Trijicon launched its new RCR today. What’s that? Well, it stands for Ruggedized Closed Reflex, and it’s Trijicon’s answer to the enclosed emitter. Why an enclosed emitter? Well, some folks, rightly, are concerned that, hey, if you’re out in rain, snow or just dirty, dusty environments, you might get something between …

As a hunter and shooter, I’ve always been fascinated by ballistics. Handloading my own rounds gives me the ability to create wildcats or tinker with obscure cartridges. Why would I want to get into something so niche? These wildcats and oddball cartridges often outperform many commonly available cartridges. In the series of …

The .357 Magnum is one of the most versatile handgun cartridges ever made. It is superbly accurate, has the ballistics to take up to medium-size game and has a proven track record of ending self-defense situations in a timely manner. Its chambers will also accommodate the use of low-cost, low-recoil …

For the past several years, the firearm industry has been in the midst of a craze for optics-ready pistols and the micro red-dots (MRDs) that they use—a trend that shows no sign of ebbing any time soon. Thanks to its reputation for quality and reliability, Trijicon’s Ruggedized Miniature Reflex (RMR) is unquestionably …

Texas-based ammunition manufacturer TV Ammo (“True Velocity”) announced this week its composite-cased 5.56 NATO cartridges will be available sometime this month at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s. The retail outlets will also offer them on their web stores. This isn’t True Velocity’s first venture into the civilian market. In July 2021, it offered .308 Win. composite-cased cartridges through …

James Bond author Ian Fleming wrote, “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” It could be time for New Zealand gun owners to start getting suspicious. On July 26, the New Zealand Herald reported that the country’s new Firearms Safety Authority had compromised the personal information of more …

The United States Supreme Court ruling striking down New York State’s concealed carry permit rules as unconstitutional was big news in June of 2022, but indications are that officials in the Big Apple are still trying to decide how to best pretend it never happened. In that decision, New York State …

Armed Citizen® Today Two men are in custody and one is hospitalized after encountering an armed homeowner in the early hours of Monday, April 24, 2023. That morning, at 2:15 a.m., police received a call from the homeowner, who reported that three individuals had forced their way into the house. …

Rewind the clock thirty years, and a optically sighted rifle was a rare thing indeed. However, the shrinking cost of producing rugged reliabile electronics and the availability of high-quality optical glass means that a quality optic is within just about everybody’s price range. Add in the flat-top A2 upper receiver …

Did you know that elite-level sprinters train about 20 hours per week? That means an average of more than 1,000 hours per year. In addition to practicing on the track to measure speed, they add in plyometrics and high-velocity strength training to increase their force production. Sprinters spend time developing …