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New: Beretta 92X Performance Carry Optic Pistol
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 …
First Look: Galco Ankle Glove For The P365XL And Spectre Comp Pistols
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 …
Using “Push-Pull” For Recoil Control
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 Celebrates 496th Year with Anniversary Giveaway
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 Announces Silver Anniversary Limited-Edition Rifles
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 …
Hardware: Bergara Premier MgLite
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 …
Preview: Atsko Rapid-Rod
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 …
Gun Sales Exceed 1 Million For 38 Months & Counting
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, …
Exploded View: Glock 19 Gen5
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 …
FEDERAL JUDGE ROLLS BACK KEY PARTS OF NEW YORK’S TIMES SQUARE GUN BAN
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 …