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Travis Pike

Guns We Love – Astra Constable
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The Walther PP and PPK have reached legendary status. When people say Walther, most people will picture a PP variant. In reality, there was nothing superbly revolutionary about the PP ... Read more

Gear Review : Streamlight TLR-7 HL-X
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[wptb id=547398] Streamlight seems to be all in on the TLR-7 design. They took the market by storm a few years ago with a compact 500-lumen light and have built ... Read more

Obscure Object of Desire – S&W 432 PD
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Smith & Wesson and various .32 caliber revolvers date back to 1865 and the advent of rimfire cartridges. In 1878, the company created the .32 S&W, a centerfire micro-sized .32 ... Read more

Gun Review – The Rossi Brawler
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Cheap, silly guns will always be my favorite firearms genre. Sure, sometimes they don’t work all that well, and other times they aren’t all that useful. When they work, they ... Read more

Obscure Object of Desire: Ruby Pistol
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One of the most common, recurring themes in warfare from the dawn of organized armed forces is a lack of weapons, equipment and ammo when you need it. The French ... Read more

Guns We Love: The Winchester Model 12
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Oliver Winchester’s legacy won’t ever be tied to a specific gun. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company is one of multiple legacies and successes throughout its century and a half of ... Read more