In 1893, the German firm of Ludwig Loewe offered what was designed to become the first commercially successful self-loading pistol chambered for a high-velocity smokeless-powder cartridge. Known as the Borchardt, after its American inventor Hugo Borchardt, this new pistol featured a revolutionary toggle-breech mechanism designed in principle by Sir Hiram …

TriStar continues to expand its semi-automatic Viper offerings, and this year offers three variations of the Viper G2 Pro Sporting. These guns are made in Turkey for TriStar, but the company has spent a lot of time and energy making sure that they are not only extremely reliable but also …

I have always had a soft spot for the M1 carbine. The ‘.30 carbine’ combines history, utility, handiness and sheer fun in a way few other long guns can match. I was excited to see a wave of surplus M1s make their way back home in the last couple of years. …

What you NEED TO KNOW About the UN Gun Meeting Next Week! – YouTube A funny thing is happening concerning the second amendment. On one hand, we are witnessing the strengthening of gun rights as SCOTUS’ Bruen V. NYSRPA ruling has set a new standard detailing how gun laws are …

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) recently laid out the Biden administration’s laundry list of anti-Second Amendment desires, and while none of it was new, none of it was good news, either. Harris, it should be noted, was tipped to be Biden’s “leading voice” on the issue and, as such, it’s …

Armed Citizen® Today An employee of a Hartford, Conn., business was forced to defend himself after being pistol-whipped by an alleged burglar on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. At 10:30 a.m., the employee was opening up the business when two suspects rushed into the store. One of the suspects struck the …

I have to confess that I never understood America’s love for the wheelgun. I mean, sure, it was state of the art for, say, 1885 and continued to be relevant through the first part of the 20th century, but when semi-automatic pistols started showing up and getting more and more …

Ergo Grips is bringing back two classic AR-15 aftermarket pistol grips, the Ergo Extreme Texture Rigid Grip and the Ergo Fox Bat AR Grip. The Ergo Extreme Texture Rigid Grip is a throwback to the heyday of the Mk. 12 SPR (Special Purpose Receiver) which was oftentimes outfitted with these grips. …

Firearm: Springfield Armory Echelon (MSRP: $679) Springfield Armory recently released its new Echelon handgun, a full-size, polymer-frame, striker-fired 9mm pistol built new from the ground-up. With a removable Central Operating Group that contains the trigger and striker, similar to the Beretta APX and SIG Sauer P320, the Echelon’s serialized chassis can …

CCI has released Clean-22 Hyper Velocity, allowing shooters all the benefits of exclusive Clean-22 technology, while still maintaining the flat trajectories and power of an extreme-velocity load. Clean-22 Hyper Velocity clocks in at 1,550 fps, while the advanced polymer coating on the 31-grain, lead, round-nose bullet reduces fouling. This can be …