A lifetime of work led me to write the book America’s Rifle: The Case for the AR-15. I began challenging “assault-weapon” bans when California passed the first state ban in American history, the Roberti-Roos law of 1989. At the time, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the right to keep and bear arms …

One of the very first really tactical holsters was designed in the early 1900’s by the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and named after Tom Threepersons, the El Paso gunfighter. The Threepersons holster was designed to securely hold the revolver with a minimum of leather and allow for a truly quick …

The newly elected members of the U.S. Congress are shown here on the steps of the Capitol Building. Two things are simultaneously true. One: That the Republican party did not get the “red wave” that it had hoped for in the 2022 midterm elections. Two: That the Republican party improved …

Steiner Optics Company is unveiling a new LPVO (low powered variable optic) as part of its new, fully American-made T-Series riflescope product line. The T6Xi 1-6×24 LPVO is a first-focal-plane (FFP) optic, which means that the reticle either grows or shrinks depending on the specific magnification setting the optic is set …

Speer and CCI, subsidiaries of Vista Outdoor Group, are rolling out two brand new ammunition products this year. The first is CCI’s new Clean-22 Hyper Velocity .22 LR cartridge. This new rimfire cartridge has a muzzle velocity of approximately 1,550 fps and uses a purple colored, polymer coated projectile that not only …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the CZ-USA Field Sports 712 G3. Designed as a do-it-all workhorse, the 712 G3 is as at home on the clays range, as it is in the duck blind. It manages this incredible feat of versatility by utilizing two gas pistons. The first, designed for target …

In 2019, the United States Customs & Border Protection agency announced that it had adopted the as-yet-unknown Glock 47 as one of its official issue sidearms. The design used the same frame as the crossover G45, which featured a full-size frame with a compact G19-length slide, but the G47 incorporated …

Ballistic applications on mobile devices are becoming more common by the day for competition, hunting and even casual shooting sessions with family and friends. They provide accurate firing solutions out to mind-boggling distances calculated specifically for a rifle, load, environmental conditions and even location in less than a second. Whether …

As the ammo market is starting to return to normal, many manufacturers are seeing this as a cue to introduce new loadings of our favorite cartridges and even a few new cartridges altogether. To that end, I have scoured the 2023 NSSF Industry Day at the Range and SHOT Show …

Walther’s Performance Duty Pistol (PDP) has been a cornerstone of the company’s handgun lineup since its release in 2021, combining a litany of upgraded features into one platform capable of home-defense, concealed-carry, training and competition use. Despite the design’s early success, however, company leaders looked ahead and sought to develop an …