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I almost made it through all of this year's SHOT Show articles without seeing anything that I absolutely had to put on my wishlist. I've been busy at work, so I haven't been able to read too many articles over the past few weeks. I just saw this one about the new Henry 9mm Homesteader Carbine...

Beretta recently announced that they will be re-vamping the old .380 ACP Cheetah line of pistols. I've been wanting a Beretta 84 for years. Since a new Beretta wasn't an option, I picked up a Tisas Fatih 13 clone of the 84. The Tisas has been a great gun, and it made me want an original 84...

I enjoy shooting guns chambered in .380 ACP, and currently carry a Ruger LCP Max as my backup/pocket gun. As a Ruger fan who likes .380 ACP guns, I feel like I'm supposed to be excited about the new Security-380. The gun has some features that I like (fiber-optic front sight, low MSRP), but it...

I was doing pretty well on passing-up deals for the past few months. I was able to almost completely ignore any number of Turkish clones and discount Taurus products. Unfortunately, I couldn't pass up the Beretta APX A1 Carry for $199 after rebate. Beretta is one of my favorite manufacturers...

I've been using Ballistol as my primary gun cleaner for years, mainly because it is safe for all surfaces. I recently saw several CLP review videos, and both the Break Free Mil-Spec and Lucas Oil aerosol products performed significantly better on metal surfaces than Ballistol. I read the...

I’d always heard that the Sig P226 was a great gun, but I’ve never been a big Sig Sauer guy, and I have never paid more than about $600 on a handgun. The $899-$1399 price tag for the P226 had always kept me from ever adding one to my collection. I took a chance on an LE Trade-In model in .40 S&W...

I've wanted a Sig Sauer P226 for some time, but the current prices of $999-$1299 kept me from buying one. I saw that one of the online dealers I trust was selling a batch of LE Trade-In .40 S&W P226 pistols for $458 ($508 after taxes, shipping, and transfer). I've never purchased a...

I don't usually post off-topic stuff in the Lounge, but I had an unexpected encounter today. SMU gives free football tickets to active and retired military and first responders. My youngest son is the starting Right Guard on his 8th grade football team and has started to take a serious...

Today in Dallas two hospital employees in the Labor & Delivery department of Methodist Hospital were callously murdered by a suspect with a handgun. The suspect was shot by police, but is expected to survive. Just as the media was ready to declare this crime as a reason that we need more...

I had been doing a good job fighting my addiction to purchasing low-priced guns. I had everything limited to where I would only buy a gun, regardless of how good a deal I found, if I had been interested in the gun before it went on sale. I fell off the wagon when the offer for an SDS/Tisas...

My favorite style of grips for snub-nose revolvers is the classic slim wood grip. I have been highly impressed by my Taurus 942 Ultra-Lite .22 Magnum revolver, and decided to drop a little money on it. I have slim wood grips on my S&W J-Frames, and can easily find pages of listings for this...

I would absolutely love for 30 M1A rifles to show up at my house, but the school was not amused. Way to go Fed-Ex. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/24/fedex-mistakenly-delivered-30-rifles-to-high-schoo/

I don’t have much experience with 1911s, but I’ve been thinking about getting a mid-level 1911. I bought a stainless Springfield 1911 Mil-Spec last year from the IOP program and have been very impressed with it. My other 1911 is a Remington R1 Enhanced Commander that I purchased a few years back...

I normally only post gun-related content, but something that happened today has been on my mind. My oldest son recently got his learner’s permit, but his girlfriend is a year older and already has her license. When they went to do their walkthrough at the high school today, they realized that...

Since I first began shooting, it has been drilled into my head that guns should be cleaned after every range session. I recently traded for a Ruger Mini Thirty made in 1995. I took it out for a 75-round range session using Igmon brass-cased ammo and Monarch steel-cased ammo. When breaking down...

I recently started downsizing my collection to free up space in the safe. While I don't own anything I would consider to be a "bad" gun, I have accumulated a few too many polymer handguns that I neither carry nor frequently take to the range. I have decided to trade some of my bargain guns for...

Career ATF Agent Brandon Garcia has had enough of the politicization of his agency, and submitted a scathing resignation letter (see link below). The old LEO side of me is proud of Agent Garcia for telling the brass where they can shove it. Unfortunately, the more political side of me worries...

I am a huge fan of the .22 Magnum round. I finally found a Taurus 942 Ultra-Lite and picked it up from my FFL this afternoon. I quickly swapped the front sight for the Taurus front night sight by Ameriglo. My preferred grips for small revolvers are the slim after-market wooden grips available...

I'm making some decisions about my collection, but they are getting complicated by the uncertainty of ammo prices and availability for .22 WMR, and .38 Special. .22 Magnum: When 9mm FMJ ammo shot up to $30 per 50 round box, .45 ACP was even higher (if you could find it), and .38 SPL just...

I know from experience that an expensive give will not help a shooter with poor technique. That being said, I generally expect shooters to get some benefit from higher-priced firearms. I recently picked up a 5" FDE S&W M&P 2.0 for $358 shipped on a tremendous sale. While S&W is far from a...