are going to do someday. Sometimes the list is short and sometimes the list is long.
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Podcasts
Alarm in Albuquerque
What the heck is happening in Albuquerque? The Governor of New Mexico just outlawed carrying guns despite the U.S. and State Constitution, along with...
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Will A Laser Get You Killed?
Are laser sights a good or bad thing? Hear what the Gun Cranks have to say about these high-tech shooting tools that, depending on who you ask, are the best...
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We've Got Mail!
The Gun Cranks are back this week to respond to comments and answer real questions from real readers/listeners. All topics are on the table.
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