Illinois gun owners can rest a little easier for the time being. On Jan. 31, an Illinois appellate court upheld a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the newly enacted assault weapons ban. In the 2-1 ruling, the court recognized the ...
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Why People Love or Hate the 1911 Pistol
In the early 1900s, the greatest firearms designer in history, John M. Browning, set out to solve a problem. The U.S. government and military needed a more powerful sidearm. The gun riding in American holsters was the Colt M1892 revolver in an Army ...
Assault Weapon Ban of 2023: Biden Fully Supports Proposed Law
The notoriously anti-gun Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California introduces an assault weapon ban practically every year, like clockwork. For nearly 20 years, they've gone nowhere. This year may be different. Feinstein’s new Assault Weapons Ban of ...
The 500 Nitro Express: Definitely Not for the Faint of Heart
For the average gun enthusiast, shooting a 500 Nitro Express might be one of the most impractical experiences you could have with a firearm. It’s a huge round that delivers extremely punishing recoil. And it’s expensive. God, is it expensive! An ...
Hottest New Guns and Ammo from the 2023 SHOT Show!
It’s that magical time of year. The hordes descend upon the city in the sand that has no earthly right to exist: an oasis of light and sin in the middle of the desert that plays host to the hunting and shooting world — and all the coolest new guns — ...
The Coolest New Gear From the 2023 SHOT Show
This week, outdoor, tactical, and shooting enthusiasts from all over the globe are gathered in the Neon Capital of the World for the annual Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, better known as SHOT Show. It’s like a little piece of heaven fell ...
New Optics From the 2023 SHOT Show
This week, an estimated 60,000 people will gather in the Glitter Gultch (aka Las Vegas) for the 2023 SHOT Show. With over 2,500 vendors spread across 18 acres of floor space, there’s a ton to see, and that includes a wide array of new optics. With ...
PSA STG 44 Repro Is First in Palmetto’s New ‘Battlefield’ Gun Line
If you love historic military guns and have spent embarrassing amounts of cash just to fire a couple of magazines through some rare WWII-era hardware, then you’re going to want to keep an eye on Palmetto State Armory’s website this year and its ...
Magpul DAKA Grid: What Your Gun Cases Always Wanted
Wyoming-based Magpul impressed fans at the 2023 SHOT Show with the official unveiling of the Magpul DAKA Grid Organizer system for Pelican gun cases. It is being billed as a superior and endlessly reconfigurable replacement for pluck-and-pull foam ...
JK Armament 105 CCX 9 1.5-Inch Carry-Ready Suppressor
First red dots made their way to the concealed carry world, and now, it’s time for suppressors to do the same. While it was announced a few months ago, the new JK 105 CCX 9 suppressor from JK Armament is making a big noise at SHOT because of how ...
New Glock Performance Trigger, G20, Gunsite Glock Service Pistol
In typical Glock fashion, the Austrian gunmaker didn’t introduce anything brand new, exactly, at the 2023 SHOT Show, but the company did drop an upgraded Glock Performance Trigger and released a formerly law-enforcement-only pistol to the public, the ...
New Taurus Revolvers: TORO Wheelguns Come Red-Dot Ready
At the 2023 SHOT Show, Taurus USA followed its annual tradition of introducing a bunch of new guns all at once, but this year, the gunmaker pulled out all the stops with five new Taurus revolvers. The gunmaker introduced the first-ever ...
Uintah Precision Introduces Cool New AR-15 Muzzleloader
Uintah Precision has turned heads at the 2023 SHOT Show with its unique Modern Sporting Muzzleloader. The uncommon rifle is a Frankenstein-like mashup that combines an AR-15 lower receiver with a muzzleloader upper — and it totally works. At ...
Bob Hodgdon of Hodgdon Powder Company Dies at 84
Bob Hodgdon, a cofounder of Hodgdon Powder Company, died Jan.13, 2023; he was 84. Hodgdon was a businessman, hunting and shooting enthusiast, and active leader in his community. Hodgdon’s parents created the Hodgdon Powder Company in 1947. After ...
Smith & Wesson Drops $699 M&P 5.7 Pistol With 22-Round Mags
Smith & Wesson has officially jumped on the 5.7 train with its newly released M&P 5.7 pistol. This super slim, wide-but-thin handgun uses a new rotary-locked barrel system and was launched today at the 2023 SHOT Show in Las ...
Barrett Firearms Acquired by Australian Group
At the start of the 2023 SHOT Show, Tennessee-based gunmaker Barrett Firearms announced it has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by the global munitions company NIOA Group. NIOA has locations around the world and is primarily based in Australia. ...
Oracle Arms 2311 Pistol: Love Child of a 1911, 2011, and P320
If we’re learning anything from the 2023 SHOT Show and the handgun releases surrounding it, single-action, double-stack, 1911-style pistols are all the rage. Many credit Staccato (formerly STI) for kickstarting this trend. We’ve seen gunmakers big ...
Gemtech GVAC: The First ‘Suppressor Optimized’ AR Upper
Gemtech Suppressors has been teasing something for about a week ahead of the 2023 SHOT Show using the slogan “silence is golden.” Most people safely assumed the can-maker would introduce a new suppressor, and they were pretty much spot on, but there ...
FN Introduces ‘Big-Bore’ Pistols: New FN 545, FN 510
At SHOT, FN America expanded its flagship line of tactical pistols with two new "big bore" models: the.45-caliber FN 545 and the Virginia-based gunmaker’s first ever 10mm pistol, dubbed the FN 510. FN explained in a statement that it's seen ...
SIG Sauer Launches P365 ROSE Brand Aimed at Female Shooters
SIG Sauer recently introduced its new “ROSE by SIG Sauer” line of P365 concealed carry kits created to help encourage and inspire women shooters. Each complete ROSE kit includes an optics-ready P365 in either .380 ACP or 9mm, a TSA-approved ...
Zenk Bullpup Revolver: Have You Seen This Thing?!
I’m a sucker for bullpups. I just am. The IWI X95? Love it. The KelTec KSG family? Yeah, I’m into them. I just like the idea, the crazy designs, and the wild shapes these firearms come in. I was hooked as soon as I saw a Steyr AUG in Die Hard. But a ...
ATF Drops New Pistol Brace Rule: It’s Not Good
UPDATED: Jan. 15, 2023: A few days before the 2023 SHOT Show kicks off, a long-awaited and dreaded ATF pistol brace rule has been formally announced. It will have some gunmakers rethinking their booth displays at SHOT and U.S. gun owners scrambling ...
Minigun Goes ‘Brrrrrrt’! The M134 Is as Awesome as It Sounds
If you’re a fan of action films, chances are you’ll recognize the M134 Minigun. Over the years, the M134 has appeared in such Hollywood blockbusters as Predator, Terminator 2, and Black Hawk Down, to name a few. As a movie gun, it ...
338 Lapua: A Beastly Long-Range Rifle Cartridge
What do rounds like the .45-70, .30-06, .308, and 5.56 have in common? They’re all popular hunting loads that got their start as military ammunition. Getting a thumbs-up from the Pentagon takes time, and so does gaining traction in the open market. ...
Black Rifle Coffee Invades the 2023 SHOT Show!
The spirit of the Second Amendment and a love of the outdoors make up the Black Rifle Coffee Company DNA. So it makes perfect sense that America’s coffee should be front and center where the entire hunting and shooting community gathers in one place ...
357 Magnum: The OG Magnum Revolver Round Is Still Relevant
General George S. Patton famously — or perhaps infamously — fought World War II carrying an ivory-handled Smith & Wesson Model 27 chambered in the world’s first magnum pistol cartridge: the 357 Magnum. He was a big fan of the cartridge and ...
22 Hornet: More Than a Stepping-Stone Cartridge
There’s no shortage of high-velocity cartridges for small-bore rifles these days. Some loads have reached insane velocities of over 4,000 fps. But when you trace the history of these narrow, speedy rounds, one cartridge stands out not because it was ...
Military Shotguns: The History of Scatterguns Issued by the U.S.
Winchester’s Model 1897 was one of the first modern U.S. military shotguns to be used in the World Wars. Called a “trench gun,” the Model 97 was a critical weapon American soldiers used to clear trenches during combat. The fighting was at close ...
Bump Stock Ban Reversed by U.S. Appellate Court
Last week, a federal appellate court reversed the ATF’s decision to institute a bump stock ban and to classify bump stocks as machine guns, saying the agency exceeded its authority. “A plain reading of the statutory language, paired with close ...
San Jose Becomes the First U.S. City to Mandate Gun Insurance
At the first of the year, the city of San Jose realized a novel gun control measure that some economists think is a practical way to reduce gun violence. The California city has become the first in the nation to require all gun owners to carry ...
