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Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day – Koray

November 4, 2017 by Dan Zimmerman

We don’t see many Stoeger handguns in our pocket dump series but the Cougar 8000 is an underrated, affordable, dependable personal defense gun (see our review of the .45 here). See what Koray is carrying at Everyday Carry . . .

Stoeger Cougar vs. Wilson Combat X-TAC

October 8, 2010October 8, 2010 by Robert Farago

A $499 Stoeger Cougar vs. a $2395 Wilson Combat X-TAC? D’uh. But that’s not the point, exactly. Post review, both guns are headed back to their respective manufacturers. Before they leave TTAG, I wanted to know if a total newbie would be appreciably more accurate with the Wilson than the Stoeger. We found our test subject at American Firearms School. It was Rob’s first day shooting a gun in the history of the world ever. The target was at 10 yards. Make the jump for Rob’s rendezvous with the Wilson Combat X-TAC.

Gun Review: Stoeger Cougar .45 ACP

June 13, 2016October 4, 2010 by Roy Hill

The Stoeger Cougar is a continuation of the now-defunct Beretta 8000 (a.k.a. Cougar). Ironically, Beretta discontinued the 8000 during the same year that Desperate Housewives hit the airwaves (2004), a show that gave new prominence to the two-legged definition of the word “Cougar.” Just as the the new meaning reinvigorated an old stereotype, the Stoeger Cougar looks set to bring the gun name back into fashion. Not high fashion. More like the Mercury Cougar, a car known for its budget glamor and performance. For some, that’s a highly appealing proposition . . .