Reviewing a Leupold optic is one of the more difficult tasks for a gunwriter. The actual testing of the product is remarkably simple, but coming up with the words is a chore, because Leupold has been making outstanding optics with nearly zero flaws for more than 100 years. How often can you …

Volquartsen Firearms is known for producing high-performance guns and parts for rimfire firearms. Now Volquartsen is introducing the new Scorpion-X pistol, which is derived from the Ruger Mk. III 22LR pistol. The heart of the Scorpion-X’s is its LLV-X upper. The LLV-X upper has multiple pre-drilled holes, allowing the shooter to …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at Henry’s Long Ranger Express. A precision-minded take on the classic lever-action design, the Long Ranger Express feeds from a detachable-box magazine, allowing it to utilize modern, tipped ammunition. As such, it comes chambered for 5.56 NATO/.223 Remington and sports a Picatinny rail above the …

Fire-N-the-Hole Broadheads has introduced the Slang Blade four-inch mechanical broadhead, which can be used with compound bows and crossbows alike. The broadhead is a different design from other mechanical broadheads on the market, keeping three goals in mind: 1) A firing mechanism that guarantees to open every time; 2) the largest …

For the first time since its inception, America’s first National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the Klamath Basin, is dry. Despite being established for waterfowl conservation purposes by Theodore Roosevelt, millions of migratory waterfowl, shorebirds and other essential wildlife species will not have anywhere there or at neighboring Tule Lake NWR to rest, …

Magpul’s PRS, now in its third generation, has long stood as a benchmark in our industry for precision-style AR-pattern stocks, and the new PRS Lite offers many of the same features as its predecessor in a package that weighs 10 ozs. less (18.2 ozs.) and costs less than half as …

In January 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy captured the port of Rabaul, New Britain, and from there, the next major objective was establishing outposts in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. Those outposts created a contiguous chain of airfields that would make it possible for multi-engine aircraft to reach …

A Charleston, W.V., woman took action when the party she was attending at an apartment complex came under fire on May 25, 2022. At some point that Wednesday night prior to the incident, a man was approached by resident of the apartment complex and asked not to speed in the …

This article, “Elephant Gun: The Boys Anti-Tank Rifle In U.S. Service,” appeared originally in the March 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The advent of tank warfare during World War I introduced a totally new battlefield threat to the infantryman. …

The majority of firearm-related deaths annually are suicides, not homicides or accidents. Understanding this, the firearm industry can play a role in reducing the rate of suicide by helping to educate employees and firearm owners and their families about mental health, suicide prevention and how to recognize and respond when …