My love for big-bore revolvers has been continuous since I bought a Colt Single Action Army chambered in .45 Colt more than 30 years ago as a young lad. For me, the bigger the bullet, the more I liked it. I have more than one example of big-bore revolvers .45 …

N8 Tactical, a Crossbreed Holsters brand, is releasing the Mini Xecutive, a new smaller sized inside the waistband (IWB) concealment holster. Based on their original Xecutive IWB holster, the new Mini Xecutive provides a discreet and easy concealing holster for the smaller sized handguns sold today for concealed carry. These …

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has officially transitioned to the SIG Sauer P320, giving the new, standard-issue sidearm the C22 designation. The initial delivery of 7,000 pistols was completed earlier this month, and as soldiers fielded the new pistol, the nation’s military put its aging fleet of Browning 9 mm Hi-Powers—adopted in 1944—out …

In 1996, I was about two years into my informal but avid study of defensive handguns. This was the same year that Smith & Wesson decided to spice up the company’s double-action revolver line-up with the release of the Model 686 Plus chambered for .357 Mag. The “Plus” in the …

Just after the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), it sent several cases on its docket back to the lower courts, which had upheld gun restrictions, to be re-decided in accordance with the Bruen ruling. That’s Court-speak for “you got it wrong; now go back and …

On Tuesday, the Maine Senate held a floor vote on LD 168, legislation that would institute a Universal Background Check law in Maine. Thanks to the strong support of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, the bill was defeated. NRA-ILA would like to thank all lawmakers who defended the Second …

Colt made waves in 2020 with the reintroduction of its iconic Python revolver, chambered in .357 Mag. A year later, the company rounded out its modern-day magnum revolver line-up with the addition of a revamped Anaconda. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” Rifleman Review segment above to see the details of this next-generation offering. …

As popular as semi-automatic handguns are for concealed carry, there are still folks who, for various reasons, prefer to carry a revolver. While we’re not here to debate the merits in this article of semi-automatic vs. revolver (that’s been talked about elsewhere), if you’re a revolver carrier, here are some …

Rock River Arms has released its BT3 Predator HP 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle (6.5C). Engineered with the goal of out-of-the-box accuracy, extended effective range and reliability, the rifle is chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor. While the caliber is widely known as a competition cartridge, it is also incredibly well suited for …

Nosler Inc. is known for making premium bullets, cartridge cases, ammunition and suppressors, and now the company is releasing its new SR-30K suppressor. This new suppressor is based on Nosler’s SR-30AlTi, which uses aluminum and titanium construction for the lightest possible weight, allowing the SR-30K strikes a balance between overall length …