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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...

  • 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,...

  • Ruger’s 75th Anniversary SR1911


    This year marks the 75th anniversary of Sturm, Ruger & Co., founded in 1949 by partners Alexander McCormick Sturm and William Batterman Ruger. When Sturm died suddenly in 1951,...

  • Competition And Defense


    We have two sides of the same stone here, if you will. Both come from the excellent Italian maker Tanfoglio (say it like this: Tan-foe-glio), residing in the heart of Italian...

  • Taurus G3 9mm


    Sometimes we at Handgunner take a little heat for highlighting guns requiring a letter of credit from a Swiss bank to buy. I get it.

Telum Tactical Incinerator

Telum Tactical Incinerator Automatic Knife

The Incinerator automatic knife from Telum Tactical is...

Kimber KDS9c TFS

Kimber KDS9c TFS

The Kimber KDS9c TFS features a threaded barrel...

VIKTOS Range Trainer XD Waterproof Boot

VIKTOS Range Trainer XD Waterproof Boots

Blurring the lines between tactical tennis shoes and...

The Bisley Model

I was a longtime veteran of Saturday matinee Westerns, and TV had arrived at our place in 1950 with Westerns being a major part of the airtime. So, I was...
Read Full Article John Taffin
Milestone

On Aug. 6, Washington State reported that the number of active concealed pistol licenses had finally topped 700,000 after a very long wait through a couple...
Read Full Article Dave Workman
Ripley's Believe It or Not
Wonder and Weirdness

I was always curious and tempted, but I never felt the need to pay to see the worldly weird stuff displayed there. But kids have a way of convincing you and...
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
Picking A Trapper As Pocket Partner

There is an inherent beauty of a true pocketknife, and having a Case Trapper in your pocket provides comfort.
Read Full Article Lindsey Bertomen
Forging the Future: Aluminum’s...

Aluminum is a ubiquitous material in modern society. In 1956, when Gene Stoner and a few others designed that first AR-15 rifle around aluminum receivers,...
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
Chris Reeve Knives
Still the Standard

If there were ever a benchmark for quality in the modern-day cutlery world, Chris Reeve Knives has set the standard. For over 30 years, this knife...
Read Full Article Pat Covert
What Happened to the Toggle Action?

Anyone with a basic understanding of firearms knows the Luger is an odd bird. It was, and remains, the best application of the toggle action to a handgun,...
Read Full Article Frank Jardim
Ammo Inc. 9mm 115gr FMJ Ammunition
Ammo Inc. 9mm 115gr FMJ Ammunition

Ammo Inc. 9mm 115gr FMJ rounds provide a solution that’s both cost-effective and dependable, making it easier for shooters to stay on top of their...
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Fool’s Gold & The Fools Running Dope

I hadn’t been to the Turkey Track in over a year. After a hasty packing job, I was on the road within an hour of opening the letter from Dobe.
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
World War II Trivia

World War II was the bloodiest conflict in human history. We’ve been offing each other wholesale ever since Cain first got cross with his brother Abel....
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD

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Handguns

Tussey Custom...

I’ve known Terry Tussey for about 35 years — translating to just a bit more than half the time he’s been working on 1911s.
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Revisiting A Rebore

Behold — the revolver. It appears I have peers among you who also suffer — perhaps not quite the right word, there — from an affliction I...
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The Canik TP9...

Century Arms is the gun company for the Common Man.  Their weapons are rugged, dependable, and reasonably-priced. Century’s superb Canik TP9 handguns...
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A Dark Continent...

My friend Dick showed his confidence with cast bullets and big revolvers by using it on an out of country hunt — not an inexpensive proposition.
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The Pursuit of...

The Cammenga family of Fremont, Mich., is far from the first family business to pursue manufacturing knives, but they’re certainly one of the most...
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The Long and...

Just as a .357 revolver can safely fire .38 special rounds, so too can a .32-caliber revolver fire any round in the family shorter than its designated...
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Are Big Dot Sights...

A look at the new XS DXT2 PRO big dot sights. Are they as precise as standard post and notch handgun sights? Let's put it to the test.
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Be Prepared! Water for the...

There's one thing more essential to survival than food, and that's water. After all, it makes up about 50% to 70% of your body weight. This week, the Gun...
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Be Prepared! Food For the...

The Cranks are back! This time, for a multi-part series on emergency preparedness. Let's kick things off by talking about food. How much land does one...
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