Author: Jack Bogart

Yes, Ballistol is a genuinely good gun cleaner. It’s reliable, versatile, and has earned its place in gun rooms for over a century. Whether you’re cleaning pistols, rifles, black powder guns, or even tools and knives, Ballistol handles the job well — and it does more than just clean. It has real limitations worth knowing too, which we’ll cover honestly below. A Brief Look at Ballistol’s History Ballistol’s story starts in 1904, when German chemist Dr. Helmut Klever developed a multi-purpose oil for the German Imperial Army. He combined the words ballistic and oleum (Latin for oil) to arrive at…

by Lee Williams  Do you remember the Trace? It’s the propaganda arm of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun empire, which includes Everytown for Gun Safety.  The Trace pretends to be a newsroom to provide cover for members of the corporate media who republish their anti-gun stories as if they’re actually real news. However, the Trace and Everytown have the same president, John Feinblatt. The anti-gun propaganda it produces and pushes out is relatively the same.  Trace staffers actually call themselves journalists. Some even have journalism backgrounds, but in reality, they’re nothing more than ardent anti-gun activists paid…

If you’ve spent any time around gun owners, you’ve probably heard the debate: Should you store your magazines fully loaded, or will it wear out the springs? Some shooters insist that leaving magazines loaded for long periods will weaken the spring, while others argue that it’s completely fine. So, what’s the real answer? Let’s settle this once and for all. Will Storing Magazines Loaded Wear Out the Springs? No, storing magazines fully loaded will not ruin them. The idea that keeping a magazine loaded will “wear out” the spring is a common misconception. The real wear and tear on magazine…

Despite a federal court vacating the Biden-era pistol brace rule, the ATF says it never stopped enforcing its underlying legal interpretation — and it’s not planning to. A bombshell court filing submitted March 16 in a Southern District of Texas case has gun owners and Second Amendment advocates sounding the alarm: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has quietly admitted in federal court that it continues to enforce its interpretation that some pistol-brace-equipped firearms are unregistered short-barreled rifles (SBRs) — a federal felony carrying up to 10 years in prison — even though the rule that codified that…

As TTAG readers are well aware, the biggest problem with so-called “gun-free” zones is that only people who follow the law are gun-free in such zones. Criminals, who by definition aren’t restrained by gun laws, carry freely and prey upon those who are disarmed by the government. Now, a U.S. Congressman from Virginia has introduced legislation that would place the burden for those wounded or killed in areas where guns are forbidden on the government entity that instituted the restriction. Rep. John McGuire, R-Virginia, introduced the “Shall Not Be Infringed Act” on March 16. The measure would allow people harmed…

Source: The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project Here’s a question for you: Does it matter if a university psychiatry professor builds his career and reputation on anti-gun research that gets published in one of the most widely read medical journals in the world, without a single disclaimer, bias label, or conflict-of-interest flag? It should. And according to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project, that’s exactly what’s been happening with University of Michigan psychiatry professor Brian M. Hicks, PhD. Hicks has made a name for himself and secured significant federal funding by producing studies that reliably arrive at one…

When Springfield introduced its Croatian-made XD pistol a quarter century ago, I was already familiar with the P9—Springfield’s excellent CZ clone—so the new striker-fired, polymer-frame XD looked promising. It was. Since then, the lineup has grown to include long-slide and compact variants in multiple calibers, and the platform has steadily evolved. The latest iteration, the XD Mod 3, may be the best of the bunch—and at just over $300 at most retailers, it’s hard to ignore. Features and Design The Mod 3 retains the locked-breech lockup and angled camming surfaces of the original, with noticeably tighter barrel fitting. Like all…

As the Canadian government moves forward with its scheme to confiscate a vast number of common semi-automatic firearms through its so-called “buyback” program, one province is doing something about the debacle. In 2020, the government announced a ban on over 1,500 models of “assault-style” firearms as part of its broader efforts to address gun violence. The ban encompasses a range of legislative and regulatory initiatives, as well as programs to reduce the number of prohibited firearms. One such program offered market-rate compensation to owners for surrendering newly prohibited firearms, along with an additional incentive for early participation. Last year, the…

For years, buying a suppressor meant two things were guaranteed: a $200 tax stamp and a wait that could stretch well past a year. Both of those realities have changed. The $200 NFA tax stamp was eliminated in January 2026 as part of broader regulatory reform, and ATF processing times have dropped dramatically. If you have been sitting on the fence about picking up your first suppressor, or adding another can to the safe, 2026 might be the best time ever to pull the trigger. When the tax stamp elimination was announced, a very reasonable concern circulated through the suppressor…

We reported back in November that, after a federal court ruled the ban on carrying firearms in post offices unconstitutional, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to significantly limit the scope of the injunction. In the case Firearms Policy Coalition Inc. v. Bondi, the court ruled on September 30:  “The Court determines that both 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) and 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1) are inconsistent with the principles that underpin this Nation’s regulatory tradition. Thus, they are unconstitutional as applied to carrying firearms inside an ordinary post office or on post office property.” Unsatisfied with the ruling, the DOJ immediately filed…