This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Benelli M2 Field. A semi-automatic boasting Benelli’s trademark Inertia Driven System, the M2 Field can take on any task a hunter may throw at it. To these ends, it comes in a variety of finishes, including Realtree Max-7, Mossy Oak Bottomland, and Gore Optifade Timber (the model above). For …

The fifth-generation 9mm Glock pistols made their debut during 2017. Four years later, the fifth-generation Glock 22 pistol followed suit in 2021 with a bit less fanfare. This is the latest variant in Glock’s line of 15-round capacity .40S&W duty pistols which has been around for nearly 30 years. In the past, …

XS Sights is now offering their R3D night sights for the Kimber K6 snub-nose revolver as an upgrade to the factory sights. R3D night sights have a front sight with a bold green or orange coating around a central tritium vial. XS Sights refers to this as their “Glow Dot” and …

Guns have two enemies: rust and politicians,” the old saying goes. It’s a joke, but, like all good jokes, it also tells truth. Since the rest of the pages of this publication thoroughly explain the first threat, allow me to focus on the latter: environmental hazards, especially humidity and salt, …

Rest assured, the 10 mm Auto cartridge is not only here to stay, but it’s experiencing a bit of a renaissance these days. Most major manufacturers now offer a handgun chambered in 10 mm (and several offer a rifle). Last year, Smith & Wesson added the 10 mm to its M&P handgun line-up. New for 2023, …

Leimke, a German based company that sells high definition thermal imaging optics, is now offering its Luchs 1 and Luchs 2 thermal riflescopes to American gun owners. The Luchs thermal optics are named after the German word for “lynx”, the predatory feline which excels as a night hunter due to …

Shortly after celebrating his 18th birthday in 1854, John Mahlon Marlin became an apprentice at American Machine Works of Hartford, Conn. He received no compensation for the first six months of his employment, but his weekly pay for the following six months zoomed to: $1.50. Marlin eventually became a master …

Fisher Space Pen, manufacturer of the original zero-G astronaut pen, is now offering its 400-series Bullet Pen in a number of Cerakote exterior finishes that make it an even more rugged and scratch-resistant EDC choice. The Cerakote Bullet Pen features a sealed and pressurized ink cartridge that ensures it will …

Recently, while writing about the Mauser 98 rifle, I needed to reference technical information about its internal construction. My first thought was to open Jerry Kuhnhausen’s The Mauser Bolt Actions, M91 Through M98, A Shop Manual. Then, as I was working on that story, it came to my attention that the author …

The owner of a liquor store near San Jacinto, Texas, was sleeping in the back of his shop early in the morning on Mar. 8 when he heard an unexpected noise. Reports are unclear about exactly when the store owner saw the intruder, with some indication he woke up to …