Tag Archives: Don Gammill Jr.

Gun Review: Norinco SKS

It’s often said that the enemy of the good is the great. In situations where continuous improvement is a “do-or-die” way of life – for example, a Cold War military-industrial complex – the life of a merely-satisfactory design is nasty, … Continue reading

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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the AR-15 (Part II)

Hopefully, Part I of this series successfully dispatched the common-but-wrong notion that the AR-15 is merely an “assault rifle” with few practical applications for the non-government shooter. With the civilian-use merits of the AR now established, let’s take a look … Continue reading

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When You’re Going Through AR-15, Keep Going!

I don’t know how, but this has turned into AR-15 week at TTAG. Right after I’m done here, I’m posting the follow-up to Don Gammill Jr.’s first installment of How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the AR-15. To … Continue reading

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the AR-15

Last fall, I found myself nine-to-fiving in the corporate communications department of one of our nation’s top health insurers. I witnessed the fright that gripped everyone in the industry regarding the looming H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic. Fear was palpable throughout … Continue reading

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The Truth About Guns Clocks 18k+ Visits in its First Full Month

After creating, selling and leaving The Truth About Cars, I thought I’d never find a subject that would engage me as fully as all things automotive. Boy, was I wrong. The Truth About Guns (TTAG) is the most exciting project … Continue reading

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Brownells’ Website Adds Better Build-A-Bear. Uh, AR-15

Brownells bills itself as “The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Supplies and Gunsmithing Tools.” It may not be the catchiest strap-line in the ballistic business, but, like the company’s products, it’ll git ‘er done. (That expression is also done.) Of … Continue reading

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Gun Review: Iver Johnson .32 S&W

My grandfather always had a thing for small handguns. Maybe that’s where I picked it up. For the longest time, I’ve wanted a little 12-ounce Kel-Tec semi-auto (either a P3AT or a P32). Or maybe an NAA Guardian. Come to … Continue reading

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