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Gun Of The Week: Taurus USA GX2
We’re taking a closer look at the budget-priced Taurus GX2, which offers some premium features while giving new or price-conscious gun owners an easy-to-shoot, entry-level, defensive handgun.
The Armed Citizen® May 16, 2025
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
New Shotguns For 2025
The firearms industry has presented several new shotguns for 2025, some comprised of partnership products and redesigns that offer-up performance updates to already existing designs, while others are completely new.
Functional Upgrades & Enhancements For The Beretta 1301 Tactical
For the better part of a decade, the Beretta 1301 Tactical shotgun has enjoyed immense popularity and success amongst serious tactical shotgun shooters. Here are a few upgrades to make an already-great shotgun even better.
Smith & Wesson Collectors Set Auction Benefits NRA Foundation
The exclusive Smith & Wesson Collector’s 1854 Rifle and Model 29 Revolver Set auctioned during The NRA Foundation banquet at the Georgia World Congress Center on April 25 sold for $25,000.
Rifleman Review: Taurus 605 Executive Grade
Taurus enhanced its popular 605 revolver with Executive Grade touches recently, and this carry-ready, controllable, .357 Magnum-chambered revolver is now nicer than it has ever been.
New For 2025: SDS Imports MAC IX
Based largely on the MP5, the SDS Imports MAC IX incorporates several familiar feature from the AR-15, too, into a large-format handgun chambered for the 9 mm Luger cartridge.
Review: U.S. Arms Co. M4 UTAW
U.S. Arms Co.’s origins can be traced back to 2016 with research-and-development efforts for military contracts, and the company came to market in 2019 with its M-905 Talon muzzle brake as a result.
Colt Partners With Georgia To Promote Responsible Firearms Ownership
Colt's Manufacturing is fully funding Georgia’s “Give It a Shot” program, which offers hands-on firearms training with certified instructors.
Favorite Firearms: A Testament To Service
NRA member Denis Kaup's father's war trophy from 1944 is his most beloved gun. What's yours?
Flat-Out Slick: Hornady’s Drag Variability Reduction Technology
Bullets in flight are subject to nature’s forces. Through the decades, manufacturers have developed bullets to somewhat counteract the effects of wind, gravity and atmospheric drag with a streamlined shape incorporating a boattail and long ogive terminating in a sharp point.
The Armed Citizen® May 12, 2025
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
Aluminum: More Than Just "Aircraft Grade"
Aluminum has become the second most important metal in gunmaking after steel. An ever-increasing number of firearms, especially handguns and shotguns, utilize aluminum alloys for slides, frames, receivers and the like.
Preview: CCI Suppressor Max .22 Long Rifle
Companies such as CCI are doing their part to offer suppressor-ready ammunition in response to the current hearing-protection trend, and the latest offering is its .22 LR Suppressor Max load.
New For 2025: Rossi Lightweight Carbine (LWC) With Folding Stock
Rossi's Lightweight Carbine is designed to be a compact, easy-to-carry rifle, and now, with the addition of a folding stock, the design is even more carry- and storage-friendly.
Preview: RCBS Electronic Digital Caliper
The Electronic Digital Caliper from RCBS is a quality caliper that is particularly accurate, rugged and simple to use.
Gun Of The Week: CZ USA P-09 F Nocturne
The CZ USA P-09 F Nocturne comes to U.S. shores as an optic-ready duty pistol sporting a polymer grip frame, and American Rifleman staff are on the range to discuss this new rendition of the classic CZ 75.
The Armed Citizen® May 9, 2025
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
New Rifles For 2025
Here is American Rifleman's top staff picks for new rifles that have hit the market following SHOT Show 2025.
Review: Palmetto State Armory 5.7 Rock Compact
Palmetto State Armory expanded its 5.7x28 mm handgun options with the Rock Compact, which is designed as a concealed-carry option versus many of the full-size 5.7 guns on the market.