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Cleaning Kit Roundup
Keeping your firearms in top shape is essential for their longevity and performance. However, cleaning them can be a time-consuming and tedious task. This is where the right cleaning products come in. Let’s look at four top cleaning products from Hoppe’s, Otis, Breakthrough Clean Technologies, and Radcolube that can make …
Arm Yourself!
The rate and scope of public shootings around the country are being used by would-be totalitarians as justification to disarm the American people. For example, Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has scheduled his special session for the Tennessee legislature to convene to take up his proposed Red Flag gun confiscation bill …
NRA to Biden: You’re Failing
“Dear Joe Biden, you’re failing,” opens a recent video in a staunch rebuke of President Joe Biden’s (D) previous claims of intending “to defeat the NRA” and thus rip away a civil right. The pushback is needed, as it was Biden who declared war on this association and our freedom. “I pledge …
Tech Wisdom: A Fortunate Find
A rimfire conversion kit such as the U.S. military-surplus model shown above is a budget-conscious means of refining one’s vital marksmanship skills. My uncle was a Vietnam-era Air Force and Air National Guard Combat Arms and Security Forces member prior to his retirement from military service several years ago. Every …
First Look: SIG Sauer Romeo M17 Red Dot Sight
SIG Sauer Electro Optics is introducing the new Romeo-M17 slide mounted electronic reflex (red dot) sight. This new fully sealed, enclosed-emitter reflex sight was designed from the ground up to be compatible with the U.S. Military’s MHS (Modular Handgun System) M17 and M18 service pistols. In addition to this, the sight …
New Rimfire Guns for 2023
Rimfire cartridges like 22LR and 22 WWMR have long been the “go to” round for people who want to have a fun day at the range and not spend a lot of money. These cartridges, however, are also excellent for small game, rodent control, target practice and getting new shooters …
Liemke Introduces Luchs-1 and Luchs-2 Thermal Optics
Liemke has introduced the Luchs line of thermal clip-on monoculars. Made in Wetzlar, Germany, the Liemke Luchs (or Lynx as translated in English) are fast and quiet, with a startup time of five seconds for both models. Further, a standby mode allows hunters to save battery with immediate activation, and the …
Touring The Smith & Wesson Performance Center
Inside the Smith & Wesson factory, the Smith & Wesson Performance Center takes standard products from the company’s various offerings and tunes them up for specific tasks. Ultimately, this makes the Performance Center a miniature “factory within the factory,” and American Rifleman had a chance to go through the Performance Center’s offerings and learn …
Firearm Industry Economic Impact Rises 322% Since 2008
The positive role the firearm and ammunition industry plays in the economy has more than tripled in the last 15 years, rare positive news in a period of heavy inflation and recently shuttered bank doors. The industry’s total economic impact in the United States increased to $80.73 billion in 2022, …
New For 2023: Ruger ReadyDot
Electronic micro optics are becoming ubiquitous on sport and self-defense handguns. To meet demand, manufacturers are making their handguns optics ready from the factory and partnering with an optics company to sell their handgun with a micro red-dot already mounted. Several manufacturers, including, EAA, SIG Sauer and Springfield, market their own branded handgun optic. …