Compactness when stored or transported is an important consideration for a defensive firearm that has to be kept out of sight until needed. It is not necessarily concealed, but certainly not on display. Folding stocks, takedown designs—the creativity of designers knows no limits. But, the Trailblazer Pivot is something new: It rotates. …

Faxon Firearms has just released a new AR-15 variant based off the ION FX5500 rifle, the Ion X Hyperlite rifle. This new carbine is designed around keeping the AR-15 carbine extremely light. As a result, the new Faxon Ion X Hyperlite weighs less than 5 pounds unloaded. Its barrel has an …

Low-light optics continue to grow in popularity as the cost of entry keeps falling with each new generation of optic. Add in the fact that more features are being added, such as video recording and longer battery life, and it’s easy to see why the night vision market is growing …

James Martin Triggs (his friends called him Jim) was an illustrator and artist, but those terms barely capture the level of talent he brought to his work. Throughout his career, his accurate and skillful drawings of mechanical goods elevated multiple industries, though he is probably most remembered for his contributions …

Sightmark expands its micro red-dot optic lineup with the introduction of the RMR-footprint Mini Shot M-Spec M2 Solar. Designed for defensive pistols chambered in cartridges up to .45 ACP, the Mini Shot’s lenses are encased in a square-profile, black-anodized 6061-T6 aluminum housing. The 3-m.o.a. red-dot reticle features automatic brightness adjustments …

This article appeared originally as “A Century Of The Mauser 98” in the July 1998 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The great success of the Mauser 98 rifle is due chiefly to its well-designed turnbolt action developed by Paul Mauser. …

Beretta introduced the tilt-barrel .32 ACP Tomcat to its pistol line back in 1996, with Covert models featuring extended 1/2×28 TPI-threaded muzzles—for compatibility with most 9 mm Luger muzzle accessories and suppressors—joining the family in 2020. Now for 2023, the company has added a trio of new versions of the …

Armed Citizen® Today Two homeowners in Joplin, Mo., arrived home to an unpleasant surprise, as they encountered an armed intruder who had allegedly barricaded himself inside their house on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. According to a press release from the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office, the 62-year-old alleged burglar was inside …

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) agreed to pay $25,000 to the National Rifle Association for failing to turn over documents that were needed by the NRA to defend itself against an election lawsuit from a gun-control group. This agreement covers the costs NRA lawyers spent in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) efforts to try to …

Modern ammunition has changed considerably over the last couple of decades, with our projectiles offering a level of performance previously unattainable. In both construction and conformation, our modern bullets have changed so much that the previously accepted minimums—with respect to cartridge choice—have been rethought. While I’m not going to get …