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Bonnie and Clyde’s Whippet Gun Revisited: The Famous Shotgun Wasn’t What I Thought
More than a decade ago, I wrote about shooting a friend’s legal-length Remington Model 11 Whippet clone. That old article became one of the most popular pages on this site. People continue finding it while searching for the Whippet shotgun, Whippit gun, Bonnie and Clyde’s shotgun and the cut-down Remington Model 11 shown in the…
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The Glock 19X Is the Best Glock
The Glock 19X is the best Glock. The Glock 17 is the traditional full-size choice. The Glock 19 is the compact pistol everyone recommends. The Glock 19X takes the best part of each: a Glock 19-length slide sitting on a full-size frame with a 17-round magazine. That combination makes more sense after shooting it than…
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Can an M1 Carbine Give You Garand Thumb: or Pinky?
Can an M1 Carbine give you Garand thumb? Not authentic Garand thumb. The M1 Carbine uses a detachable magazine, so its normal loading procedure never requires putting your thumb inside the action. If you somehow catch your smallest finger in the M1 Carbine bolt, you have earned the lighter and considerably less prestigious injury known…
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Ruger Red Label III Review: Is It Worth $3,299?
The Ruger Red Label is back from the dead again. The new Ruger Red Label III is an American-made, 20-gauge over-under shotgun available with 28- or 30-inch barrels and a substantial $3,299 suggested retail price. That price completely changes the question. The original Red Label became popular as a durable American alternative to expensive European…
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ATF Just Made Suppressor Repairs and Caliber Changes Easier | Here’s What Gun Owners Can Actually Do
The ATF has quietly reversed years of restrictive suppressor guidance. Under a new federal open letter published September 8, 2026, a registered silencer may be repaired or converted to another caliber without being treated as a newly manufactured NFA firearm—provided the work preserves the serialized frame or receiver and does not create an additional suppressor.…
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ATF May Let Gun Stores Ship Firearms to Your Home|Something the CMP Already Does
The federal government may finally allow ordinary Americans to purchase firearms remotely and have them shipped directly to their homes. This is not some imaginary “gun-show loophole.” It is not mail-order anarchy. It would not allow prohibited persons to click a button and receive an unregistered machine gun from Amazon before dinner. The proposed ATF…
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