Samsung Killer Robot [Not Shown]: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Bloomberg’s Samsung Gets Creative reveals that “Samsung Techwin Co., the security-camera-making unit of Samsung Group, has developed a machine-gun-equipped sentry robot and is working with South Korea’s defense ministry for possible deployment to guard the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.”
SIG’s Enhanced Elite Models for Choice-Challenged Buyers
SIG SAUER sells a lot of gun in a lot of configurations. For SIG buyers suffering from Stendahl Syndrome, the New Hampshire gunmaker is now offering “Enhanced Elite” models. Fork over $1200 and you get a gun with all the features common to their Elite series pistols with the ergonomic one-piece reduced reach grips used […]
Chiappa Rhino Post of the Day: Shoot!
That would be Ron Norton, President of Chiappa Firearms. demonstrating the Rhino for our dining and dancing pleasure. “The ammo used was the hottest that I could find,” Ron tells TTAG. “125 grain JHP Classic Federal, 1450 fps. I shot the group in under 1.5 seconds at 21 ft. The grouping was 2″. Please note […]
The Revenge of the Lead-Free Bullet
When the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and a few of its tree-hugging pals submitted a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for a ban on lead ammunition, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the feds were about to go house-to-house seizing the stuff. Once again, the pro-gun guys played Chicken Little. The […]
“Get Illegal Guns Off the Street” and Other Half-Truths
A couple of days ago, I sat next to a fellow parent at my daughters’ school barbecue. Turns out he’s a cop who’s been working with inner city kids for over a decade. When I suggested that we should form a rifle team to teach these troubled youths discipline and provide a safe outlet for their […]
CA Senate Rejects Open Carry Ban and Long Gun Registration. By One Vote. For Now.
The California Senate has narrowly rejected a proposed ban on open carry (of unloaded weapons) and creation of a long gun registry. By a vote of 20 to 16—just one vote short of the majority that California Senate Bill AB1934 needed to pass—the Senate sent the bill packing. The legislation would have made openly carrying […]
Question of the Day: Can You Think of Any New Handgun and Rifle Drills?
A member of TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia named washlefi writes: I’m trying to come up with some new (at least new to my audience) training drills for the handgun and rifle. Our range isn’t as swank as the Scottsdale facility above (whose is?), but we have a lot of capabilites at our range. Unfortunately we tend […]
Trigger Comparo: Ruger SR9c, Springfield XD(m), Glock 30
So I was schmoozing with Wayne down at the American Firearms School this evening. When I opined that the Ruger SR9c’s trigger felt totally different from the go-pedal on Ye Olde full-size Ruger 9mm, he fished-out the rental SR9 from AFS’s ballistic trolley. Yup. Ruger’s boffins have given the SR9’s trigger a desquidgyectomy. We decided to […]
Chiappa: Rhino Will Dominate Pistol Competition
“There will be two types of people in pistol competition,” Ron Norton tells TTAG. “People who start shooting this pistol and people getting beat by people shooting this pistol.” Well he would say that wouldn’t he, being the President of Chiappa Arms and all. But the man’s got pedigree. Norton built his first gun when […]
Gun Review: Benelli MR1 Tactical Rifle
The AR may be America’s rifle, but the weapon is not without its critics. Some say the system runs too dirty to be reliable. Others aren’t thrilled with the AR’s military demeanor and “assault rifle” rep. Either way, some gun owners choosing a rifle to defend hearth and home find themselves between a rock (traditional […]
