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In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Czechoslovak Army decided that the time had come to retire the rifle it had adopted two decades earlier: the old vz.24 inĀ 8×57 mm Mauser. It was certainly a rugged and reliable design in every category, but the manually operated bolt-action service …

Louisiana Attorney General, and lifetime NRA member, Jeff Landry (R) was recently elected to be the next governor of the Bayou State in what can only be described as a win for constitutional freedoms. Landry, who won by more than 25 points over his closest challenger, promised to sign into …

Senator John Kennedy’s office has told GOA that the Louisiana Senator will be filing anĀ amendmentĀ soon to H.R. 4366—which is theĀ Military, Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024.Ā Or ā€œMil. Con. VAā€ for short. Beginning with President Clinton, the Department of Veteran Affairs has used the so-called ā€œFiduciary Ruleā€ …

This evening, anti-gun politicians in the Massachusetts House of Representatives passedĀ H. 4135, ā€œan act modernizing firearm lawsā€ by a vote of 120-38. This bill, formerly known as HD 4420 and HD 4607, now heads to the Massachusetts State Senate. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are strongly urged to contact …

On Tuesday, October 17th, the Murray State College Board of Regents hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the gunsmithing technology building on campus, which will be the future home to America’s first and only Bachelor of Applied Technology in Gunsmithing program. This achievement was made possible by a remarkable $10 million …

Unless you’ve been living inside your gun safe and haven’t noticed what’s going on in the world of firearms, suppressors are a hot commodity right now. More and more people are starting to realize the benefits of reducing the noise of gunfire, and they generally fall into one of three …

Zeiss OpticsĀ has just unveiled the new DTI 6 thermal imaging handheld camera meant for use in low light to dark hunting applications. Specifically designed for use in open fields in the dark, the new Zeiss DTI 6 can see up to 2000 meters away and has a 3x optical zoom. …

Sig SauerĀ has debuted its Cross Magnum line of bolt-action rifles, answering the call to bring magnum-class calibers to the Cross family. ā€œThe development of the Cross Magnum pushes the boundaries of innovation for a bolt-action platform and delivers on precision, power, and performanceā€ said Tom Taylor, chief marketing officer and …

Heckler & Koch’sĀ piston-driven, AR-15-type rifles have taken the military, law enforcement and civilian worlds by storm, with the 5.56 NATO-chamberedĀ HK416Ā becoming a favorite of military special operations units and an ā€œInfantry Automatic Rifleā€ version adopted by the Marine Corps as the M27. Variants of the 7.62 NATO HK716 have been adopted …

In the early 20th century, the semi-automatic handgun was in its infancy, and as a result, many different designs were seen as inventors and users refined their idea of what the concept ought to look like. The M1907 Roth-Steyr was one of the earliest semi-automatic martial pistols adopted, and it …