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Having spent years casting large corporations as the enemies of all that is good and true, well-funded opponents of the Second Amendment have suddenly expressed a keen interest in recruiting those same corporations into their fight for stricter gun control. To understand why this shift in approach has occurred—and to …

While the hot-as-magma market for guns and ammunition has dominated the news, optics are also selling at a record pace. Fortunately, optics manufacturers have been able to develop and introduce a dizzying array of new products, including line enhancements, feature-rich budget options and technological marvels that were once unaffordable to …

FN America recently introduced the FN 502 Tactical, which is the company’s first-ever .22 LR pistol. Conveniently, the FN 502 Tactical in .22 LR is optics-ready, making it the industry’s first rimfire pistol to offer the capability of a slide-mounted red dot. The optics mounting system featured on the new .22 …

I’m guessing, from the number of features on the new Advanced Enclosed Micro Sight (forever here on known as AEMS, because that’s a lot quicker to type…), that Holosun was trying to see just how many cool features the company could cram into a single reflex sight. Multiple reticles? Check. Auto or …

Watch the American Rifleman Television segment of Rifleman Review from 2019 above to learn more about the Walther CCP M2 pistol. When it comes to small, single-stack, semi automatic pistols for personal defense and concealed carry, Walther has been in the game for decades. With such a long track record, it was …

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper had an opportunity to end his state’s discriminatory Jim Crow-era law. Legislation to repeal the state’s requirement for citizens to obtain a pistol purchase permit from their local sheriff was passed by state lawmakers and sent to his desk for signature, in what would …

A trio of companies have recently entered or expanded their offerings in the commercial ammunition market. The news comes at a time when cartridges, shotshells and components unavailable during the shortage of 2020 are finally reappearing, although the trend remains jeopardized by the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant and other factors. The …

Kimber recently introduced its newest handgun, the R7 Mako. The new pistol is a micro-compact 9 mm with 13+1 or 11+1 capacity, depending on flush fit or extended magazine. The new R7 Mako features a slim, 1-inch profile with a crisp, flat-faced trigger and fully ambidextrous controls. The new handgun comes …

Adams Arms is a pioneer of the piston-driven AR platform. Now they are coming out with the new AA19, a performance-driven compact 9 mm Luger handgun that combines their years of experience with handgun barrel and slide innovations with their  mission of elevating firearm reliability and performance. “Adams Arms is known …

Remington Ammunition has announced the next generation of Big Green’s iconic deer hunting ammunition, Core-Lokt. For generations, American hunters have relied on Core-Lokt to put meat on the table and mounts on the wall. Now Remington is proud to announce that “The Deadliest Mushroom in the Woods” is getting even deadlier. …