The Rustrictor series of gun cases and field/ammunition boxes from Plano offer water-tight, pressure-controlled, rust-proof protection of your items, and the AW2 52″ Rifle Case is the biggest of the lot. With an internal compartment measuring 51″x14″x5″, the case is large enough to accommodate most long guns on the market …

Anderson Manufacturing is well known in the AR community as a supplier of lowers, uppers and other build parts. From 80% lowers to barrels, the company offers everything a shooter needs to build an AR-style rifle in many different configurations. Now, the company is offering a new line of American-made …

Teaching folks to defend themselves with a firearm goes way beyond the mechanics of shooting. And, while I’m not a lawyer and don’t have expertise in the details of the law in every jurisdiction, I also teach general principles of self-defense. Sadly, some people have a poor understanding of the …

When advising others on the perfect gun for home defense, it’s become fairly en vogue these days for well-intentioned folks to say: “Just get a 20-gauge. It’s smaller than a 12-gauge, lighter, recoils less and it’s all you need.” Like most things, it’s more complicated than that. Indeed, most 20 gauges are …

Rising crime rates continue to remind Americans that they are their own first responder when it comes to their personal safety. Police work hard to protect communities but can’t be at all places at all times. That reality gained a newfound importance at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in …

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, listened with keen interest to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettelbach for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). NSSF has long-advocated that the ATF needs a U.S. Senate-confirmed director, and that person must be an individual …

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is reporting that the total economic impact of the “firearm and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $70.52 billion in 2021, a 269% increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to over 375,819, …

If you’re like me, you love to try products from a lot of lesser-known brands in the industry. Of course, we all know the heavy hitters, the companies that have been around forever, the big names. They’ve stuck around because they put out good products. But some of the up-and-comers …

Firearm: Taurus 327 (MSRP: $388.32) I have to admit, I was taken by surprise by Taurus offering the 327. As you’d expect from the name, it’s chambered in .327 Federal Magnum, which if you read the Shooting Illustrated Ammo column with any regularity, you’ll know is a favorite of our Ammo editor Richard Mann. …

Tuesday, April 12th, has been designated “Gun Day” at the Louisiana State Capital, as most gun bills filed this session are scheduled to be heard at 9:30 AM by both the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and Senate Judicial C Committee. This is one of the most important …