Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Beretta developed the new 9 mm PX4 Compact carry with a number of features in order to give shooters a lightweight, hammer-fired concealed carry gun. The PX4 Compact Carry features a rotary barrel design, as well as a 16-round capacity. The frame includes a …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Sometimes, you can’t leave well-enough alone, you know? The AR-15 platform is both blessed and cursed with modularity—it is very easy to change parts out as whim or need strike. Even in the realm of custom or semi-custom rifles, it’s not uncommon to see …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Bullets predated firearms by centuries. Two millennia ago, sling bullets cast from clay, stone and lead were used in battle, and in the second century A.D. the Romans took it  further with whistling bullets. Those were made by casting 1-ounce lead balls and drilling …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Sheer coincidence has had me shooting 1911-pattern pistols more in the last few months than I had for the previous five years. See, from about 2003 through 2011, I was a die-hard 1911 True Believer. I figured that every serious handgun shooter would eventually …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. There is one important point often ignored in most of the current discussions about long-range shooting. What happens after the bullet arrives? Hitting the target is fine—if that’s the only goal. For most shooters it is; as long as the spotter can see the …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. For 2017, Mossberg now offers consumers a 14.5-inch barreled shotgun–while still obeying NFA regulations–for easy maneuverability. The company achieved this by adding a birdshead grip, called the Raptor, to the rear of the shotgun right at the factory, having never added a stock to the firearm. …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. It’s been an interesting decade or so. Gasoline engines are out, electric cars are in. Big bores are out, “mouse guns” are in. It’s now OK to venture forth carrying a handgun in something less than .40 caliber. You don’t lose all your friends …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Gun rights supporters understand that gun licensing and registration facilitates gun confiscation. Centralized data on gun owners and firearms has long been used to institute subsequent gun controls in the U.S. and abroad. For instance, in 1967 New York City enacted a law requiring that …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. This month the Hearing Protection Act of 2017 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) with co-sponsors Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Rand Paul (R-KY) as S.59. Representatives Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and John Carter (R-TX) – together with 42 co-sponsors – introduced …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Next week, Congress is expected to begin the review and potential repeal of a host of Obama Administration regulations put in place during the last 60 days of Obama’s tenure under the Congressional Review Act (CRA).  Among the regulations specifically targeted for action is the …