The CZ-USA Hammer Coach side-by-side shotgun was a popular seller last year, at a time when widespread social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic drove sales of home- and self-defense firearms to record-setting levels. That market is traditionally dominated by semi-automatics or pump-actions, although this gun’s tang-mounted safety, two shotshell capacity and requirement …

The Democrat-led New York Senate moves quickly when it wants to do so.  For months, they have swept allegations against their Governor under the rug.   Sexual harassment charges and thousands of nursing home deaths aren’t enough to get them moving quickly, but pandering to their radical Left base is always …

Citing concerns about a “changing climate for firearms manufacturers,” Steve Troy recently announced that his company, Troy Industries, would be relocating its operations from Massachusetts, where the company was launched nearly two decades ago, to Tennessee, taking 75 jobs with it. Working with economic development officials in Tennessee, Troy has formulated a …

On D-Day, Tuesday, June 6, 1944, thousands of American soldiers struggled on the beaches, the drop zones and in the hedgerows of Normandy. They fought with the steel of Pittsburgh and Birmingham in their hands-steel that had been fashioned into the guns of D-Day. Each rifle, pistol and submachine gun …

Tuf-Glide, from Sentry Solutions, dries quickly, leaving behind a dry cleaner/lubricant/protectant. The other day I went out and shot up all the defensive ammo I’ve been carrying in my EDC rig for the past 12-plus months, then sat down for a good in-depth cleaning of the pistol and magazines before loading …

Tomorrow, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will hold a floor vote on Senate Bill 141, legislation that fixes the handgun purchase process in the Granite State.  Don’t be fooled by gun control advocates and faux gun-rights groups that claim this bill allows gun registration and confiscation.  Senate Bill 141 …

Less than a week after the Texas Legislature passed constitutional/permitless carry, yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed its own constitutional carry bill. Louisiana Senate Bill 118 will go to Governor John Bel Edwards for his consideration. Texas and Louisiana may become the 21st and 22nd constitutional carry states, depending on their governors actions. Though Alabama did not join the …

Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature gave final approval to Constitutional Carry Legislation, Senate Bill 118.  This important self-defense measure now heads to the desk of Governor John Bel Edwards for his signature.  Please contact Governor Edwards and ask him to sign Senate Bill 118 into law. Senate Bill 118 removes the requirement for …

Iver Johnson, the man, was born in Norway in 1841 and became a gunsmith in 1857 before immigrating to Massachusetts in 1863. After a stint building pepperbox pistols for Allen & Wheelock, he founded his own company which gained notoriety for its inexpensive revolvers. The original company closed its doors …

In 1969, the decision-makers at Colt Firearms had to face facts. The company had survived WWII with mountains of 1911A1 pistols for the government then made it through the ’50s with an elegant new .357 called the Python, as well as an equally elegant return of the Peacemaker. It had also managed …