Question of the Day: Too Many Guns?

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Ah to be a fly on the computer when the co-joined twins known as Magoo and MikeB read this QOTD. A nano-second later they'll know I couldn't possibly mean we need to reduce the...

This Just In: NICS Instant Background Checks Will Continue. Slowly.

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As a federal government shutdown looms, TTAG's been trying to get the definitive 411 on its possible impacts on potential gun buyers. The burning question: will the Congressional funding spat will put an...

Wilson Combat 1911 Sales Go Through the Roof

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"This is the year of the 1911," Wilson Combat's John May tells TTAG. "Thanks to the gun's centennial, our marketing efforts and our huge number of customization options, sales have just taken off." Roger...

Will Government Shut Down Shut Down Gun Sales?

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As you know, you can't buy a gun without a dealer punching your particulars into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The good folks at the FBI run the system. If the federal government...

Gear Review: Leupold VX II Variable Scout Scope Review (First Impressions)

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There aren't many gunmakers left in Oregon these days. Kimber used to be located here; a corner of the country where law-abiding adults can buy a firearm with relative ease. The company upped stakes...

UK Sheds Crocodile Tears Over Arms Sales to Libya

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The U.K. is a major league arms manufacturer. Although it's "only" fourth on the top ten list , arms sales are the island nation's number one earner. I repeat: the UK makes more money...

Freedom Group Withdraws IPO

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If you combined all the companies manufacturing and selling firearms in the United States the resulting conglomerate still wouldn't crack the Fortune 500. Firearms is a fragmented industry characterized by niche manufacturers with strong...

Army Rewards Punisher Gun with $66m Contract

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh4uy5A-lI TTAG has chronicled the rising fortunes of the XM-25 grenade launcher, a "12-pound, 29-inch gun can fire 25mm airbursting rounds up to 500 meters (546 yards) for a precision target and 700 meters (765...

For Sale: Connecticut Valley Classics Shotgun Company. Buy Online Now for $135k. Or Not.

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We are offering the former assets of Connecticut Valley Classics (CVC).  This project is at a point where full-scale production can be up and running within six months.  It is based on the 101...

Incendiary Image of the Day: Shack Attack Edition

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Huh? From what does Dish Network protect you? Cable envy? Still, no one ever went broke underestimating gun owners' inability to reject cognitive dissonance. Maybe it's a Montana thing. "I think it really, really...

Charles Schumer: “Remington Arms is becoming the economic engine of Herkimer County.”

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffg4N8lX4mk Wait. What? Charles Schumer as in Senator Charles Schumer? Yup. Chuck was speaking at Remington's official announcement (reported by uticaod.com) that they're adding 40 to 50 new jobs---building assault rifles. “Thanks to Remington’s continued confidence in...

Question of the Day: Does Sex Sell Guns and Gear?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVq27_vAd5o In a recent post, I decried the inherent sexism of "women can shoot!" media stories. And asked why separate women from men shooters for competitions. A couple of female members of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia...