Let’s take a closer look at the most common home defense guns – handguns, shotguns and the AR-15 – and compare them. At least this should help make the choice a little easier and may give you solid reasons for choosing a particular gun, other than that’s the gun someone told you is the best.
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Factory to Table Part – 2: The Trash Panda Silencer by Q
BY Ivan Loomis Published: May 23, 2019 { 2 comments }Wanting to take advantage of the 300 Blackout cartridge, in Part 2 I wind up back at Q in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to build a silencer, this time helped by Mitch Lessard…
Two Gunshots That Changed the World: The Death of King Carlos I of Portugal & The Winchester 1907
BY Will Dabbs Published: May 23, 2019 { 13 comments }One fateful day, a European monarchy fell to the unstoppable power of popular revolution. It all started with a pocket pistol and M1907.
Review: Century Arms’ USA-Made VSKA AK47
BY Levi Sim Published: May 19, 2019 { 40 comments }We introduced Century Arms’ new, American-made AK at SHOT Show 2019. It’s the 7.62x39mm-shooting VSKA (pronounced vis-kuh, and, even though it’s made in the USA, it sounds better with an Eastern European accent). I’ve had some time with this gun and I’ve put a few rounds through it, and I’ve carried it around a lot. I like it. Let me show you why.
Factory to Table Part – 1: The MiniFix Pistol by Q
BY Ivan Loomis Published: May 19, 2019 { 0 comments }To take a 30,000 foot view of the MiniFix, and subsequently The Fix, it looks by all accounts almost like a bolt action dropped into a chassis. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. The rifle (and in this case pistol) was designed and built from the ground up, from scratch. The approach being to make a lightweight, accurate and ergonomic bolt action. They decidedly achieved this with the design.
Know Your Rights: If You Disclose You Are Carrying Do You Consent to be Searched?
BY John Thomas Published: May 18, 2019 { 74 comments }In a previous article, we examined whether you should disclose you are carrying a firearm when a law enforcement officer detains you for a traffic stop. Generally, the advice was that you should voluntarily disclose you are carrying even if the law does not require you to do so. A logical follow-up question is: If you voluntarily disclose that you are carrying, have you given permission for the police officer to search you or your car?
Three Shots That Doused the Light: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
BY Will Dabbs Published: May 18, 2019 { 9 comments }Yitzhak Rabin was a politician, statesman, and general who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Israel. He was also assassinated with a Beretta 84F.
MK Machining’s Original MK1 Bullpup Chassis Reviewed & New MK2 Chassis Revealed
BY Riley Baxter Published: May 18, 2019 { 6 comments }The MK1 Bullpup Chassis is made by MK Machining and allows you to shorten any Remington 700 pattern rifle by nearly a foot without cutting precious inches off of the barrel. There are several reasons this can be advantageous which include the ability to add a suppressor without the gun becoming unreasonably long, putting the weight further back toward the shoulder, making the gun easier to shoot unsupported and shortening the gun to be easier to store and carry.
SIG P210: A Legend Returns
BY Clay Martin Published: May 17, 2019 { 14 comments }Out of the box, the P210 feels like it was made for your hand. It’s pretty impressive. There’s no telling what this pistol is capable of.
Springfield 1911 EMP Unboxed at the Gun Counter
BY True Pearce Published: May 16, 2019 { 15 comments }Springfield has completely redesigned, and patented, the 1911 EMP with a shorter action and overall smaller dimensions than a standard 1911. The result is a reliable, ergonomic design that’s easy to conceal and a pleasure to shoot.








