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2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts from $9 to $30
Looking for the perfect gift for a fellow firearm fan? Maybe you’d like to gently suggest a gift idea for yourself? We’ve got you covered, whether your budget jiggles, folds or involves a call to your Swiss banker. One of the following products will be the perfect choice this holiday …
Springfield Armory Prodigy
The last part of the 20th century was the age of the high-end 1911. But, with the new century we entered the era of the ever-shrinking 9 mm pistol. Springfield Armory capably filled that demand with its 18-ounce Hellcat. Last year the company introduced an excellent rendition of the Browning Hi Power—the …
Behind the Bullet: 7mm PRC
Laying prone at the Crusader Range at the SAAM Shooting School on the FTW Ranch in Barksdale, Texas, I was presented with the challenge of making two consecutive shots: the first at 325 yards, and the second at 500 yards, with only 10 seconds between the two. Upon report of the first, …
Meprolight Launches First Responder Discount Program
Meprolight is extending a special discount on select products to qualified U.S. law enforcement, military and first responders—both active and retired—through the company’s dedicated military and law enforcement sales partners. The program allows qualified individuals to purchase combat-proven products at a significant savings. Mepro Tru-Vision, the company’s latest Mil-Spec electro-optical red-dot, …
Savage Arms Introduces Rifles Chambered in 7mm PRC
Savage Arms has announced a wide array of rifles chambered in Hornady’s 7mm PRC, which promises to provide hard-hitting terminal performance without compromising accuracy. “We’re thrilled to get these 7mm PRC additions into the hands of Savage fans and shooters everywhere,” said Beth Shimanski, director of Marketing at Savage Arms. “With Savage’s heritage …
Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine: A WWII Classic Made Today
Audie Murphy, America’s most decorated soldier during World War II, carried an M1 carbine and used it with great effect against overwhelming enemy forces. The firearm—chambered in .30 Carbine—was nimble, lightweight and the longarm produced in the greatest volume by the United States during that war. Unfortunately, military-surplus examples, which were …
The First Colts
Of the many firearm inventors throughout American history, Samuel Colt was one of the more interesting characters. Despite the current-day fame behind the Colt name, Samuel Colt did not start out in the firearm industry. Rather, his early career was marked by many failed business ventures, which even included time as a …
SORRY GUN CONTROL. VOTERS DON’T LOVE YOUR PET ISSUE
The gun pearl-clutchers are in a tizzy. Voter polling is showing that radical gun control isn’t a leading concern as America is closing in on election day Nov. 8. Voters are keyed on runaway inflation, the increasing cost-of-living and rising crime as the most pressing issues that will inform their votes. Voters …
Bird Hunter Survives Grizzly Attack
A massive grizzly attacked and injured a bird hunter in a creek bottom east of the town of Choteau, southeast of Glacier National Park, according to Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials. The 51-year-old Washington state man did not sustain life-threatening injuries, before shooting the animal. According to Dave Hagengruber, spokesperson for the …
First Look: Anderson Arms Kiger-9c 9mm Pistol
Anderson Manufacturing is known for making AR-15 lower receivers and complete AR-pattern firearms. Now the company is putting their decades of experience in precision firearms manufacturing into making a handgun: The new, 100-percent American-made Anderson Kiger-9c. The Kiger is inspired by the wild mustangs of southeast Oregon and is a compact, …