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First Look: Langdon Tactical Tomcat RDO Pistol
With its tilt-up barrel and .32 ACP chambering, the venerable Tomcat has been a staple of the Beretta lineup for years. now it is finally getting the custom attention it deserves. Langdon Tactical Technology (LTT) is a custom firearms shop that specializes in creating customized, high-quality firearms, and has now released a …
Fightin’ Iron: The Terrier
While nicely compact for carry purposes, the Smith & Wesson Terrier’s .38 S&W cartridge displayed poor terminal performance. However, both the gun and the cartridge proved invaluable in what would eventually evolve into the venerable J-frame platform and the popular, proven .38 Spl. cartridge. I have no knowledge of the origins of …
I Have This Old Gun: Remington 700 BDL
After Winchester came out with its iconic Model 70, Remington Arms had catching up to do in the sporting-rifle market. Eventually, its answer was the Model 700, a gun that became one of the most recognized bolt-action designs of all time. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” I Have This Old …
I Have This Old Gun: Marlin 1894 Trapper
When John Mahlon Marlin decided to compete with Winchester by entering the lever-action market, his first effort, introduced in 1881 as the top-ejecting Marlin Repeating Rifle (it was not catalogued as the Model 1881 until the appearance of Marlin’s second lever-action in 1888), was a muscular-looking firearm. But then it had to …
First Look: New Rifles From Howa
Howa has introduced new caliber options in the Mini Action line as well as the Carbon Stalker, HS Precision and Hogue lines. In the Mini Action line, Howa has added 6.5 Grendel and 6mm ARC to the 20-inch Carbon Fiber Mini Action rifles. The addition of these calibers lets shooters use …
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN TARGETS GUN CONTROL
President Joe Biden’s campaign is waking from its slumber and vowing he will “finish the job” on gun control as a central pillar of his pitch to stay in The White House for another four years. The Biden-Harris reelection campaign is circulating memos and reaching out to friendly media to …
Data Shows Gun Ownership Growing in America
Gun ownership throughout America is continuing to grow. Now 52% of American voters say that they or someone in their home owns a firearm, according to a recent NBC News national poll. The figure builds upon data from 2013 and 2019, where similar polls found that 42% and 46% of Americans …
NICS CHECKS TOP 680,000 FOR ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ WEEK
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 680,671 background checks related to firearms for the week leading up to, and including, “Black Friday,” one of the busiest shopping days of the year. That figure is down …
VA: “ASSAULT WEAPON” BAN INCOMING…
Dear friend, Last week, anti-gun Democrats in the Old Dominion introduced HB 2 and SB 2; bills to ban so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines. Notably, these bills will prohibit the “import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess[ion], transport, or transfer” of practically all semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns. Buy All-American! Bring health and …
Skills Check: Return to Sender
Arguably one of the most important skills in performance shooting is the ability to press the trigger on an aiming point, achieve accurate round placement on that point and have the muzzle return to that same point before firing the next round. Such discipline demonstrates good muzzle control. Our drill …