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The ATF Should’t be Political
As the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) celebrates its golden anniversary this month, it’s a shame that we can’t send them well wishes. Unfortunately, on this occasion of the federal agency’s 50 years since it was officially established as an independent bureau within the Treasury Department in …
Warrior Systems Manufacturing’s WSM15
As pointed out in the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a well-made and finely maintained motorcycle is more likely to have the subjective quality of “excellence” than an expensive one that no one cares to keep up. Excellence can be hard to define, but you probably know it …
Concealed-Carry Contemplations
The Problem You took a concealed-carry class from a well-known instructor who visited your local range recently. You learned a lot—especially that there was a lot yet to learn—over the two days of the course. During the class, it became readily apparent that the Glock G22 and the belt-mounted Kydex …
First Look: XS Night Sights for SA XD OSP and Tisas PX-9
XS Sights Systems Inc. is expanding their R3D and DXT2 handgun sight product lines to include offerings that allow shooters to upgrade their Springfield Armory XD OSP and Tisas Duty PX-9 handgun factory iron sights. R3D Sight Features Offering a high contrast sight picture, the R3D Sight set is composed of …
2022 Ammo of the Year: Winchester 6.8 Western
Welcome to our annual Golden Bullseyes, an award program that honors pinnacles of design, innovation, performance and value produced for American hunters. Golden Bullseye winners are selected by a panel of experts representing more than a century of collective experience in shooting, hunting and outdoor trade. To qualify for consideration, a …
2022 Optic of the Year: ATN ThOR 4 Thermal Riflescope
Welcome to our annual Golden Bullseyes, an award program that honors pinnacles of design, innovation, performance and value produced for American hunters. Golden Bullseye winners are selected by a panel of experts representing more than a century of collective experience in shooting, hunting and outdoor trade. To qualify for consideration, a …
Preview: SnapSafe Safe Accessory Pack
The Safe Accessory Pack from SnapSafe includes everything needed to maximize the utility of a newly acquired gun safe. An included hygrometer displays the current temperature and humidity levels inside your safe (and also catalogs recent extremes for both of these metrics), while a rechargeable dehumidifier pulls moisture from the …
Rifleman Q&A: Augusta Arsenal M1A1 Rework
Q. For many years, I have owned an M1A1 carbine that is probably an arsenal rework. The receiver and barrel are Winchester. The stock is properly marked inside the fore-end, on the bottom of the grip and on the buttplate. But, my question concerns the arsenal stamping “AAL” on the left …
Heritage Buntline To Rancher Carbine At-Home Custom Conversion
Last year, I discovered that Heritage Rough Rider rimfire revolvers can be great little at-home project guns. They are among the most affordably priced revolvers available. They are also rugged, reliable and mechanically simple to customize. Grips have always been easy to swap out on revolvers. But the Rough Riders …
Supreme Court Gets it Right, Congress Gets it Wrong
On Thursday, SCOTUS released a historic decision in the NYSRPA v. Bruen case when they found the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding Americans to carry a firearm outside of the home. Despite the hysteria from many gun control extremists, this is a step in the right direction that simply provides …