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ARTV Preview: Browning M2 and MG42, EAA Girsan Regard Gen 4 and 1803 Harpers Ferry Rifle
In this week’s episode of American Rifleman TV, we continue going through our picks for the top 10 machine guns of all time. We start with No. 4, the Browning M2 .50-cal. heavy machine gun, and No. 3, the German MG42 general purpose machine gun. On “Rifleman Review,” we take a look …
South Dakota: Senate Strongly Passes Two Pro-Gun Bills and Sends them to the House
Today, the Senate swiftly voted to send two pro-gun bills to the House. Senate Bill 100 was passed by a 32 to 3 vote, and Senate Bill 111 was unanimously passed. Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bills 100 and 111. Senate Bill 100 provides protections for gun …
Report: Bank of America Turned “Weapons-Related” Purchase Data Over to the Feds
According to a recent Fox News report, Bank of America secretly turned over hundreds of its customers’ personal data to the federal government following the unrest at the Capitol on January 6. The targeted customers included those who made purchases at “weapons-related merchants” in early January. The report suggested that the nation’s …
Exploded View: Ruger 10/22 Carbine
When released to the shooting public in 1964, the rimfire Ruger 10/22 retained the sleek outline of the company’s earlier Model 44 center-fire carbine. With a curved buttplate and a profile not unlike that of the M1 carbine, both Rugers served up a nostalgic combination of Western and World War II flair. …
More of the Same: NICS Reports a Record
Do you remember this time last year? Before COVID-19 became a global pandemic? Almost exactly one year ago, we wrote about how Americans broke the January NICS record. More than 1.1 million NICS checks associated with a potential transfer that month was a sign that the gun-owning community was growing. …
FIREARM INDUSTRY EMBRACES REAL SOLUTIONS OVER PRESIDENT’S GUN CONTROL CALLS
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The anniversary of the tragic and senseless murders in Parkland, Fla., three years ago remind us why the firearm industry is committed to Real Solutions. Safer Communities®. The loss of innocent lives because of the unthinkable acts of a criminal defies explanation but deserves our efforts to try to …
The LAR Grizzly: Magnum Power in an Upsized 1911
There was a great deal happening in the world of handgunning in the ’70s and ’80s. Many new models became available, as the proverbial envelope was pushed in all directions—bigger, smaller, longer, et cetera. It stands out in my recollections as a time when the concept of the semi-automatic pistol …
This Old Gun: Walther Model 4
There are few who will argue that the Walther PP and PPK pistols are among the most iconic handguns of their type ever to have been devised. Sleek looks, smooth double-action triggers, superb quality and top-notch reliability—not to mention being the chosen sidearm of secret agent James Bond—really puts the …
Personal Defense with Classic Firearms
The content of this column is most often addressed to handgun enthusiasts, the sort who have likely been carrying for a while, who may train and/or compete with some regularity. These are readers who therefore probably have a pretty up-to-date handgun that they had the luxury of selecting from a …
Review: Beretta 92X F Compact
There’s no denying the nostalgic appeal of the Beretta 92 handgun. For those of us of a certain vintage, it was “the” gun in a whole bunch of 1980s action movies and TV shows, in addition to being the U.S. military’s official sidearm starting in Ronald Reagan’s second term. We …