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First Look: Springfield Ronin Operator in 10 mm
Springfield Armory’s Ronin Operator 1911 family just got a new addition with a 10 mm variant. The new Ronin Operator in 10 mm features the same forged slide and frame as the original Ronin Operators and is equipped with a 5-inch barrel. Pairing classic styling with modern features, the new 10 …
First Look: XS Sights R3D Suppressor Height Sights for Glock Pistols
XS Sights is also pleased to introduce R3D Suppressor Height sights for Glock pistols, and they are also changing the name of their popular 3-Dot RAM Night Sights to R3D Night Sights due to a trademark issue with other products. The name change is effective immediately. “We always like to be …
Justice Alito Warns: Gun Rights are at Risk During Pandemic Restrictions
Last week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told a group of attorneys that individual rights were at increased risk of government encroachment—including the right to keep and bear arms. In the wake of an apparent White House victory for gun grabbers, and Joe Biden promising executive action on guns, many gun …
Preview: Hornady RAPiD Safe Ready Vault
Hornady expanded its RAPiD line of firearm-security products in 2020 with an enlarged option designed to secure multiple firearms, all while retaining Hornady’s quick-access RFID technology. The Hornady RAPiD Safe Ready Vault provides storage space for up to six long guns and 14 handguns in a compact, secure package. Unlike other …
10 Reasons to Consider the .22 for Personal Defense
The first gift I bought my wife after we began dating was a Ruger MK II .22-caliber pistol. So, I’m a romantic fool, what can I say? Or maybe, I wanted her to have the means to protect herself as I shared my love of shooting with her. While some may …
First Look: SAR 9X Platinum 9 mm Handgun
Sarsilmaz is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of firearms, and now the company is introducing the new SAR 9X Platinum striker-fired semi-automatic 9 mm pistol as part of their SAR USA lineup. “The SAR 9X Platinum’s DNA comes directly from the SAR 9 pistol which is one of the latest offerings from …
8 Great Optics-Ready 9 mm Defensive Handguns
Over the last decade, many shooters have come to understand that handguns with optics—specifically compact reflex sights—offer fast target acquisition in any light and improve accuracy without adding a lot of bulk to your pistol. This has led to increasing demand for red dot-equipped handguns which has, in turn, prompted more firearm …
Bloomberg Scores Another Failure in Big Sky Country
Although voters in November’s election had a refreshing break from initiatives to impose new gun-control laws, there was a pro-gun ballot measure this fall in Big Sky Country. LR 130, a ballot measure to limit local government authority to regulate firearms, was supported by the NRA and approved by Montana’s voters. Voters had to …
Review: Springfield Armory Model 2020 Waypoint
The Model 2020 Waypoint is available initially in 32 possible variations depending on fixed or adjustable cheekpiece options, two camouflage finishes (Ridgeline shown here) and either carbon-fiber or all-stainless steel barrels chambered in 6 mm Creedmoor, 6.5 mm Creedmoor, 6.5 mm PRC or .308 Win. Founded in 1974 on the …
Gun Control Research Methods: Close Enough
Social science methods are not perfect, but that has never stopped anti-gun researchers from making outlandish claims. Most recently, a team of researchers led by Doctor Apurva Bhatt from the University of Missouri Kansas City sought to evaluate the effect of changes in Missouri firearms laws on suicides among teenagers and …