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  • Nighthawk Custom Browning Hi Power


    A classic since its introduction in the year 1935, it’s known in Europe as the GP for Grande Puissance and in the USA by the English translation, High Power or more commonly,...

  • Les Baer Custom Carry Commanche

    Les Baer’s Custom Carry Commanche


    There’s something about a Les Baer Custom 1911 allowing them to stand-apart from most others. While taking advantage of modern machine technology to help produce the frames...

  • Bears, Cougars & Dirtbags Beware…There’s A New Sheriff In Town


    One can argue the revolver’s ascendancy as a weapon for self-defense was eclipsed decades ago by the autoloader. As someone who finally retired his five-shot, S&W 649...

  • Springfield Armory 1911 Prodigy OSP: Superlative Workmanship, Insane Capacity, Genetic Hybridization, and Warping Spacetime


    The Springfield Armory Prodigy OSP (Optical Sight Pistol) is arguably the most capable 9mm 1911 in the world. The Prodigy OSP sports a top-tier feature set and a magazine...

  • Engineering Excellence Embraces Artistic Style


    Nighthawk Custom’s collaboration with the German makers of the astounding Korth revolver series has helped serve to rewrite expectations on what a revolver can — or might...

Remington 2024 Bullet Knife — The Waterfowler

Remington's 2024 Bullet Knife: The Waterfowler

Remington Ammunition has announced the release of the...

Walther PDP Match pistol with steel frame and with polymer frame

Walther PDP Match: Steel Or Polymer?

Walther Arms has added two new pistols to its 9mm...

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6 Lessons Learned About Appendix Carry

One day, I woke up with a fleeting glimpse of common sense and decided to try appendix carry before continuing to pass judgment. What a novel concept!...
Read Full Article Tom McHale
Matches, Switches & Handloading Niches

I never fully got over my fascination with chemical reactions. I liked things that created energy or went bang. An interest in guns and handloading was the...
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
Snake Stories And Transplanted Raccoons

My walk-in medical clinic is the best place in town for meeting people. Everybody ends up there at some point. My quaint little southern community has no...
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
Fast Shooting

Fast shooting is a matter of both equipment and technique. Guns with heavy recoil and substantial muzzle rise take longer to return to target after each...
Read Full Article Dave Anderson
COLT’S SAA 2nd Generation

Colt never envisioned bringing the SAA back post World War II, although some were assembled from parts and sold in the late 1940s. What resurrected the SAA...
Read Full Article Mike "Duke" Venturino
Inside A Pistolsmith’s Brain

What's in a pistolsmith's brain? Greg Derr shares some thoughts on the importance of quality files and maintenance, work from the masters of yesteryear and...
Read Full Article Greg Derr
Unanswered Questions

Something horrible happened in Maine last month, and many people are still talking about it because even at this late date, there remain a fair number of...
Read Full Article Dave Workman
History, Traditions & Barreled Memories

How many times have you thought, “Boy, if this thing could talk,” while picking up a gun to admire it? Here’s a tale where we know not only the...
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
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4Patriots Patriot Power Sidekick

The Sidekick generator and solar array will get you started for a modest investment with enough backup power to charge computers, cell phones, radios,...
Read Full Article Tom McHale
Danger! Guns and Sudafed

#Fact: People with colds have caused the crystal meth epidemic. No need to worry, though. Our government does a bang-up job of regulating things, so...
Read Full Article Tom McHale

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Handguns

The CZ Shadow 2 OR

The CZ Shadow 2 Optics Ready pistol represents a radical divergence from your typical modern gun shop fare.
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Ruger’s Wrangler

When word trickled out about Ruger’s new Wrangler, the Internet was abuzz as naysayers were gearing up with ludicrous Ned Ludd worries. Turns out these...
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Ruger's Top 10

Ruger was fashionably late to the 1911 party. The right time was 2011, the 100th anniversary of the advent of what is still the best semi-auto design ever...
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The Opposite Of...

What do you need to do to keep your guns ready to go? Not much, actually. I have several “levels” of clean for my own guns.
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Advantages Of...

It’s roughly two weeks to my yearly pilgrimage to the NRA’s Whittington Center and my ammo stash is running low. I need to manufacture some ammo … and...
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Let Mag-Na-Port...

Last year, after passing through Detroit, things start looking “normal” as bait shops, gun shops and outdoor centers start popping up along the road....
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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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Should You Customize Your CCW?

How custom should your carry gun be? This week, the Cranks tackle yet another controversial topic — this time, at the suggestion of Roy Huntington.
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