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Review: SIG P322
Rimfire firearms don’t immediately come to mind when one thinks of SIG Sauer, a company that prides itself on its tactical guns. But while .22 LR firearms aren’t a major part of SIG’s DNA, it hasn’t ignored them, either. The SIG 522 rifle, for instance, followed the lines of the legendary …
Hardware: Leica Geovid Pro 32
Two of the most useful tools a hunter can carry are a binocular and a laser rangefinder. Mix those into one package, add atmospheric capability and stir in a ballistic calculator and you possess an almost magical instrument. Now, this strategy is not entirely new; several optic companies, Leica among them, have …
New For 2022: Savage Arms 1911
The last time Savage Arms focused on the M1911 design, the company was on the opposite side of it during the 1907 U.S. Army Pistol Trials, where the company’s Model 1907 Savage pistol, chambered in .45 ACP, underwent a thorough test against what was then the Model 1907 designed by John Browning …
100 Years Of Federal Ammunition: Part One
Based in Anoka, Minn., Federal is one of the largest and most well-known manufacturers of ammunition in the U.S. market, making a wide range of products from shotshells to centerfire rifle cartridges. Its success is built off of the efforts and dedication of its work force, many of whom have family members …
Athlon Optics Introduces Heras SPR Riflescopes
Athlon Optics has debuted its Heras SPR series of riflescopes. Its robust design can handle the forward impulse of springer air guns, PCP and recoil from magnum centerfire rifles. HERAS SPR 2-12x42mm Notable features of this scope include: Second Focal Plane, Parallax Adjustment (from 10 yards to infinity), Adjustable Elevation Turret, …
Preview: Surelock Combat Cabinet 8-Gun
Large, colossally heavy gun safes definitely have their place, but so too do smaller cabinets that deny opportunistic thieves immediate access to your firearms but don’t cost an arm and a leg or require heavy equipment in order to move them. Surelock’s Combat Cabinet 8-Gun is a great example; its …
Incrementalism in Action: Anti-Gun Governor Targets Lawfully Registered Firearms for Seizure
There are two absolutes in gun control strategy, and both were on display recently when Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) proposed to renege on a promise twice made to the state’s law-abiding gun owners: that they could keep their newly-banned firearms if they registered them with the state. Connecticut has passed …
Research Experiment Exposes Key Problem with Anti-gun Social Science
Social science is in the midst of a replication crisis. This means the findings of many published social science papers cannot be reproduced and are likely invalid. A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) sheds light on the scale of the problem and calls into question …
The Armed Citizen® Dec. 19, 2022
Armed Citizen® Today A Birmingham, Ala., resident defended herself when she encountered an alleged robber trying to get into her home on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Shortly after midnight, the resident became aware that someone was trying to get in. Going to investigate, she discovered an intruder trying to crawl …
VA: TELL REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL JASON MIYARES TO END HIS SUPPORT FOR GUN CONTROL!
I need you to contact Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares right away, because he is the key to repealing gun control in Virginia. Please add your name to our pre-written letter to let AG Miyares know that we expect him to do everything in his power to defeat the Universal …