Maxim Defense is known for making PDW (Personal Defense Weapons) sized guns using the AR-15 as a base platform. They are also known for making high- quality suppressors and folding stocks, and the new PDX-SD combines all of those products into one gun. The PDX-SD is a short-barreled rifle in either …

American Hunter Editor in Chief Scott Olmsted was on hand in December at Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Ariz., when Colt introduced its four-inch-barreled Anaconda. The little .44 Magnum holds six rounds, and packs the perfect punch for a bear-defense gun. The Hogue grip is rubberized for maximum hold in adverse conditions, while the revolver’s Linear …

Until just recently, Smith & Wesson had only ever chambered its mammoth X-Frame revolvers to fire two cartridges of its own design. Both of these were expressly devised from the outset to be record-breakers intended to assert the company’s dominance over the rest of the wheelgun market and secure its place in …

This article appeared originally in the March 2007 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. During World War II, Australia’s small-arms factory at Lithgow in New South Wales built a number of prototype and trials rifles specially modified for jungle …

Following the success of the company’s lightweight Stinger derringers in several centerfire chamberings, Bond Arms has developed what is certainly the most easily shootable derringer in the bunch with its .22 Long Rifle Stinger. Built on an anodized-aluminum frame, the single-action Stinger 22LR, unloaded, weighs only 14 ozs. and measures …

As I sit down to write this article, it’s mid-December. On the home front, it’s one of the greatest times of the year—sandwiched between cherishing the times enjoyed with family and friends during Thanksgiving and looking forward to more of the same for Christmas and the New Year. Whatever holidays …

Rival Arms makes firearm components that let gun enthusiasts of all stripes upgrade their handguns. From drop-in barrel replacements to extended magazine wells to complete pistol slides, they have something that will help you get the most from your pistol. Now, Rival is making its next move by expanding its offerings …

Every so often, the somewhat humdrum world of holsters throws a curve ball. What you expect isn’t what you get. While there certainly have been innovations over the years, some of them rather surprising, the basics of holding a gun are the same across the board. Having reviewed close to …

The number of applications for a National Firearms Act (NFA) tax stamp—federally required for lawful ownership of suppressors, short-barreled rifles and similarly configured shotguns, among others—has more than doubled in the past four years. Figures released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) during a seminar at …

The late 19th century was a productive era in firearm design. The fertile mind of John Moses Browning was beginning to show its genius. In the autumn of 1890, in the big sky country of Ogden, Utah, one of John Browning’s early concepts took shape. The following is a letter …