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In order to effectively use a suppressor with a semi-automatic pistol, or to co-witness your irons with a slide-mounted optic, you need a set of sights tall enough to either allow aiming over the silencer or to view both the front and rear sights through the red-dot’s lens. Trijicon’s Bright …

The record-setting pace of new firearm sales this year is well-documented, but tracking nationwide purchases of gun-related gear is another story. No NICS check is required for a holster, but a press release from 1791 Gunleather this month indicates orders for its products went up almost 100 percent between April and September. “At …

With the election rapidly approaching, the gun control agenda of former Vice President Joe Biden is clear. As we have covered here before, he has big plans to upend the Second Amendment and punish the heavily-regulated firearm and ammunition industry for the illegal actions of criminals. There is more to his antigun …

Part knife, part multi-tool and part M1911 pistol-specific armorer kit, the  Real Avid Gun Tool Amp 1911 is an altogether self-contained, handheld solution to maintenance of one of the most popular handguns of all time. The 5½”x1½” tool features locking blades—2.6″ drop point knife, pick, carbon scraper, metal file, hex nut …

Having built firearms and firearm components since at least 1526, Beretta is the oldest continuously operating firearm company in the world today. Since the beginning of this long, storied history, Beretta has produced military arms. When the U.S. Army announced that it would be conducting testing for a new standard issue sidearm to replace the …

To say the least, 2020 has been quite the year for firearms owners. First, we weren’t allowed to leave our home to go to the range, and then once we were allowed there was barely any ammunition to be found. If you have found yourself quarantined and out of ammo, …

Let’s start with a definition, as a curious number of politicians on the left are now pretending the phrase “court packing” refers to a president filling a vacant seat in an election year. Dictionary.com puts it this way: “court packing: an unsuccessful attempt by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to …

In a bid to win an Arizona U.S. Senate seat, Democrat Mark Kelly may be concealing a deeper agenda on gun control than he is willing to state publicly. That claim wouldn’t ordinarily raise eyebrows during a campaign season. But this time it comes from his own allies and supporters, …

The Clean-22 coating technology that made rimfire clean is now being used to extend the range and power of the .22 WMR. CCI’s new Maxi-Mag Clean-22 Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) uses an exclusive polymer bullet coating to greatly reduce copper and lead fouling in the barrel—without leaving a residue. Shipments of this new product …

The first time I used a Trijicon riflescope, the illuminated reticle seemed magical. The fine, bright dot was a laser pointer for the rifle. So, when Trijicon announced the new Huron series of riflescopes, with a non-illuminated reticle, I was eager to see if they held up. The Huron line was designed to provide …