Last week, the Columbia City Council passed Ordinance No.: 2022-080 to require its residents to report their lost or stolen firearms to the police within 24 hours or face up to a $500 fine. This is Columbia’s latest effort to waste time and taxpayer resources while doing nothing to hold criminals accountable for their actions, …

Speaking about her new gun control legislation, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul claimed that “we took swift and thoughtful action to keep New Yorkers safe…. we will continue leading the way forward and implementing common sense gun safety legislation,” adding “our smart, sensible gun laws will go into effect as planned … on …

Environmental conditions add an interesting dynamic to any shooting discipline. Much of the popularity of precision rifle competitions and long range comes from the challenge of reading and adjusting for wind. Kestrels and ballistic solvers provide significant amounts of useful information. Even so, not everyone has these tools or can …

A precision shooter who requested anonymity set a new long-distance shooting record of 4.4 miles on Sept. 13 in western Wyoming. The undertaking was the result of the massive efforts of Scott Austin and Shepard Humphries, managers of Nomad Rifleman, a firearm training facility located near Jackson Hole, WY. The pair worked …

I’ve always loved shooting long range. Perhaps it‘s because I spent so much time in my early shooting career with handguns, I want to catch up on all the rifle shooting I’ve missed. Growing up in New England doesn’t help, either—there’s not a lot of places you can shoot out …

Back in 2006, I helped a friend design and test a bullet for a .50-caliber, short-action rifle cartridge he’d wildcatted. He needed a bullet that would withstand high-velocity impact without deforming to a wide frontal diameter and jeopardizing penetration. I showed him the French-made GPA bullet which I’d recently tested …

Safariland is coming out with a new line of holsters that are specifically designed for the concealed carry market. This new EDC (everyday carry) lineup follows the company’s success with retention holsters that are popular with law enforcement agencies and militaries around the world. Now Safariland is using that expertise to …

Henry Repeating Arms has announced two limited-edition models celebrating the company’s twenty-fifth anniversary. Available at dealers nationwide while supplies last, the rifles pay tribute to the beginnings of Henry Repeating Arms as a company and the origins of the lever action rifle’s enduring legacy in America. “In the gun-making business, twenty-five years …

Ruger has announced the reintroduction of the Marlin Model 1895 Guide Gun. Formerly known as an “1895 GBL” (Guide Big Loop), this model is Ruger’s first reintroduction in the Guide Gun family of rifles and Ruger’s first introduction of an alloy steel Marlin rifle with a blued finish. “The Guide Gun is our …

Smith & Wesson announced that the company will be absorbing manufacturing costs associated with its Shield Plus pistol by $100 to $150, bringing the price down for consumers who are looking to purchase their next concealed-carry gun. In American Rifleman’s April 2021 review of the M&P Shield Plus, MSRP was listed at $553. …