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Hickok45 shoots the new Canik TP9 SA, an upgrade from the Canik TP9.

The District of Columbia has a new mayor, one who apparently hates firearms.

Daniel Shaw gives us his first impression of the new CZ Scorpion Evo3 S1.

[one_half padding=”0 0 0 0px”] [/one_half] [one_half_last padding=”0 0 0 0px”] [/one_half_last] For a little baby bullet in a little baby cartridge, the .223 Remington / 5.56mm sure makes a lot of noise. Unsuppressed, you can figure the noise level at about 165 decibels, varying, of course with rifle type, barrel length, etc. That’s  louder [...]

If you think about it, communication with the outside world is going to become really important in the weeks and months after a system collapse or major disaster. You may have food and water for months, but you don’t have it for years. And as I explained in my article on seeds, growing your own food just isn’t that easy. But as several commenters pointed out on the first radio article in this series, there is a strong argument to maintain radio silence. Any experienced radio operator can triangulate your position as soon as you press the send key, and in any survival situation, you can bet that there will be hostiles out there listening for where they can steal some supplies. Radio silence has to be weighed against the benefits of reaching out to the world outside.

Urban gun enthusiast Mr. Colion Noir reviews the Coonan .357 Magnum 1911, a beast of a handgun.

Shooting popcorn from a shotgun? Only DemolitionRanch would consider such an endeavor.

How do these two pistols chambered in .45 ACP stack up against one another? Hickok45 breaks it down for us.

Some high-end 1911s are exceptionally well-built works of art that don’t seem to be designed for daily carry. They’re pretty. Not this one. The Christensen 1911 Commander is one of the most complex versions of the old Browning single-action I’ve ever seen. This titanium framed .45 ACP is built for several lifetimes of daily carry.