In Search of . . . Hog Hunting Cartridge. And Gun.
I’ve been thinking that I'd like to add a bigger rifle to my collection. My future father in law has a close family friend with a ranch down in South Texas with a 1000...
Incendiary Image of the Day: 12 Gague [sic] Armor Piercing Rounds Edition
From firequest.com: "This awesome round houses enough power to penetrate the thickest car doors, commercial steel doors and most objects up to 1/4'' steel plate. This slug has a steel penetrator button, boosted by...
Denver PD Officer Fired for Using Unauthorized Tracer Rounds
The Denver PD fired officer Robert Fitzgibbons last month over an incident that took place last July. Let no one say the city or DPD rushed to judgement on this one. The problem? Fitzgibbons...
Obscure Object of Desire: Taser “HEMI” Grenade
Police and Security News reports that TASER has been developing a new launchable TASER ECD, the 40mm HEMI. "The letters stand for Human Electro-Muscular Incapacitation and 40mm means that it is compatible with existing...
Hunting at Maximum Point Blank Range (MPBR)
My story on shot placement seems to have stirred up a bit of thought provoking conversation about where a speedy bullet should go. Those opposed to my stance on neck shots cite the fact...
Is This the Beginning of the End for .40 Caliber?
I don't get .40 caliber. More recoil than a 9mm, smaller holes than a .45. Less capacity than a nine, more "snap" than a .45. I carry a .45. But if I had to...
Ammunition Consistency Testing: Wilson Combat, PMC, and Remington
With the 1,000 yard rifle for $500 project well underway, it makes sense that a nice and consistent ammunition should be chosen to provide the best results. While a single box of anything I...
Ammunition Consistency Testing: PDX-1, Pierce and American Eagle
Here at TTAG we take it upon ourselves to spend inordinate amounts of time on the range in order to figure out what's "the best" out there so that you, our beloved readers, don't...
Preview: Winchester PDX1 .223 Personal Defense Ammo
Home defense has typically been the domain of the shotgun and the pistol. Rifles seem too long to effectively use in "close quarters" situations and their ammo likes to cut through walls like a...
Law Enforcement, Like Politics, Ain’t Beanbag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN6075e3miA
It's been a "less lethal" day here at TTAG. Which is how we like it. First the taser discussion, and now beanbags. Only one problem. If you're going to shoot beanbags from your shotgun,...
Not A Scout Rifle: The Mossberg MVP
Jeff Cooper was very specific about what a 'Scout Rifle' should be: 7.62mm or larger in caliber, 39 inches or less in length, and no more than 6.5 pounds empty with a forward-mounted scope....