While it’s popularity may have risen and fallen over the years, the 1911 has always been a very viable self-defense firearm, and the new 1911s for 2023 continue that trend. New for 2023, though, is an increase in interest in double-stack 1911s, or 2011s as they are commonly called. Once …

The first Glock chambered in .380 ACP on the American market was the Model 42, a subcompact single-stack pistol introduced in 2014. The company’s history with making .380 pistols, however, long predates the Model 42. One of these models, the Glock 28, is now available in the U.S. as a limited-edition TALO model. …

Results of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) annual National Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness were issued last November, and despite social unrest, COVID-19, financial rumblings and Mother Nature’s current temperament, it found, “Nearly half of the country intends to prepare sometime in the future but has not yet started.” Fifty-five percent of the …

It should come as no small comfort for any patriotic American to know that the country’s firearm industry is vibrant and productive, still faithfully serving the needs of armed citizens, law-enforcement officers and military personnel—just as it has for more than two centuries. Each year, our editors and contributors scour …

ARMSCOR’s RIA 5.0 ST semi-automatic 9 mm Luger pistol represents the company’s first handgun to be designed and manufactured here in the United States. Marketed under the Rock Island Armory brand, the 5.0 ST blends familiar features and groundbreaking innovations to deliver a reduced-recoil shooting experience. Designed by Fred Craig, …

Michigan lawmakers – including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer – are toying with the idea of turning state courtrooms into political arenas for gun control instead of forcing criminals to stand before judges for their crimes. State legislators are considering introducing a bill that would allow victim families to sue firearm manufacturers, distributors and retailers for …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed a lawsuit against Washington’s Attorney General Robert Ferguson and John Batiste, Chief of Washington State Patrol, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from state authorities enforcing HB 1240, the law that bans the sale and transfer of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and many other …

Smith & Wesson’s newest gun is called the Equalizer, and though it’s no Wild West-style gun, I nonetheless get tumbleweed vibes from the name. You know: outside the dusty goldminers’ town, a train wails its sad song. A woman races to her ramshackle cabin, bars the door against approaching outlaws and …

Viridian’s new RFX11, a sub-$200 green-dot reflex sight, is described by the company as an “ultra-light” optic with its 0.44-ounce weight. The new Viridian RFX11 has a three-MOA green dot, with the brightness automatically adjusted to the ambient brightness.   Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body …

A chronograph is a valuable tool for a handloader or shooter, but only when it works as designed by providing consistent and accurate readings. I’ve always been infatuated with ammunition, maybe more so than guns. This is partly because ammunition can drastically change how any firearm performs, and (obviously) without …