Tag Archives: Brett Solomon

Hotrodding the WASR-10 – Part 2

In my first article on hotrodding the WASR 10, I talked about taking off the bloc-quality furniture and restoring it to something more suitable for Scandinavia (namely above IKEA grade). Now that I had the firearm looking good, the next … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Rifles | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

TTAG Welcomes Brett Solomon

The Truth About Guns went live on February 17th of this year. Since then, we’ve published 1,245 posts. Site traffic has risen from zero to over 2000 unique views per day. So far, we’ve racked up just under 10,000 unique … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Housekeeping | Tagged | Leave a comment

Gun Review: Springfield Armory EMP

So John Moses Browning is a genius and all that. Robert checked out the 1903 Colt and loved it. But for most gun guys, Browning’s greatest contribution to the world of firearms will always be the 1911. It’s full-size  elegance and … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Gun Review, Handguns | Tagged , | 22 Comments

In Praise of . . . Heckler & Koch P2000′s Trigger Pull

Heckler & Koch is one of those brands in the gun world that even the rivet counters respect. Or perhaps you could say it has the least amount of critics. I recently had some trigger time behind the P2000 V1 … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Gun Review | Tagged , | 1 Comment

“It’s Like an Apple Store . . . WITH GUNS!”

Sorry, but I could not improve on Gizmodo’s headline. I was thinking “It’s Like an Apple Store . . . ONLY CLEANER!” But then the second you hear the voice-over, you know this gun wunderland is Deutsch. (The only other … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Law and Order | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Gun Review: Beretta U22 Neos Inox

Gun or phaser from Star Trek? Or another sci-fi series to be named later. By someone else. Please excuse my lack of knowledge of sci fi geekdom—and I mean that in a good way fanboys. But this stuff suggests itself. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Gun Review, Handguns | Tagged , , | 33 Comments

Gun Review: Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum Revolver

I managed to sneak off for a little range time yesterday. I had the chance to shoot one of Smith and Wesson’s hand cannons: the 500 Magnum Revolver. After hearing (and fearing) a lot about the weapon’s recoil, I can … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Gun Review | Tagged , | 9 Comments