Shooting Illustrated
Shooting Illustrated brings you the latest from the firearm industry, specializing in home and personal defense, concealed carry, long-range shooting and tactical firearms and gear.
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First Look: Daniel Defense Limited Series Rifles
The new MK12 Alpine Predator updates and extends a favorite design.
150 Years Of The Colt Single Action Army
On the internet, there is a popular meme of Sean Bean as Ned Stark from “Game of Thrones” facing a fierce wind, clad in a wolf–skin cloak and saying, “Brace yourselves…” and then an endless number of witty closures follow, warning the reader that your news feed is about to be populated with dozens of mentions of anything from Marine Corps birthday notices to election-result conspiracies.
First Look: Primary Arms SLx 3X Micro Magnifier
One has an ACSS reticle, the other doesn't.
CMP Acquires Surplus Ammo
22 LR, .30-06 and .30 Carbine soon to become available to Civilian Marksmanship Program customers.
Review: Shadow Systems Foundation Series MR920 Pistol
OK, let’s get the obvious part out of the way right off the bat. Yes, the Shadow Systems MR920 is (loosely) based on the Glock G19.
First Look: SafariVault Holsters From Safariland
A new line of retention holsters from one of the leaders in the industry.
First Look: New Firearms From Stoeger
Highlights include new pistols in 9mm and 40 S&W and a new 12-gauge shotgun.
Fightin' Iron: A Valuable Anachronism
This month, I am going to take up a subject about which I really know relatively little. Military aviation is a huge field—which never caught my particular interest, but always held my personal respect. I was content to be an infantry Marine, but held a deep respect for my brothers who were willing to strap themselves into a winged tube and sally forth to do battle in the questionable belief that this airfoil thing was real.
Defending Yourself While In Your Vehicle
We spend hours and hours each week inside of our cars. Train accordingly.
First Look: LMT AT Suppressors
Three new models from Lewis Machine and Tool Advanced Technologies
The Eternal Carbine Cartridge
The modern carbine cartridge—the .223 Rem.—has been with us since the early 1960s. Since then, we’ve seen its case altered to make other cartridges, and we’ve also seen new carbine-compatible introductions based on other cartridge cases.
First Look: Extar USA Receiver Extension
Add the accessory of your choice to your large format pistol.
Review: Mission First Tactical Belly Band Holster
Good protection for the trigger and offered at a nice price.
Making The Right Moves
It's a simple concept: Moving targets are harder to hit.
First Look: P10 OR SR Pistols From CZ USA
Two new sizes of striker-fired, optics-ready pistols
I Carry: Tisas Stingray 9mm 1911 Pistol in a Galco Concealable Holster
We go all "restomod" and team up a Tisas Stingray 1911 with a Galco leather OWB holster and a Buck folding knife.
Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy Thrives Through 10,000 Rounds
The pistol withstood a test that went far beyond most other torture tests.
Review: Steiner M8Xi Dual Plane Optic With Plumb Reticle
A low power variable optic with a unique reticle.
First Look: Lipsey’s Glock G17 Gen1
A throwback to when Glock pistols first reached our shores.
First Look: Shivworks Clinch Pick 2.0
Designed for use when things get close and personal.