This excerpt was featured in the April 1973 issue of American Rifleman magazine. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Recently an old gun sold for $300,000. Naturally it wasn’t just any old gun. It was a gun literally fit for a king and it had …

Today, the Senate voted 28-21 to pass House Bill 1240, a comprehensive ban on most commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms and firearm parts that exceeds the provisions of California’s ban. Due to an amendment being adopted on the Senate Floor during debate, the bill will now go to back to the House for …

“Flow motion” has been activated, which means bills are being moved at an alarming pace, with the intention of having them moved through committee and voted on the same day. This process poses a serious risk to our Second Amendment rights. “Red flag” laws, which enable the government to confiscate a …

Last night, the House voted 102-45 to pass House Bill 282, to ensure law-abiding citizens may carry firearms for self-defense on public transit, with an amendment by Representative Ben Baker, to allow places of worship to make their own security decisions. It now goes to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your …

Although Taurus is best-known for personal defense handguns, recent years have seen the company enter the competition market. This was primarily with rimfire pistols, but the newly introduced 9 mm G3 Tactical is worth a look. The striker-fired Taurus G3 Tactical ($589.99, taurususa.com) is built on the full-size G3 polymer frame with an …

New from SIG Sauer is the ROMEO-M17 pistol mounted red-dot sight, which was developed for the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System to be the “ultimate in performance, reliability and durability.” The ROMEO-M17 is designed specifically to fit U.S. Military Modular Handgun System M17/M18 pistols, M17/M18 Commemorative Special Editions and M17/M18 …

Garmin is rolling out the Foretrex 801 and Foretrex 901 Ballistic Edition, the latest additions to its wrist-based GPS navigators for outdoor and tactical applications. These new navigation aids have multi-band signal reception technology for improved positional accuracy, dedicated tactical and ballistic features and up to 100 hours of battery life …

Precision rifle continues to be a popular segment of the rifle market, with all sorts of manufacturers releasing new guns designed to push out to longer ranges. In addition to the usual crop of new and improved modern sporting rifles, we’re beginning to see more companies take features from MSRs, …

Hurriedly following professional hunter (PH) Brian van Blerk, we pulled up on the edge of a thicket in Zimbabwe’s Chirisa block, in pursuit of the best kudu bull I’ve ever personally seen. He spread the sticks—to the perfect height I might add—and told me that this bull knew we were …

Shadow Systems of Plano, Texas, designs and manufactures premium components and complete semi-automatic pistols based on the Glock Safe Action design. Founded in 2016, this company machines its components in-house and assembles its products using an American workforce comprised of competitive shooters, retired law-enforcement personnel and combat veterans. Recently, Shadow Systems …