Streamlight Inc. has just launched its latest addition to the popular ProTac handheld tactical light product line. The new ProTac 2.0 throws out 2000 lumens of intense bright white LED light and is powered by the new SL-B50 that uses a convenient USB-C charging port that is located on the battery …

Self- and home defense is serious business; there’s no arguing that. Practicing and training to improve your skillset so you can protect yourself in a worst-case scenario is laudable and something we stress heavily, devoting time and ink with tips, hardware and drills. Sometimes, though, I think we often lose …

Replacing a faulty 1911 extractor can be done by an armorer. Yet, repairing more serious damage will likely require the talents of a skilled gunsmith. I did something stupid in the interest of economy and reloaded the brass for my 1911 one time too many. The result was a ruptured …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Leupold SX-4 Pro Guide HD spotting scope, paired with the company’s Alpine tripod. A lightweight combo, the SX-4 nonetheless offers incredible magnification and clarity thanks to its 3X zoom ratio, while the tripod keeps things stable with stiff carbon fiber. Two magnification ranges are …

O.F. Mossberg And Sons are now offering the Patriot Predator Bolt Action Rifle in Hornady’s new rifle cartridge, the 7mm PRC. The Predator rifle is a variant of Mossberg’s Patriot line of bolt-action rifles. These rifles have a threaded muzzle that is ready to accept suppressors or other muzzle accessories. There …

At 200 yards and in the dark, the new Trijicon IR-HUNTER 35mm Thermal Riflescope allowed me to just make out the outline of the wild boar’s profile printed on the paper target. Not surprisingly, then, the two HotHands heat packs taped to the target stood out like black-hot beacons in the Wisconsin …

Hardcore Hammers’ Survivalist Hatchet is a multifunctional tool that combines the versatility of a hand axe with the usefulness of a hammer. Thanks to its new inclusion in the company’s Blackout line, the hatchet is now even more durable. The 4140 alloy steel head now undergoes a ferritic nitrocarburizing treatment …

Lieutenant Junior Grade W.L. McVay, a naval aviator, watches his radio gunner, K.W. Jobe, check the flexible ANM2 .30-cal. machine guns in their Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VS-41 during Operation Torch in November 1942, on board the USS Ranger. Eighty years ago, U.S. involvement in World War II was still new. …

Based on the company’s popular submachine gun, which has seen use with the U.S. Army and Air Force, the semi-auto-only B&T USA APC9 Limited platforms provide a compact, capable pistol-caliber carbine to the U.S. consumer market, albeit only in NFA-regulated short-barreled rifle configurations. “The heart of the new APC9 Limited guns is …

This article, “Ruger’s New Vaquero: Made For The Cowboy,” appeared originally in the November 2005 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Bill Ruger’s bread ’n butter gun was unquestionably his first—the .22 Auto. But he sensed something significant in …