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Editors’ Picks 2018: Springfield M1A Loaded 6.5 Creedmoor
Springfield Armory has been making the M1A, the semi-automatic-only successor to the M14, since 1974.
Dallas NRA-ILA Dinner & Auction
NRA-ILA’s 12th Annual Dinner and Auction, presented by Kimber, will take place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Friday, May 4, 2018
Editors’ Picks 2018: Mossberg 590M
Mossberg's Model 590 is a quintessential American pump-action shotgun, and the new 590M introduces the benefits of detachable box magazines to what has previously been a strictly tube-fed platform.
Roundup: New Guns & Gear 2018
Gun owners all across our land are excited about the firearm industry's latest guns, optics, ammunition and accessories. And you can see them all, corralled into one giant hall, at this year’s NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Dallas, Texas.
Sheriff's Tips: The Failure Drill Revisited
The justification for the exercise is the fact that we have applied two hits to the vital zone of the attacker and he is clearly unimpressed with the results.
R. Lee Ermey Passes Away at 74
The NRA Board of Directors lost one of its beloved members on Sunday, April 15, 2018 when R. Lee Ermey of Palmdale, Calif., passed away from complications of pneumonia at the age of 74.
The Armed Citizen® April 16, 2018
A convicted felon was fatally shot after a homeowner and his wife defended themselves during a violent home invasion.
NRA Gun Gear of the Week: SIG X-Carry: Mounting An RDS
This week, American Rifleman’s Joe Kurtenbach walks through the process of equipping an RDS to this red-dot-ready platform.
NRA Gun of the Week: Midland Arms Shotgun
American Rifleman’s Christopher Olsen looks over what he says is near-perfect bug-out gun.
5 Guns Every Texan (and Every Other American) Should Know
The types of firearms that modern Texans own and carry may have changed since they won Texas’ independence in 1836, but certain guns will always be associated with its fight to become a Republic and well beyond its eventual statehood.
Savage Adds to A22 and 110 Wolverine Rifle Lines
Savage has added new variations to two of its most popular rifle models, an A22 Target Thumbhole, and a 110 Wolverine in 450 Bushmaster.
Federal Premium Expands American Eagle Rifle Ammo
The lineup now includes the new 224 Valkyrie, 6.5 Creedmoor and 223 Remington.
Tested: CMMG MK4 Banshee .22 LR Pistol
This high-quality AR pistol provides fun and affordable shooting with rimfire ammunition.
The Armed Citizen® April 13, 2018
When a man in Merced, Calif., kicked in the door of a home of a man armed with a shotgun, it proved to be a deadly mistake.
Taurus USA to Relocate to Georgia
Taurus Holdings, Inc. (Taurus USA) has announced plans to relocate manufacturing to Bainbridge, Ga., in Decatur County, creating more than 300 new jobs with a combined investment of over $22.5 million in infrastructure and operations
NRA Gun of the Week: Browning Buck Mark Camper UFX Pistol
American Rifleman’s Brian Sheetz reviews a rimfire plinker from Browning.
SIG Sauer M1911 “We The People” BB Pistol
The M1911 “We The People” BB pistol from SIG Sauer is a tribute to the Second Amendment and the most storied handgun in history—the M1911.
A Look Back at the Walther PP
In 1929, Walther succeeded in producing a workable single-/double-action (DA/SA) fire-control mechanism, bringing out the Model PP (Polizeipistole or police pistol).
The Armed Citizen® April 6, 2018
Politicians in Chicago might have a noted antipathy toward guns, but one city resident is alive today because he stood by his Second Amendment-protected right staunchly enough to get a carry permit.
Sniping From Below: Periscope Rifles in World War I
World War I saw the widespread introduction of many, what we would call, “modern” arms, including the aircraft, the machine gun, the armored vehicle, the submarine and even poison gas.