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NRA Gun Of The Week: Davidson's Exclusive Pietta 1873 RIO
Watch American Rifleman on the range this week with a limited-edition Pietta 1873 single-action revolver made exclusively for Davidson's Gallery of Guns.
Review: At The Front Reproduction M1907 Leather Slings
At The Front, a manufacturer of Axis and Allied World War II-era reproduction field equipment, offers a faithful reproduction of the M1907 leather slings used on U.S. M1903 and M1 rifles throughout the war.
Burris Offers New Rebates On Popular Riflescopes
Burris Optics announced it will offer consumers significant rebates on qualifying Fullfield IV and Signature HD series riflescopes until Dec. 31, 2022.
Favorite Firearms: A Savage Bolt-Action For Christmas
It had been a tradition in my family that when a boy turned 16, he was given a rifle prior to his first deer hunt. I knew dad had a brand-new Winchester Model 94, and I was confident that it would be mine when the time came.
Rifleman Review: Lockdown Puck
Watch this American Rifleman Television segment of "Rifleman Review" from 2020 to learn more about the Lockdown Puck, a monitoring device for keeping track of items inside your gun safe or other valuables.
Sako TRG: Finland's Precision Rifle
Fielded by a variety of military forces across the globe, including Finland, the Sako TRG line has proven to be a success since its 1989 inception, and it is commercially available today in 6.5 mm Creedmoor, .260 Rem., .308 Win., .300 Win. Mag. and .338 Lapua Mag.
Preview: Atsko Rapid-Rod
Having a rigid cleaning rod in the field offers the advantage of being able to force a broken case or other obstruction out of the breech and generally makes rifle maintenance easier.
Exploded View: Glock 19 Gen5
Developed as the service sidearm for Austria’s military, the Glock 17 is one of the early designs that laid the groundwork for today’s crop of polymer-frame, striker-fired 9 mm Luger semi-automatic handguns. The Glock 19 was released as a “compact” variant in 1988 and has evolved through several generations, terminating most recently with the Gen5 introduced in 2017.
Gun Sales Exceed 1 Million For 38 Months & Counting
More than a million firearm sales in September resulted in the FBI conducting a National Instant Criminal Background (NICS) check. Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) puts the 30-day period’s total sales at roughly 1.3 million, making it the 38th month in a row with seven-digit figures.
New For 2022: Palmetto State Armory 5.7 Rock
Palmetto State Armory has released a full-size handgun chambered for the fast, flat-shooting 5.7x28 mm FN cartridge. The PSA 5.7 Rock is a striker-fired, polymer-frame handgun designed to maximize capacity with the small round.
Upsizing The Micro-Compact: Springfield’s Hellcat Pro
Springfield Armory took the lead in the micro-compact market with its capacious Hellcat back in 2019. Now, the company is showing the way forward with an enhanced version that maximizes the “more-in-less” category.
The Armed Citizen® Oct. 10, 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.
Preview: Bone-Dri Handgun 2.0
The Bone-Dri series of moisture-absorbing firearm cases provides convenient transportation of your guns while also helping prevent the formation of damaging rust, and the Handgun 2.0 is the line’s dedicated pistol product.
I Have This Old Gun: Springfield Model Of 1903
Looking back at the thousands of earlier sporterized conversions provides the answer as to why original ’03s in superior condition have become so expensive—there simply aren’t that many good ones left.
NRA Online Hunter Education Course Reaches 100,000 Completions
The National Rifle Association of America is pleased to announce that more than 100,000 hunters have completed its free online Hunter Education course, which was launched in 2017.
Fink's Custom Ruger SP101: A 'Trail-To-Town' Revolver
Fink's Custom Gunsmithing (FCG) offers a number of upgrades to factory Ruger SP101 revolvers, as explored here by B. Gil Horman.
The Quest: Long-Distance Marksmanship Training
Christensen Arms launched its Quest long-distance marksmanship school in June 2021, and it took only a few scattered mentions on social media and word of mouth for classes to fill. The company expanded sessions this year to seven, each booked fully, and it plans on holding a total of nine next year to meet the today’s growing long-distance trend.
Rifleman Q&A: Lubricated With Wax?
I have an old box of Winchester-Western Super X .38 Colt hollow-point ammo. On the side of the box is “Lubaloy coated Bullet special dry wax lubricant.” It seems to me that most modern ammunition is not coated. Why is it (or was it) necessary to put some form of wax on ammunition?
The Armed Citizen® Oct. 7, 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.
NRA Gun Of The Week: Browning X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Max LR
Watch American Rifleman staff on the range with a centerfire rifle built on the famed Browning X-Bolt action and loaded with cutting-edge features for hunters and enthusiasts who shoot at longer-than-usual distances.