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If the CPSC Would Ban Gas Stoves, Imagine How it Would Treat Guns
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency dedicated to saving the world from lawn darts and toy magnets, has been in the headlines recently. This time the busybodies at the CPSC are out to protect Americans from well-prepared meals, by banning the ubiquitous gas stove. On January 9, Bloomberg News reported that …
Wishful Gun Controllers Deny Reality on Polls and Ballot Initiatives
Gun controllers and their collaborators in the regime press are wishcasting again. According to anti-gun advocates cited in a January 13 Politico item titled “Gun policy debate moves to the ballot box,” a recent narrow gun control victory on the ballot in deep blue Oregon “validate[s] all those polls over the years …
Review: Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy AOS
Springfield Armory launched its new Prodigy AOS 9 mm pistol last September to much fanfare. The initial offering in the company’s new 1911 DS double-stack line of pistols, the Prodigy is optics-ready and comes in two sizes, five and 4¼ inches. Not only is the 1911 DS Prodigy optics-ready, it …
New for 2023: CCI Clean-22 Hyper Velocity
New for 2023, CCI adds a Clean-22 Hyper Velocity load to their line of polymer-coated lead rimfire cartridges. Coating a lead bullet greatly reduces the amount of vaporized lead in an indoor shooting range, in addition to minimizing the amount of lead fouling in the barrel. CCI’s Clean-22 line has proven to …
Stoeger Updates Model 3000 Shotgun Line
Stoeger Industries has given its workhorse shotguns, the M3000 and P3000, improved features for 2023. The meat and potatoes of Stoeger’s shotgun line, the M3000 and P3000 series is designed to provide hunters—from dove to duck to deer and everything in between—a reliable and economical shotgun. For 2023, the M3000 line …
‘Limited Standard’: The M1919A6 Machine Gun
Private First Class Ralph Kollberg, a combat veteran of the U.S. Army’s 77th Infantry Division, poses with his M1919A6 machine gun on Okinawa, May 14, 1945. Despite the gun’s 32-lb., 8-oz., weight, it was far more portable than the tripod-mounted M1919A4. One of the most popular and effective U.S. small …
All Choked Up: The Screw-In Solution
This article appeared originally in the September 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The Rio Grande gobbler had come as close as he was going to come. He stood his ground on the far side of the dirt …
New For 2023: Rock River Arms Ascendant Series AR-15s
Rock River Arms launched an entirely new lineup of AR-15 rifles in 2023, and the new Ascendant series is intended to provide shooters and hunters with a number of upgraded options straight from the box. On each model in the RRA Ascendant series, consumers will find all the upgrades usually done …
New For 2023: Uberti 1866 Yellowboy Deluxe
In the midst of many modern platforms, Uberti USA is one company that’s keeping history alive with its lineup of classic rifles and handguns. For 2023, the company offers a tastefully engraved and well-finished version of the classic Winchester Model 1866, one of the first lever-action rifles that truly established this iconic …
New For 2023: Savage Arms 110 Carbon Predator
Savage Arms has announced for 2023 its newest tool for predator management with the 110 Carbon Predator rifle. Based on the company’s classic rifle action, the new 110 Carbon Predator comes as a feature-rich, 6.5-lb. offering that is geared toward optimum performance and easy carry, thanks to in-house innovations and a …