Brownells is now offering their popular BRN-180 gas piston uppers for the 7.62x39mm intermediate cartridge, made famous across the globe by the Kalashnikov rifle and the SKS carbine. The BRN-180 10.5 inch barrel length uppers are currently shipping, with 16 inch barrel length upper receivers to follow shortly. Like other …

Going on 40 years ago, I blundered my way into my first job in the gunwriting business. It was a function of pure, dumb luck on my part and for that, I am eternally thankful. Among the many blessings of this luck were the great people I met and the …

The roadmap to success in life has been drawn by wise men and philosophers for centuries: simplify, simplify, simplify. The up-to-date version is KISS: keep it simple, stupid. Maven Outdoor Equipment Company of Lander, Wyo., does just that with its CRS.1 3-12x40mm riflescope. At 14.2 ounces with just four adjustment knobs, this scope …

Now available for the Smith & Wesson M&P with or without red-dot sights, Galco’s High Ready chest holster system is just the latest in the company’s expanding line of torso-worn hunting holsters. High Ready is a comfortable carry position for large-frame semiauto when hunting, fishing, camping or hiking in bear country. Positioning on the …

When performing dry-fire practice with an AR-15, there are a lot of reasons you might not want the bolt to lock to the rear. Teaching a new shooter how to properly load, unload and charge an AR-15 is one reason. Another example is repeatedly performing immediate-action drills. You can use dummy rounds, snap caps …

U. S. Marine Lt. Col. John Dean “Jeff” Cooper (May 10, 1920 – Sept. 25, 2006) is legendary. His wisdom and experience transformed the shooting world into what we know today. He developed and taught the “modern technique” of combat shooting that pervaded military, police and civilian training. He founded …

Smith & Wesson introduced its K-frame .38 Military & Police (M&P) revolver in 1899. It was available with either 4″, 5″, 6″, 6 1/2″ or 8″ barrels, finish was blued and the grip was rounded. A similar design in .32 WCF appeared the same year, but sales paled by comparison to …

Wildlife conservation in the United States is seeing another windfall, thanks to the firearm and ammunition industry. NSSF announced that firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid a record-setting $300,498,588.23 in the first quarter of 2022. That’s the most-ever firearm and ammunition excise tax for the first quarter of any year and …

The problem with outlandish threats against law-abiding gun owners is they get repeated. That’s especially true when gun control groups seize upon careless remarks by President Joe Biden that the U.S. government would consider using actual weapons of war against those who dare to believe the Second Amendment protects the …

Black Collar Arms is out of Austin, TX, and is introducing its new support accessory, the Adjustable Pistol Support (APS). The APS is designed for use in large format pistols that have magazines ahead of the fire control group such as AR-pattern pistols, the SIG Sauer MPX, the CZ Scorpion family …