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I teach and attend many handgun classes every year, and the most common struggle I observe is, surprisingly, not pistol marksmanship. Instead many handgun owners, whether novices or longtime shooters, struggle with competent and comfortable gun handling. In some cases the shooters are unpracticed and uncomfortable in handling their firearms. In other cases, …

Every gun, even a Glock, can benefit from a little customization. Just like making a car or truck “your own” by adding aftermarket accessories, spicing up your handgun can also add a personal touch that identifies it as yours and improve the performance of an already good firearm that you …

A .22-250 Rem. with a 1:8″ rifling twist enables varmint hunters to accurately shoot nearly the full range of .22-cal. bullet weights. The standard 55-grain bullet is still a perfect choice for hunting coyotes, however, because its high velocity provides an extremely flat trajectory. The 22″ barrel of my quick-twist .22-250 …

At the time of this writing, SIG Sauer’s line of P320 pistols included 22 variants ranging from compact-carry to long-slide competition models. One of the most distinctive is the P320 XCarry Legion, reviewed here, because it offers a blend of competition and tactical features and includes a threaded barrel for attaching a muzzle …

Though known for its M1A rifles and 1911 pistols, Springfield Armory added another classic American firearm design to its product line when the company introduced the Saint AR-15 rifle in 2016. Over the years, Springfield has expanded its Saint products, adding .308 Win. and 9 mm Luger versions, as well as billet lower Edge and enhanced Victor models. For 2023, …

The United States military adopted its first rifle grenade in 1911. Designed by U.S. Army Ordnance Officer Col. E.B. Babbitt, the grenade had a long metal stem that was inserted into the barrel of the M1903 rifle and launched by means of a special blank cartridge. The “Babbitt” rifle grenade …

KelTec’s original 12-ga. KSG helped normalize the concept of a bullpup shotgun, and, as a result, not only is the industry now replete with such designs, but it remains one of the company’s best-selling products. New for 2023, KelTec has scaled-down the KSG to instead chamber and fire .410-bore shells, …

The .22 Long Rifle is one of the most used cartridges on the planet. Billions of .22 LR rounds are produced every year, and Remington Ammunition in Lonoke, Ark., produces a significant chunk of the rimfire ammunition used by shooters around the world. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” feature segment …

In late April, a U.S. resident was arrested in Sydney, Australia, after flying in from Los Angeles, by the Australian Border Force (ABF) for a violation of that nation’s Custom’s Act 1901, section 233BAB(5). If found guilty of the charges—failure to have a permit to import or possess a gun—the 28-year-old woman …

Chicago residents have faced a rough few years. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot refused to take crime seriously and lost reelection as a consequence. The county state’s attorney refused to hold violent criminals accountable even when their crimes were caught on camera. It’s so bad, one veteran city prosecutor is calling …