Category: Handgun Reviews
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AADMOUNT 30mm Tactical Ring review
By staff writer: Charles Coker Sometimes I am at a loss for words, rarely.. but in thinking of what to write for this review that is precisely what happened.
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AADMOUNT 20MOA AR SCOPE MOUNT REVIEW
By staff writer: Charles Coker Looking for a really nice scope mount for your AR15 or AR10?
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EXTAR EXP-556 AR pistol
EXTAR has just released their new EXP-556 AR pistol. Derived from the tried-and-tested New Frontier Armory polymer lower, this pistol delivers impressive, lightweight performance in a small, but noisy, package.
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Tokarev Review
“Mine has been fitted with a simple up-safe, down-fire, switch on the port side behind the trigger and under the slide stop. This was added for importation requirements only and simply blocks the trigger, not the hammer or firing pin like on most current handguns. I do not trust it for carrying with one in…
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Benjamin Mumm wins Redfield Counterstrike
Thanks to all who entered the Tactical Gun Review Redfield Counterstrike giveaway! After much debate, Benjamin Mumm was chosen as the winner. We simply could not deny a story that tied together unicorns, Nessie, and Chuck Norris! His entry is re-printed below. Congratulations Benjamin! I must say, when I was looking around to buy a…
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NRA Convention Houston 2013
Tactical Gun Review sent four editors to the 2013 NRA Convention in Houston, Texas to visit sponsors and check out the new gear. The convention was a huge success with over 86,000 shooting enthusiasts in attendance. NOT present were any of those pesky protesters – this is Houston after all, not Seattle. The Annual Banquet…
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TGR Staff Review: Redfield Counterstrike AR15 Integrated red/green dot and laser sight.
Redfield, a division of Leupold has introduced a new sight for the AR15 platform the Redfield Counterstrike. Featuring a mount designed to put the sight at the correct height on a picatinny rail on the upper receiver. It features a 4 MOA dot that can switch between red and green as well as a red…
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The Polymer Beast: Glock 23
Review of the Glock 23 Generation 3 “A Glock? Hell no. Get that hunk of plastic away from me!” These words always seemed to roll from my mouth whenever anyone mentioned a Glock around me. That is, until I was introduced to the Glock Model 23.
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Staff article: Want to shoot farther without dialing or using a BDC or Mildot reticle ?
So, you have an accurate rifle, you have worked out your handloads or found some factory ammo that cuts one ragged hole at 100 yards and you want to start shooting farther. But you don’t want to buy a new scope. How do you know where to hold for longer distance more accurately than just…
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From Collector to Prepper: Part 3. Handguns
Hello again, so far we knocked out ammo choices and the value of a 22LR. Today I want to discuss a handgun’s value and usage’s in a world that has gone down the tubes. I admit I am personally a bit prejudiced against them but they do have some merit’s.
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From Collector to Prepper Pt. 2 The 22 Long Rifle.
By: Cary Kieffer Goodmorning, I certainly am not the first guy to go over this but I am the first guy on TGR, so today we will discuss the pro’s/con’s of the 22 long rifle in case “the world as we know it” comes to an end. Is the 22 a necessity for a prepper? I…
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From Collector to Prepper: A Look at My Changes Pt. 1 Caliber Choices
Today I want to start a series of articles covering some thoughts and some things I have done with my own “arsenal” over the last few years. This just is not the country I grew up in and for the much worse. I was mainly a military rifle collector and a most any kind of pistol…
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AR15 Cartridge open discussion
So, with all the cartridges available now for the AR15 other than .223 or 5.56 I thought it would be a good topic for discussion. What I want is people that have direct experience to share them. If you have hunted hogs with a 6.8 and a 300 Blackout for example.. How did they compare…
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Consumer Handgun Review: Ruger LCP
So I have finally decided to get my CCW and to carry a personal defense weapon. It’s been in my mind for a few years, but recent events have got me on track. So what to carry? Revolver, large frame, small frame, what caliber? You could spend weeks trying to search for the right answer. Problem is, only the individual who…
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Survival Food Rations 101
Today I want to go over some recent purchases of mine. If you ever read my series called “Food for Thought” which was just a brief overview of some “what if” situations and possible ways to prepare for them, then this takes off from there. One of the shortages I had when I wrote that…