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The Benefits Of Second Focal Plane Optics
When it comes to selecting scopes, many ago with a first focal plane optic as their choice. However, there is plenty of utility to be gained through using a second focal plane option, as explored here by Justin Dyal.
Bergara: From Blackpowder Beginnings To Rifle Powerhouse
Bergara’s emergence as major player in the industry began modestly in 1999 when BPI was established and purchased famed muzzleloader manufacturer CVA. The company thrived and learned that the barrel was the most important ingredient in any quality gun.
Editor’s Choice: Legacy Sports Int’l Howa Super Lite
Legacy Sports Int'l. brings its Howa Super Lite rifle to market for hunters across America who yearn to take the weight off their shoulders. This featherweight hunting gun offers a scant 4-lb., 7-oz., platform that’s designed for field use.
Rifleman Q&A: Mismatched Parts On An M1941 Johnson?
A reader inquires about M1941 Johnson mismatched parts and the affected collector value.
NRA Gun Of The Week: Savage 110 PCS
Watch to learn about a large-format handgun from Savage that's based on the company's venerable 110 bolt-action design.
The Armed Citizen® May 6, 2022
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
5 Ways To Ruin A Good Handload
With as much as there is to gain from loading your own ammunition loads, there are also plenty of ways to get it wrong. Follow Frank Melloni as he covers five of the most common ways your could ruin your handloads.
SIG, Mossberg Host 'Freedom Days' From May 6-8
Join SIG Sauer at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility near Phoenix, Ariz., May 6-8, for an opportunity to shoot nearly 50 different SIG firearms, learn the sharpest skills from Team SIG professionals through seminars and more.
Editor’s Choice: Kel-Tec P15
KelTec calls its new P15 pistol the “lightest, thinnest handgun” of its kind on the market. The company marks 30 years in business in 2022 with the P15 as its first striker-fired handgun.
Winchester Repeating Arms: From Lever Actions To Legacy Guns
It’s not hard to make the argument that the Winchester name is one of the most indelible in the firearm industry. The company has produced some of the finest guns in history and has cemented the lever-action rifle as part of the American heritage.
Rifleman Review: Winchester Model 1895
Watch this American Rifleman Television segment of "Rifleman Review" from 2020 to learn more about the Winchester Model 1895 lever-action rifle in .405 Win.
This Old Gun: Uberti Sharps 1A Derringer Replica
Christian Sharps is probably best remembered for his famous Sharps falling-block, breechloading, single-shot rifle, which he patented on Sept. 12, 1848. But a little more than a year later, on Dec. 18, 1849, he also patented an equally innovative four-barreled derringer.
Review: Springfield Saint Edge ATC Elite
Springing into a flourishing arena, such as modern sporting rifles (MSRs), is simple—maintaining a presence through the market’s ebb-and-flow cycles, however, is not. The latter requires innovation and value, a recipe that Springfield Armory has followed with its well-liked Saint series of AR-pattern rifles.
Preview: Hatsan USA Factor RC
Hatsan USA’s latest offering is the enhanced Factor RC, a multi-shot airgun offered in calibers .177, .22 and .25 and driven by 580-cc. carbon-fiber air bottles.
Remington Opens Sporting Clays Course, Hosts Inaugural Spring League
Remington Ammunition has opened the Remington Gun Club to the public and the inaugural spring sporting clays league is already underway.
Nosler Custom Rifle Packages To Raise Money For Veterans
Nosler, Inc. announced a new program, involving 22 custom Model 48 rifles, which is aimed at raising awareness and funds for American veterans and their families.
Editor’s Choice: Bushmaster Firearms BA30
Bushmaster Firearms' BA30, despite looking similar to a .308 AR semi-automatic rifle, is actually a straight-pull design with a few enhancements that make it a fast-shooting, versatile platform that’s legal to own in all 50 states.
H&K’s SL8: A G36 For American Sport Shooters
Despite concessions required to make it conform to misguided American legislation governing imported semi-automatic rifles, Heckler & Koch’s SL8-6 preserves the essence of Germany’s most distinctive modern tactical rifle: the vaunted G36.
Jack First: The 'First' Name In Firearm Parts
In 1954, less than a decade after World War II veteran Jack First made it back home from deadly fighting on the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific, he started a small gun shop in Lancaster, Calif.
The Armed Citizen® May 2, 2022
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.