Everyone—and I mean everyone from hunters to marines and soldiers—who have to carry a rifle in the field wants one that weighs next to nothing, is powerful enough to get the job done and doesn’t recoil too much. Of course, these are conflicting parameters, but designers and engineers still attempt …

In 1836, Samuel Colt received patents for a pistol with a revolving cylinder. He claimed inspiration came while at sea, after studying how a ship’s capstan could rotate and lock into position. The single-action revolver was the first of its kind and a huge advance in firearm design. With a …

The legislature only just gaveled in this week and anti-gun legislators and gun control groups couldn’t wait to reintroduce their extreme gun ban legislation – an “assault weapons” ban, Senate Bill 5217.  Having failed to gain any traction in the 2021 Regular Session, the measure has now been re-filed and scheduled for …

Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee held a work session on gun confiscation legislation carried over from last year. Thanks to the strong support of NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, the majority of the Committee voted “ought not to pass” on LD 1068. The bill will move to the House and …

After announcing the one-of-a-kind Moonshot 1911 pistol earlier this week, Cabot Guns now says it will be the first firearms company to offer a digital firearm collection through mining non-fungible tokens, better known by the acronym “NFT.” The first available NFT from the company will be the newest Cabot pistol, the aforementioned …

While working on an article about the rapid development of concealed carry defensive pistols, I was reading the life history of James Butler Hickok, known by most as Wild Bill Hickok. I also had occasion to shoot a couple of Taylor Firearms percussion conversion guns during that same period. I …

Firearm: American Tactical FXS-9 (MSRP: $349.95) A few months ago, at a writer’s event, the folks at American Tactical gave attendees a sneak preview at the FXS-9: a striker-fired, polymer-frame 9 mm with 17-round capacity. It’s a pretty ubiquitous design, and one that gained prominence during the MHS trials for the new …

For 2022, Leupold has announced the launch of the RX-FullDraw 5, the latest and most advanced addition to the company’s FullDraw family of laser rangefinders designed for bowhunters. The RX-FullDraw 5 combines the lightning-fast accuracy of Leupold’s DNA engine with the acclaimed Archer’s Advantage software. Using your personal ballistics, shot distance and angle compensation, …

The collaboration between Springfield Armory and Croatian firearms manufacturer HS Produkt has been a successful one, bringing the XD-series and Hellcat handguns to the American market. But no matter how Springfield innovates in its handgun line-up there’s always been one HS Produkt firearm that has remained elusive to American gun owners — the VHS bullpup rifle. …

When Marlin-Rockwell ceased its machine gun manufacturing operations in 1919 due to the drop in demand brought about by the end of World War I, Oscar Frederick Mossberg found himself unemployed with a family to feed. An immigrant from Sweden, Mossberg already had a couple of decades’ worth of experience …