The Ruger Blackhawk Gets the Tyler Gun Works Treatment
I opened my eyes just a crack and looked at the alarm clock. It was 4:15 a.m., so I still had an hour before the alarm would go off, but I got up anyway. I was too excited to go...
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Mike Detty has been writing for consumer gun magazines, law enforcement and military journals, and industry newsletters for over 27 years. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona and received a B.A. in Criminal Justice Administration.
Following his graduation from college, Detty entered the officer ranks of the United States Marines Corps. His involvement in USPSA and 3-gun competition led to his writing of firearms evaluations.
Mike has published two novels: Guns Across the Border and Operation Wide Receiver. Both books detail his involvement as a confidential informant to help the ATF and DOJ take down powerful drug cartels.
Mike currently resides in Arizona where he enjoys shooting in the desert mountains that surround Tucson.
I opened my eyes just a crack and looked at the alarm clock. It was 4:15 a.m., so I still had an hour before the alarm would go off, but I got up anyway. I was too excited to go...
One of the best parts about being a gunwriter is the ability to see and shoot guns before they are available to the general public. For me, it’s always a thrill to see what’s new in firearms. I had the...
No one knows 1911s the way Bill Wilson does. No one! And no one has been more successful in building a selling custom 1911s, accessories, and parts. The jeweler-turned-gunsmith was around when the sport of IPSC was just getting off...
At a recent Gunsite event I had the chance to fully test and evaluate an interesting duty-style 1911 from SDS Imports. The Turkish-made Tisas 1911 Raider B45RDG brings MARSOC inspiration into a full-size 1911 built to honor Marine Raiders. Tisas...
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then it was most certainly flattery that killed John Moses Browning and not heart failure. Browning’s firearms designs, many of which still serve our military today, are testimony to his incredible genius....
Remember the good old days? They really weren’t that long ago. Days when we could carry a single-stack pistol or revolver and not feel under-gunned? Those days are long gone, along with our innocence. As a result, sidecar magazine holster...
One of the things that prevents more shooters from entering competitive handgun shooting sports is the cost of the equipment. Guns, different calibers, and holsters designed for each specific sport can be overwhelming. Canik decided to do something about it...
The one constant of life is change, and without constant evolution stagnation eventually turns to failure. No one understood this better than Jeff Cooper, a retired Marine Lt. Colonel, who established the American Pistol Institute, now known simply as Gunsite,...
The year 1999 marked the end of an era. One of the most beautiful revolvers to have ever been manufactured went out of production. The legendary Colt Python would be no more, save a very limited number coming out of...
In an age of high-capacity micro-compact, striker-fired polymer 9mms, many would assume that double-action revolvers are obsolete. Some might even think they are completely irrelevant for concealed carry and personal defense today. And they’re very wrong! Short-barreled, double-action revolvers, like...
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