There’s a lot new for 2022, from ruggedized thermal sights that are ready for battle to inexpensive light-gathering monoculars that are ideal for spotting game or unwanted pests on your property. ATN | X-Sight LTV Digital Day/Night Scope With almost too many features to list, ATN’s X-Sight LTV 3-9X digital …

Legendary gunmaker Wilson Combat is unveiling a special edition 1911 CQB pistol to commemorate the 45th anniversary of its founding. As a true lover of the 1911 pistol and a serious enthusiast, the founder of Wilson Combat, Bill Wilson, spent his early years customizing handguns using his skills as a watchmaker. Over time, …

With a consistent bullet upset of 1.6-times bullet diameter combined with 12 to 13 inches of penetration, the 115-grain 9 mm ASP load from Nosler should be an ideal defensive-handgun load. Nosler has an impeccable reputation for producing quality ammunition and components, but it is most often thought of as …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Henry Lever Action Brass Axe .410. A Mare’s Leg-style lever gun, the Brass Axe is chambered not for a standard rifle or pistol round, but instead fires .410 bore shotshells. With an overall length just over 26-inches, the short little gun is eminently …

Sionyx, maker of high-quality digital night-vision (NV) cameras, is now offering the Backcountry Adventure Kit—a bundle that includes its Aurora Black color NV camera, its range-extending Illuminator Kit and a Marsupial Gear Rangefinder Pouch for convenient carry of the optic—offering a turnkey solution for the nighttime outdoorsman. Thanks to its …

Already well-respected within the industry for its Hexmag AR-15 magazines, Sentry Tactical is now also producing larger detachable boxes compatible with .308 Win.-chambered SR-25/AR-10-platform rifles. Constructed of the company’s PolyHex2 composite material, with Hexmag’s patented grip-enhancing exterior texturing molded into each side, the .308 magazines are also compatible with Sentry’s …

Since its debut more than a century ago, firearm designers subsequent to John Browning have made myriad changes—some subtle, others not—to his venerable M1911 pistol. Few companies have been as prolific in this regard as Springfield Armory, which currently catalogs nine separate M1911 lines with numerous options present in most of …

This article, “The First Thompsons,” appeared originally in the February 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. In 1916, the Auto-Ordnance Corporation was established to create a new automatic rifle for the armed forces. The company was the creation …

Just because something is said in congressional chambers doesn’t mean it is accurate, or even true for that matter. Last week, members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee said a lot in a hearing with a firearms manufacturers and representatives from gun-control groups. The hearing, titled “Examining the Practices and Profits of …

Grovtec US Inc. is now shipping its new two-point tactical sling, the QS (quick slide) Sabre Sling. This tactical sling has a contemporary sleek design with a “quick slide” feature that allows the end user to easily adjust the sling on the fly. To “adjust out,” one simply pulls forward on …