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Look at the sights, control the trigger and follow through. There you have it: marksmanship fundamentals boiled down to a single phrase. Of these, follow-through is the most neglected. But what is follow-through? In some ways, it’s more what you don’t do than what you do. You don’t jump off …

If integrally suppressed firearms are fun, the new pistol from Maxim Defense is sure to be a blast. Built on the Ruger MKIV platform, the new Maxim Defense offering adds a MonoKore sound suppressor that is said to reduce the noise of Gemtech subsonic .22 LR ammo to a mere 114 dB …

Henry added the detachable-box-fed Long Ranger to its otherwise tube-fed catalog of lever-action rifles and shotguns back in 2016, and this year the company has introduced a new, more compact and weather-resistant variant to the series—the Long Ranger Express—that boasts a number of upgraded features. Designed to be the ultimate …

Ruger introduced its SR9 (Sturm, Ruger 9) pistol in October 2007. The polymer-framed 9 mm Luger recoil-operated semi-automatic proved to be such a big success that the company introduced a compact—ideally suited for carry—three years later. Depending on model, MSRPs ran slightly more than $500 and approached $600 throughout the handgun’s run. Ruger …

The Holosun Enclosed Pistol Sight (EPS) line includes a standard model as well as an EPS CARRY model of slightly smaller size to better fit concealed-carry handguns. Both models have an enclosed sight window contained within a 7075-T6 aluminum housing that protects the emitter and the window from being obscured …

Merwin Hulbert revolvers had an unusual mechanism for opening, intended to allow selective ejection of empty cartridges. During the late 1870s and 1880s it competed with Smith & Wesson, Colt and Remington for the large revolver market. To open the revolver, a button on the bottom of the frame is …

Smith Manufacturing Group has created semi-automatic versions of Germany’s World War II era FG42, both Type I and Type II, select-fire machine rifles in the full-power 7.92×57 mm Mauser cartridge. The unearthly looks of the FG42 variants evoke science-fiction movie comparisons, and both are head-turners at the range. Of the two, …

Constitutional Carry bill (HB37) and the Louisiana Firearm Protection Act (HB43) both passed the House of Representatives and have now moved to the Senate! The Louisiana Firearm Protection Act, which would make Louisiana a Second Amendment Sanctuary State, passed without floor debate by a vote of 75-25. Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality …

On Tuesday, Joe Biden fired acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson after a NY Times report indicated Richardson was far too “industry-friendly.” You could have fooled us! Biden replaced him with left-wing, anti-gun U.S. Attorney Gary Restiano, who’s wife worked for former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano during the ATF’s “Fast & Furious” gun-smuggling …

It amazes me how many people look without actually seeing. Actually, I should say, “how often we look without seeing”, because we are all guilty of that at one time or another. I’ve grown up in rattlesnake country and was taught to always be on the lookout for the rascals, yet I’ve …