Black Friday Deals: Remington 700 for $349.98 at Dick’s
Black Friday is the traditional day of the shopping binge, and it looks like the deals are already leaking out. bfads.net has an advance copy of an ad for Dick's advertising a Remington 700...
Gabe Suarez Sees the Light on Trigger Discipline. Maybe.
A couple of years ago, I chided gun guru and firearms merchant Gabe Suarez for telling his acolytes it's OK to keep your finger on the trigger in defensive situations. OK, I called him...
Self-Defense Tip: How Not To Shoot an Off-Duty Cop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8EXTzNMOzg
What are the odds of taking out a Belker? Well here's some sobering info courtesy Sgt. Michael Harding of the Tactics & Survival Training Unit in Los Angeles County. "During early evolutions of our force-on-force active-shooter training, we...
TTAG 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Foghorn Edition
As much as I hate to admit it, it's time once again to get my holiday shopping done and buy gifts for all my friends and family. We ran a similar series last year,...
On Oils for Guns
TTAG reader Dyspeptic Gunsmith posted this in the comments section. I've cut and pasted it here 'cause it's the best damn gun lube guide I've ever read. Wait. That doesn't sound right . ....
Gun Review: SIG SAUER SP2022 9mm Pistol
SIG designed the SP2022 (a.k.a., SIG Pro 2022) as France's replacement for the aging PAMAS handgun (licensed copies of the Beretta 92FS). Le Sig built the SP2022 for a service lifetime of 20 years, hence...
Self-Defense Tip: Know Your Exits and What’s Beyond Them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqjj8Uv8jNE
Dave "No Relation" Sauer reckons there are two kinds of gunfights: proactive and reactive. Chances are you're not going to go out to hunt down some poor bastard and shoot them. So, basically, there's...
Quote of the Day: Postmortem Projection Edition
"It appears that when the fledgling republic adopted the Second Amendment, an expectation of sensible gun safety regulation was woven into the tapestry of the guarantee." - Judge Edward Prado, Fifth Circuit Court Houston quoted in Gun-Sales...
Self-Defense Tip: Think of the Children!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_4pLbqlAU
I don't leave my nine-year-old home alone, ever. Not even when I nip out for a gallon of milk or walk the dogs. Be that as it may, if I did leave my daughter in...
Question of the Day: Red Dot on Your Handgun?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMGh7sDFtI
Rich Grassi recently reviewed the Trijicon RMR for a Tactical Wire email blast. Grok the grumpy: "I tried the Dual Illuminated RMR first. It was a bright, sunny day and the dot reflected that. It...
Shooting Tip: Don’t Automatically Trust the Magazines That Came With Your 1911 Pistol
Just because something comes with a gun doesn't necessarily mean that it will work perfectly with that gun. Especially with the 1911 platform, ensuring that your magazines actually work is a key step in...