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During the folk music revival of the 1960s, the American singer-songwriter Tom Paxton penned the line, "It's a lesson too late for the learning," in one of his greatest hit songs, The Last Thing On My Mind. Hopefully, the following saga will be a lesson that is, indeed, not too late to learn by collectors of antique and vintage arms, and may help them "not to do as I have done" (another bow to the 1960s music scene) when working on old guns. Read More
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9mm Finds a New Home with CMMG’s DISSENT Line-up. CMMG's DISSENT 9mm line of bufferless AR pistols eliminates the need for any brace or stock & redefines how compact and portable an AR pistol can be. Standard Features INCLUDE: Aircraft grade aluminum receivers, Patent pending Compact Action, Non-reciprocating side charger, M-Lok free float handguard, multiple Cerakote finishes are standard, a 1913 picatinny rail end plate makes for quick and easy attachment of pistol braces or stocks, and CMMG's Lifetime Quality Guarantee. Read More.
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The Sightmark Wraith Mini 2-16x35 Thermal Riflescope packs serious performance into an ultra-compact design. With a 384x288 microbolometer sensor, <40mK NEDT, 1400-yd detection range, 5-color palettes, built-in video and storage for up to five rifle profiles, When Night Falls, Hogs Fall. Read More
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Experience the natural feel, lightning-fast speed and exceptional accuracy of the all-new IMPULSE. Built here and engineered for the demands of the American shooter — straight-pull action combines the confidence and accuracy of a traditional bolt with the speed of a semi-automatic. The pure movement allows for faster follow-up shots with quicker target reacquisition for instinctive, repeatable accuracy. Read More
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"The NRA Golden Bullseye Awards epitomize what NRA members seek in their shooting and hunting equipment—outstanding performance, innovation and value," said Doug Hamlin, executive director of NRA Publications. "These are the best new products, truly worthy of NRA members' attention, and I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all this year's winners." Read More
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An announcement of the launch of The American Hunter magazine appeared in the pages of The American Rifleman a half-century ago this month. The following month, the new title's first "issue" was bound within the pages of this one. Read More
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It was during the height of COVID that CZ debuted a new platform dubbed the Model 600. The series offers a variety of rifles that anyone can get behind and is one that is offered in a diverse selection of popular world-renowned chamberings. American Rifleman contributors tested the CZ 600 to its limit and featured the then-new rifle in the September 2022 issue of the magazine, saying: "Long revered for its somewhat Euro-centric bolt-gun designs, CZ has revamped its line, now offering American shooters models that compete directly with the most modern examples on the market." Watch our video above to see the CZ 600 Trail rifle in use on the range. Read More
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Precision rimfire competition affords shooters such as the young lady seen here an opportunity to participate in dynamic courses of fire. This barricade stage has the shooter engaging five target banks, at various distances out to 300 yards, from five barrier positions while under time constraints. Read More
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The positive role the firearm and ammunition industry plays in the economy has more than tripled in the last 15 years, rare positive news in a period of heavy inflation and recently shuttered bank doors. The industry's total economic impact in the United States increased to $80.73 billion in 2022, up from only $19.1 billion in 2008... Read More
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Electronic micro optics are becoming ubiquitous on sport and self-defense handguns. To meet demand, manufacturers are making their handguns optics ready from the factory and partnering with an optics company to sell their handgun with a micro red-dot already mounted. Read More
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Inside the Smith & Wesson factory, the Smith & Wesson Performance Center takes standard products from the company's various offerings and tunes them up for specific tasks. Ultimately, this makes the Performance Center a miniature "factory within the factory," and American Rifleman had a chance to go through the Performance Center's offerings and learn about its mission. Watch our "American Rifleman Television" feature segment above to see what it's all about. Read More
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Argentine firearm manufacturer Bersa, known for its Thunder handguns, increased its commitment to the American market when it opened a 45,500 sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Kennesaw, Ga., in October of 2022. Read More
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On April 25, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed HB 1240 into law, which bans the manufacture, distribution, transfer and sale of AR-15s, along with all semi-auto rifles that measure less than 30" in length or wear other features common to semi-automatic firearms. Read More
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Despite the popularity of CZ-USA's Scorpion line of large format semi-automatic pistols and pistol-caliber carbines, the company has not chosen to rest on its laurels. Based on the military and law enforcement-issued submachine gun, the Scorpion was first offered in the U.S. in a civilian-legal format in 2015. Last year, the latest version of the Scorpion, labeled the "3+," was introduced in pistol format. For 2023, the Scorpion 3+ will now be available as a carbine. Read More
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Many of the typical tweaks and changes we see to ARs tends to happen out around the edges of the platform. Each year, we can count on a variety of freshly minted muzzle devices, pistol grips, handguards and shoulder stocks making their way to the marketplace. Read More
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When individual parts from complex rear-sight assemblies go missing, they can be hard to replace because of proprietary features such as thread specifications. One example: the tube-fed, bolt-action Marlin 81 DL's rear target sight assembly shown here can cost more than the gun itself, and its aperture is often lost. Read More
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While it may be true that you can never have too much ammunition—unless you're drowning or on fire—over time, all of that preparedness can take up a lot of space and cause a lot of clutter inside your home. The Ammo Cabinet from Hornady Security is a great option to both organize and secure your ammunition stash from unauthorized access. Read More
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The face of gun ownership is changing fast, a welcome trend that accelerated significantly when millions of first-time gun owners joined the ranks during the pandemic and widespread violence. We see it at the gun counter and at the firing lines, putting results of National Shooting Sports Foundation studies all the way back to 2014 proudly on display. Read More
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Franchi gains traction in its Momentum bolt-action rifle line with the All-Terrain Elite model. Featuring a free-floated 18" barrel, flip-up iron sights and an optic rail that extends well past the receiver ring, the All-Terrain Elite is aimed squarely at the general-purpose/scout-rifle/truck-gun crowd. Read More
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Read these amazing stories which highlight accounts of law-abiding gun owners in America using their Second Amendment rights for self-defense. Read More
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