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Jason Hornady Discusses Hornady Ammunition
Hornady began in 1949 as a manufacturer of bullets, but in the company’s 74 years in business, it has expanded into a number of other areas. One of Hornady’s main channels of growth has been in the development of loaded ammunition, and now, the company makes a wide range of hunting, …
World’s Biggest Chain Of Indoor Ranges Expands
Range USA, the world’s largest operator of indoor gun ranges, opened its 46th location in Valley View, Ohio, on Oct. 16, 2023. This is the second Range USA store to open in the Cleveland metro area with another location in Mentor, Ohio. The company is barely 11 years old and …
Favorite Firearms: Sleeper Of A Star 1873 Winchester
You may wonder why a Model 1873 Winchester in .44-40 Win., with all of its bluing gone, a shortened barrel and magazine tube, a scrap metal front sight silver-soldered to the barrel, the fore-end tip welded to the barrel, the tubular magazine welded to the end tip, a badly cracked wooden fore-end, a …
First Look: Armasight Night Vision Kit
Armasight has just launched the Ultimate Night Vision Kit, a new comprehensive night vision optics package. This feature rich unit includes a collection of exclusive Armasight products that were specifically chosen to augment the user’s own night vision experience. Armasight has partnered with Elbit Systems of America to bring this suite …
Preview: Mission First Tactical Belly Band Holster
Mission First Tactical now offers a versatile holster system capable of carrying a firearm safely and comfortably while running, hiking, biking and more. The company’s Belly Band Holster is constructed using a mesh fabric that allows air and moisture to pass through, while the gun is secured within a thick …
Biden’s Gun-Control Master Plan
It is perhaps supercilious to use the words “Biden” and “master plan” in the same headline. It is, after all, easy to feel superior to a politician who has trouble walking all the way across stages, who can no longer articulate basic thoughts and who, and this has happened a …
NSSF REJECTS USFWS RULE BANNING TRADITIONAL AMMUNITION AND FISHING TACKLE ON NEW REFUGE OPENINGS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, rejects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Final Rule that bans the use of traditional lead ammunition on eight National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) and fishing tackle on seven NWRs in exchange for opening hunting and fishing opportunities on public lands. …
The Armed Citizen® October 29, 2023
A man reportedly entered a barbecue restaurant in Leon County, Texas, on Aug. 14 and aggressively harassed several customers. He then went into the restroom and allegedly assaulted an elderly man there, knocking him to the floor and beating him unconscious. An armed citizen intervened and was also attacked and …
Playing The Averages
Recently I got interested in looking up the statistics to see what the average citizen gunfight actually looked like. Initially, I found that the FBI annual report doesn’t cover gunfight information where armed citizens are defending themselves, and there is good reason to believe that their data regarding police-involved shootings …
The Audacious Gran Sasso Raid & The Combat Debut Of The FG42
By the summer of 1943, the fortunes of war had turned harshly against Italy, Hitler’s Axis partner in Europe. Allied forces had landed on Sicily on July 10, and by August 17, the island was under Allied control. With the stage set for an Allied invasion of the Italian mainland, …