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I love museums. Firearms museums in particular. When I was stationed at the Pentagon, I would spend many hours at the National Firearms Museum in the NRA building enjoying the displays, taking away different highlights each time. I had been wanting to take a father/son trip with my dad for some time, so this year, we arranged a trip to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Cody Firearms Museum. Read More
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Streamlight produces a full line of weapon-mounted lights with the features that law enforcement, conceal & carry, and sportsmen need: high-lumen, laser, and IR. Models to fit long guns and full-size and compact pistols. Read More
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If their appearance alone has this effect, imagine firing one. These three highly customized handguns — the Rapide 1911, the Rapide Dawn and Rapide Scorpius — each have a look and personality all their own, with performance to match. Get a look, then find out where to get yours at Rapide1911s.com.
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Time is precious and irreplaceable. Ammunition costs money. Skill is perishable. These are the facts with which we must contend as we work to build and maintain a skill with a firearm. For those of us who carry a handgun everyday for our loved ones' and our own personal protection, developing and maintaining sufficient skill is non-negotiable. Read More
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Join us April 14 - 16 in Indianapolis, IN for the 2023 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits! is the only event of its kind where you can see virtually all the major firearms and accessory manufacturers under one roof. This exclusive experience is FREE to NRA members and family, so make your plans today!
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Sturm, Ruger & Co. joined the budget-priced rimfire revolver market in 2019 with the launch of the Wrangler series. Based on the company's venerable single-action Single-Six revolvers, the first models out the door featured fixed Vaquero-style sights, 6-shot .22 LR cylinders, 4.62" barrels, traditional "plowshare" grip frames and Cerakote finishes available in black, silver and burnt bronze. Read More
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When it comes to explaining the success of the Mauser Model 98 bolt-action rifle, one could simply attribute it to serendipity—it appeared at exactly the right moment in history and was good enough to get the job done. But that sort of notion requires a complete disregard for the historical narrative. In fact, German gun designer Peter Paul von Mauser—born June 27, 1838—toiled for more than three decades before his brilliance was fully realized in the bolt-action masterpiece that still bears his name a century-and-a-quarter later. Read More
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Here's a look at 10 of the best magnum cartridges for big-game hunting. Read More
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Certainly the oldest firearm ever found in the continental United States, and possibly the oldest-known firearm produced in the New World, a rampart gun recently discovered in Arizona is one of six associated with Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's famous search for the "Seven Cities of Gold." Read More
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Not too long ago, I was reading a post in an online forum in which a participant shared a description and photo of his preferred trail gun, a snub-nose, five-shot revolver chambered in .44 S&W Spl. It had a mixed-metals construction to reduce its weight, a surprisingly compact grip for the caliber and a rounded-off, concealed-hammer-profile to make it easier to draw. Read More
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The so-called "mainstream" media holds a distinctly anti-gun bias when it comes to reporting about violent crime and defensive uses of guns. It's been that way for decades, and only seems to be getting worse. Phrases like "gun crime" have edged out the more-accurate "violent crime" while "mass shootings" have replaced "mass murders." Read More
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Fitting the niche between the 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC, Hornady’s 7mm PRC cartridge delivers long, high-BC bullets in a long-action receiver, and temperature-stable, magnum speed propellants for consistent velocity and extended barrel life. Read More
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It’s a fact that clowns can give off a weird vibe, making them appear creepy instead of funny. I was wondering why some people react to clowns negatively as opposed to positively. Although the research is somewhat limited, Psychology Today has a good article on some consistent nonverbal cues that give off a creepy vibe. Read More
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Here's a closer look at some of the most exciting hunting rifles introduced this year. Read More
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There are people who face adversity, and people who transform it into magic. One such is 19-year-old Sophia Bultema, whose story began in a Chinese orphanage. She lived there until the age of six, when she was adopted into a family living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Read More
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It’s not unusual for a gunsmith to bring a firearm back from the dead, so to speak. Following the mute clues presented by a modified Pattern 14 Enfield rifle, tracing its history shows it was modified, stored, revived, served in some capacity in two wars, rendered unshootable and finally exhumed and revived again by an anonymous Dr. Frankenstein gunsmith. Still, some mystery remains. Read More
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EAA recently announced it has brought in a game-changing pistol for those who can't, or don't want to, manipulate the slide on a semi-automatic pistol. And with the Girsan MC 14 T pistol, they don't have to. The new-for-2023 pistol is designed for a user to simply insert the first round directly into the all-steel "tip up" barrel, close it, release the safety, then operate the pistol like any other semi-automatic. Read More
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The concept behind the defensive rifle is centuries old. From the Revolutionary War-era long rifles of the Pennsylvania farmer to the lever guns of the American frontier to the bolt-action, sporterized M1903 Springfield that my father in law used to defend his family, the rifle is and always will be an excellent defensive firearm. The modern semi-automatic AR-pattern rifle is an extension of this legacy. The Springfield Armory Saint M-Lok 5.56 is a good example of what the modern defensive rifle looks like. Read More
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Rock Island Armory (RIA) got its start in the Philippines, with a logo that harkens back to the defense of Corregidor, the famed "rock island" in the middle of Manila Bay and home to some of the fiercest fighting of World War II. RIA is known for having a wide selection of 1911-style pistols, but the 5.0 is a brand new pistol that, while it is hammer-fired and single action, uses a completely new action (more on that later). Read More
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As detailed in Editor Emeritus John Zent's story, "40 Years Of .50-Caliber Authority," Ronnie Barrett started from scratch in the development of his now-legendary .50-cal. semi-automatic precision rifle. In 1982, Barrett began his project, and by 1984, he had not only a working rifle, but a rifle that he was trying to sell. Read More
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