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The new Beretta 92X Performance Carry Optic is a competition-oriented version of the venerable double-action Model 92. This latest addition to the 92X Performance family comes with an optics-ready slide and optic mounting plates. Overall length of the Beretta 92X Performance Carry Optic handgun is 8.7 inches and the sight …

Galco now has its Ankle Glove holster available for the SIG Sauer P365XL and Spectre Comp pistol, with or without red-dot sights. With an unprecedented 12+1 capacity, the P365 series revolutionized the compact pistol market. The P365XL and Spectre Comp pistols build on that innovation with a longer slide in the …

Unlike the mythical pushmipullyu from “Dr. Doolittle,” the push/pull technique for shotguns is quite real and will help tame the felt recoil of a 12-gauge. Over the course of this column, I’ve described myriad ways to mitigate a shotgun’s recoil, including increasing gun weight, installing a quality pad, ensuring proper …

Beretta USA is extending its 496th Anniversary celebration with a Beretta Anniversary Giveaway. During the promotional event four lucky winners will receive a $200 store credit to use on Beretta.com, and one Grand Prize winner will receive a new APX A1 Full Size pistol and a $500 store credit. From now …

Henry Repeating Arms has announced a release date and time for the launch of its Henry Golden Boy “Silver Anniversary” Edition rifle. Starting at noon Eastern on Thursday, October 13, the limited-edition rifles will be available exclusively through Henry Repeating Arms’ website while supplies last. The company is presenting all proceeds …

The snow had faded at shooting light, but the overcast subdued any hint of a sunrise ahead. Stopping to glass, my heart rate skyrocketed: bulls! A small band of bulls fed at a laser-zapped range of 903 yards. Doing the quick math, my heart sunk as I doubted I could …

Having a rigid cleaning rod in the field offers the advantage of being able to force a broken case or other obstruction out of the breech and generally makes rifle maintenance easier. Atsko, the maker of Sno-Seal and other waterproofing compounds for boots and fabric, makes the pocket-size, 2-oz. Rapid-Rod …

More than a million firearm sales in September resulted in the FBI conducting a National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS) check. Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) puts the 30-day period’s total sales at roughly 1.3 million, making it the 38th month in a row with seven-digit figures. Purchases during the month, …

Developed as the service sidearm for Austria’s military, the Glock 17 is one of the early designs that laid the groundwork for today’s crop of polymer-frame, striker-fired 9 mm Luger semi-automatic handguns. Following the successful adoption of the G17 in the early 1980s, Glock built out its line of similarly …

A federal judge on Thursday halted key provisions of New York’s gun law to restrict where law-abiding citizens can carry firearms in public. In a 53-page ruling, Judge Glenn Suddaby of the Northern District said the state’s increasing location-specific bans of where concealed guns can’t be carried were trampling the …