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Trijicon Presents Commemorative One Millionth ACOG to NRA Museum
On April 26, 2018, representatives of Wixom, Mich.-based Trijicon, Inc., donated a commemorative version of the company’s 1 millionth Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight to The NRA Museum in Fairfax, Va.
Special Presentation: Sniping in World War II
In this presentation, Major Plaster will discuss and show imagery of the snipers, their tactics and their equipment from World War II.
Special Presentation: The Long Shadow of John Garand
This presentation with Martin K.A. Morgan describes the other users of the M1 rifle, the subsequent designs that it inspired, and the ways that its longevity has reached across the decades all the way to the present.
Special Presentation: Men & Guns of Vietnam
This presentation from Martin K.A. Morgan covers the evolution of firearms from the start of the Advisory Period and the subsequent Americanization of the conflict all the way through to the Tet Offensive, the Cambodian Incursion, the Vietnamization of the conflict, the U.S. withdrawal in 1973 and the eventual Fall of Saigon and the evacuation of the Embassy during Operation Frequent Wind.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Mauser M18 Rifle
Mauser is showing that it, too, can master 21st-century efficiency by way of the new M18 turnbolt, machined at the firm’s present-day waffenfabrik in Isny, Germany.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Remington Model 870 DM Shotgun
Remington introduced its pump-action Model 870 in 1950, and with more than 11 million made, it is hands-down the most popular shotgun of all time.
The Evolution of the Beanfield Rifle
Kenny Jarrett’s rifle tinkering led to the highest levels of benchrest competition. His ultra-accurate “Beanfield” rifles on other makers’ actions soon followed. Now, Jarrett has taken his game to a new level with an action and barrels all his own.
American Rifleman Special Presentations Set For Dallas
At the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits in Dallas, American Rifleman will host six Special Presentations, with Maj. John L. Plaster headlining with “Snipers In World War II.”
New TriStar Arms Compact Bullpup
The gas-operated, semi-automatic shotgun is able to cycle from standard field loads up to 1 1/8 oz. slugs interchangeably.
Fear & Loading: Counties Declare Themselves Gun Sanctuaries
On April 16, the Board of Supervisors in Effingham County—a 480-square-mile region in southern Illinois with roughly 35,000 residents—voted 8 to1 to declare itself a “gun sanctuary.”
Editors’ Picks 2018: Colt Night Cobra Revolver
Colt was one of the biggest stories last year when, for the first time in decades, it got back in the double-action revolver business with the six-shot, 2"-barreled .38 Spl. Cobra.
Tested: Modern Outfitters MC6 Carbine
The author's quest to create his ultimate versatile AR rifle leads him to some unique choices. Did he finally get his "one rifle"?
Editors’ Picks 2018: Kimber Aegis Elite Custom (OI) Pistol
Kimber introduced its Aegis Elite Custom (OI) as part of a brand-new 1911 family for 2018.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Auto-Ordnance Tactical Thompson Rifle
Auto-Ordnance, maker of the semi-automatic Thompson and other vintage American designs such as the M1 and M1A1 carbines and M1911A1 pistol, has a surprise for you.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Browning BXC Ammunition
Browning Ammunition notched a win with an NRA Golden Bullseye last year—the best ammunition line launch I’ve seen—and now it is expanding its offerings for hunters with the BXC Controlled Expansion series.
The Cavalry’s Last Charge: The 1921 M1903 Prototype Carbine
Even though the last cavalry carbine of the U.S. Army was the M1899 Krag-Jorgensen, the U.S. Cavalry didn’t give up on fielding its own gun until the early 1920s.
Fear & Loading: Yeti Cools on Guns
Yeti Coolers has declined to continue as an NRA vendor, a move that effectively suspends The NRA Foundation’s ability to work with the company or offer the firm’s products at Friends of NRA Banquets across the nation.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Leica Geovid HD-B 3000 Binoculars
Leica pioneered rangefinding binoculars, and 26 years later its groundbreaking Geovid HD-B 3000 leads the category in effective range—now extended to a whopping 3,000 yds.
Breaking With Convention: NovX Ammunition
NovX’s forward-thinking approach to ammunition design not only challenges tradition, but threatens to rewrite the rules.
The Armed Citizen® April 23, 2018
In a second recent case of an armed citizen helping out law enforcement, a Utah police officer was scuffling with someone near a clothing donation collection bin.