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I Carry Spotlight: Beretta 80X Cheetah
For years now, 9mm pistols have dominated the concealed-carry market. However, in recent years, several manufacturers have realized that not everyone has the upper body strength to easily manipulate the slide on a small 9mm pistol. There are also shooters who have difficulty managing the recoil of a smaller gun. …
First Look: FN 510 Tactical and FN 545 Tactical
FN America, LLC. long-standing provider of firearm solutions for law enforcement, military and civilian customers has released two big-bore tactical pistols for 2023, both patterned after their successful FN 509 Tactical. Breaking the industry mold, both, the FN 545 Tactical and FN 510 Tactical have greater-capacity magazines than similar pistols, …
Hardware: Savage 93 Minimalist
Provocateurs of the minimalist movement believe that you should only have 100 “things” that you own. No house, no car; you need to “declutter” your home and life. That includes guns, knives and books, but of course everybody knows it’s impossible to have too many of them. Think of the …
Rifleman Q&A: U.S. Model Of 1928 Thompson Variants
Q. I was reading an auction catalog, and a reference was made to an American military Thompson submachine gun. It stated it was a “1928 Colt Navy overstamp, not a Savage.” The catalog made that verbiage seem important. What’s the significance of the “overstamp,” and were there other military 1928 …
NRA Gun Of The Week: Browning Citori Hunter Grade II
From the outset, the Citori was crafted as a budget-friendly sporting arm, but don’t let that fool you, as Browning’s famed over-under is seen on the winner’s podium throughout the United States each year, and these guns are trusted by top shooters to perform at high levels. Dedicated hunters, too, require sporting arms that …
Biden Doesn’t Get to Tell Us We Can’t Own Semi-Automatic Firearms
The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” President Joe Biden (D) said last November. “It has no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.” These are the sentiments of an authoritarian. The trouble for Biden’s …
Washington: Senate Committee to Hear Firearm Permit & Waiting Period Bill
On February 2nd, the Senate Law and Justice Committee will hear Senate Bill 5232, the companion to House Bill 1144, which imposes a firearm permit requirement, creates a 10-day waiting period scheme, and allows indefinite delays on firearm transfers. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5232. Senate Bill 5232 requires an …
New Hampshire: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Public Hearing
On Friday, January 27th, NRA members and Second Amendment supporters in the Granite State are invited to attend, and participate in, public hearings on two anti-gun bills being heard by the House State-Federal Relations & Veterans Affairs and the House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committees. Please contact committee members …
Santa Fe City Council Votes to Create Untold Number of “Gun-Free Zones”
Your Santa Fe City Council voted 7-2 on Wednesday in favor of a resolution requiring certain city-controlled properties that can be used for school-related or school-sanctioned events to be posted off-limits to firearms, including those carried by concealed handgun licensees. These would include the Santa Fe Community Convention Center and its underground garage (including personal vehicles, presumably), …
New: Magpul Enhanced Selector Kit For AR-Pattern Firearms
Magpul’s new drop-in ESK (Enhanced Selector Kit) – AR is described as a “modular, ambidextrous selector kit designed for AR pattern firearms that provides user-configurable selectors with modern ergonomics at an accessible price.” Magpul Enhanced Selector for ARs, pictured here in black. Activate Your Own Stem Cells & Reverse …