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Gun Of The Week: Rock Island Armory TM22
Watch the Gun Of The Week video above to learn about a fun, little .22 plinker. Imported by Rock Island Armory, the TM22 is built by Derya Arms of Turkey and is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the ubiquitous .22 Long Rifle cartridge. Shooting .22 rimfire is a ton of fun, and …
10 of the Most Dishonest Things Gun-Control Advocates Are Saying Now
The old adage, “A lie told often enough becomes the truth,” has been attributed to a number of unsavory people from the past who had a penchant for wanting to exert influence and control over large swaths of the general public. Among them are Adolph Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s minister …
October 2023 Signals Swing In Gun Sales
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) estimates gun sales in October reversed a months-long decline by posting an 8 percent increase when compared to the same month in 2022. Total sales that resulted in the FBI processing a name through its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) came in …
New Guns & Gear For 2024
Nothing excites the firearm industry like new-product season, and like Christmas, we seem to be getting hit with it earlier each year. These days, the NSSF SHOT Show shares some of the spotlight with The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) Expo as one of the premier product-introduction events. As I am just …
NRA-ILA Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Hawaii’s “Sensitive Places” law.
On Thursday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in support of a challenge to Hawaii’s new “sensitive places” law, which makes it illegal to carry firearms throughout most of the state. Last year, the Supreme Court clarified that the Second Amendment protects the right to carry a …
New: Steiner H6Xi Riflescopes
Following last year’s release of the T6Xi series of tactical riflescopes, Steiner Optics has released a new lineup of optics designed with the modern big game hunter in mind. Boasting similar military and law-enforcement features as the T6Xi tactical riflescope series, the all-new H6Xi series is designed for hunters who …
Review: Tisas Raider B45RDG Pistol
Earlier this year, the Turkish gun company Tisas released their own homage version of the iconic Colt M45A1 1911 pistol. Tisas calls their version the Raider, in reference to the USMC Raiders, one of the specialized units which carried the M45A1. The Tisas Raider not only commemorates the Marine’s last service handgun, …
FBI Selects Trijicon RMR HD, MRO HD Red-Dot Sights
The Trijicon RMR HD and MRO HD optics have been selected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a solicitation for rifle red-dot sights and mounts. The Trijicon MRO HD received a maximum threshold award of $7 million within the large objective lens category and the Trijicon RMR HD received a …
Review: HEVI-Shot HEVI-Metal Xtreme
Environ-Metal revolutionized the nontoxic waterfowl shotshell in the late 1990s with the advancement of Hevi-Shot, a 12-gram per cubic centimeter (g/cc) tungsten-iron alloy that was slightly denser than both bismuth (9.8 g/cc) and lead (11.2 g/cc), significantly denser than steel (7.8 g/cc) but less dense than tungsten super shot (TSS, 18 …
New for 2023: Bear Creek Arsenal 6mm ARC Upper
Bear Creek Arsenal has announced the 6mm ARC upper as a new addition to the AR-15 platform, delivering unprecedented performance. The 6mm ARC utilizes efficient, high-BC bullets that do much of what larger cartridges can and everything that smaller cartridges can’t. This upper is designed to provide superior accuracy and performance …