Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Just as other public activities, such as working out at a gym or dining at a nice restaurant, are attended with their own sets of social rules and acceptable behavior, visitors to gun shops should be aware of proper in-store etiquette in order to …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – SCCY Industries recognized a need for a simpler version its CPX-1 design. That seed germinated into our latest NRA Gun of the Week, the CPX-2, a configuration that dispenses with the manual safety while maintaining all other characteristics of its predecessor. Chambered for 9 …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Since its founding in 2001, Alexander Arms has, time and again, challenged the status quo of firearm and cartridge design. Its first creation, the .50 Beowulf, was a specialized, rebated-rim, .50-cal. cartridge with short-range stopping power unequalled by other AR-15-compatible cartridges. The 6.5 mm …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Tennessee recently became the seventh state to proclaim an official state firearm since 2011, after Utah designated the M1911 its official state pistol. Which six other states have made similar resolutions, and which were their chosen firearms? Read more about them here: Alaska: Pre-’64 Winchester Model …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Is the .40 S&W dead? I know, it sounds like an inflammatory newsstand gun magazine blurb from the 1980s. But it’s a topic that is been circulating around the firearm industry as of late. For most of the past couple decades, .40 S&W has …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – It just keeps going and going. Every time I think that demand for the M1911 pistol has started to bottom out, I find out I’m wrong. The pistol invented by John Moses Browning, rendered into a production gun by engineers and machinists at Colt …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Lawmakers in at least four states are pushing bills to force gun owners to register with, and buy liability insurance from, casualty insurers. So far, politicians have proposed imposing these mandates through state laws in Hawaii, New Hampshire and New York, and through city …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – My friend Mike will be appalled to learn that he is the inspiration for this article. Mike is a Vietnam vet, comfortably retired and genially anti-gun. He holds forth with an authoritative voice at our neighborhood coffee shop on all subjects. He and I …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – While the headline might be provocative, the subject matter really isn’t. Whether you’re a fan of Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Avtomat Kalashnikova or the carbine version of Eugene Stoner’s AR, the folks at Magpul can help upgrade and update your rifle. Whether you’re looking for a …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – To finalize the fitting process, you need to adjust how far the grip-safety arm has to rotate to clear the trigger blow when the safety is depressed. Conversely, when the safety is released, or in its relaxed position, the arm must rest against the …