Silencer Review: AAC Element (All .17 & .22 Rimfire)
Nothing in this world shoots as quietly as a silenced .22lr rifle. Nothing except an airgun, but that's cheating and you know it. AAC makes three different silencers for rimfire calibers, the Pilot 2, the...
Silencer Review: AAC Pilot 2 (.22lr)
When you absolutely positively need to shoot something quietly, a silenced .22lr is as close as you're going to get. It's the perfect quiet caliber - it's fun to shoot, is easy to silence,...
Gear Preview: Burris Eliminator
When I first started submitting content for TTAG, RF told me that if I fed the site's insatiable maw on a regular basis, I would start getting gear to review. I told my friends...
Gear Preview: Insight WL1-AA Weapon Light
At SHOT this past January, Insight Technologies rolled out a new set of weapon lights - the WL1-AA weapon mounted tactical light. With a brightness of 150Lumens and an "on" time of 90 minutes, you...
Plastic AR-15 Magazine Torture Test Preview
After purchasing your first AR-15 the very next thing on your shopping list is usually a bushel of magazines, and the hottest thing on that market are plastic magazines. On the face they seem...
Gear Review: EOTech EXPS2-0 Holographic Weapon Sight
Recently, I ran some gear out at Gunsite in Paulden, Arizona - Namely the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport and their E-Series 1911Sc. The folks from Smith teamed up with L-3 Communications to outfit...
Gun(smith) Review: Wild West Guns “Marlin 1894C Rescue Project”
The much-troubled Marlin 1894C has been my project gun since early May, when the backordered and pricey 'diamond in the rough' arrived at my FFL guy's door. With a misfit stock, mangled screw heads...
Gear Review: XS Lever Scout Mount
As a boy, I daydreamed about how cool the world would be if an asteroid hadn't taken out the dinosaurs. I really wanted my very own Triceratops to ride around on. Now that I...
Gear Review: SnapSafe Titan Safe
You don't need me to tell you that a good gunsafe is a necessity. My biggest problem: moving large items around my New York condo is about as easy as to me as taking Thermodynamics...
Video Preview: Can Wild West Guns Rescue the Marlin 1894c?
As you may recall, Marlin sent us a pair of .357 Magnum lever-action carbines, and to describe the aftermath as a PR failure would be a polite understatement. Wild West Guns worked their magic...
Gear Review: LUCID Variable 2-5x Red Dot Magnifier
Red Dot magnifiers have been around for a few years now. They're often used with a special mount that allows the shooter to flop the magnifier to the side for a quick switch to...