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First Look: Griffin Armament DUAL-LOK HRT 556 Suppressor
Griffin Armament is introducing the next suppressor in the DUAL-LOK line-up, the DUAL-LOK HRT 556. The Griffin Armament’s HRT 556 model was initially designed for some of the most elite units in law enforcement, and is the shortest addition to the DUAL-LOK family of suppressors. The new DUAL-LOK active retention system used …
Behind the Bullet: .275 Rigby
We were glassing for whitetail deer in South Texas on a rainy December morning, when the rut is best, when we turned a hard corner in the dirt track and saw a huge, black porcine cruise missile gaining speed as it ran from right to left. “Take him now” was …
EOTech EFLX Mini Reflex Sight
This week, we’re taking a closer look at the EOTech EFLX miniature reflex sight. Sharing a window with the same aspect ratio as the company’s famed HWS, the EFLX is small and light enough to be mounted on handguns, but has found favor among our editorial staff atop turkey guns. The sight boasts nine …
Les Baer Custom: High-Peformance M1911s
Les Baer began tuning, fixing and modifying guns in 1973. His first shop, so to speak, was the basement of his home in Allentown, Penn. Enthusiasts quickly discovered the quality of his work and word spread. By 1976 demand was outgrowing his workspace, forcing him to expand. In 1980 he …
Preview: Iver Johnson Stryker-12
Known for its M1911 pistols and unique M1911 carbine, Iver Johnson Arms also imports an extensive line of shotguns produced by Armed Guns of Turkey. Within that line is the Stryker-12, an AR-style, 12-ga. semi-automatic that feeds from detachable magazines. Available in a range of finish options, like the digital …
CZ Re-Invents Its Approach To The Bolt-Action Rifle
There are rifles and then there are rifles. Back in 1999, I visited Jim Carmichel, the long-time shooting editor for Outdoor Life magazine, in Tennessee to help test the latest rifles, and he asked if I’d like to see the perfect bolt-action rifle. “Of course,” I answered. “Who wouldn’t?” Out of a …
UPS Further Clamps Down on Firearms Shipments
The United Parcel Service (UPS) has followed up its decision to enforce the new Biden administration rule on gun parts a month before it took effect with a new, restrictive firearms shipping policy that could prove troublesome to gunmakers and gun owners. The new UPS Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service indicates that only licensed …
Survey Finds Americans Use A Gun For Self-Defense 1.67 Million Times Annually
A recent survey conducted by William English, from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, found “….that guns are used defensively by firearms owners in approximately 1.67 million incidents per year.” The number is the product of an exhaustive effort in early 2021, when roughly 54 thousand U.S. residents …
Building The Combat Mindset
Developing the skill needed to hit a target the size of a human at the average gunfight range is really not all that difficult. Most folks with any sort of coordination ability can learn to do it rather quickly. What that says is that the person has developed a level …
NSSF DENOUNCES USFWS CODIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL AMMO BANS
NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, denounced the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Final Rule that offered hunters a “bait-and-switch” deal that banned the use of traditional ammunition for opening 18 national wildlife refuges for new hunting and fishing opportunities. USFWS claimed it “remains concerned that lead …