iRayUSA, a Texas-based designer, has debuted its Rico Alpha. The Alpha is the culmination of decades of user feedback, research and development, all embedded in a hunting-dedicated thermal sight. From the initial concept, design and assembly, every step of the process was completed by hunters and engineers in Texas. The …

Finding the perfect, comfortable, broken-in holster to pair with your well-worn handgun is now easy, thanks to Bianchi. The company’s Professional Holster can now be ordered with a Weathered Series finish that looks great while still allowing the holster to remain rigid and durable. The Professional features a single open-ended …

A few years ago, when I was first introduced to the Canik brand of semi-automatic pistols, my initial response was more ho-hum than yee-haw. Lacking previous experience with the company’s products, I thought they were just another set of less-expensive imports. I mentioned this to Mark Keefe, NRA Publications’ editorial …

CZ USA announced the release of a new version of its popular Scorpion line of 9 mm Luger chambered large format pistols with the launch of the CZ Scorpion 3+ Micro. This new version of the Scorpion builds off of the previous Scorpion EVO 3, but with several changes and additions that …

Of the many realms of collecting, firearms rank among the most fascinating. Beyond their utilitarian function, firearms have been admired over the centuries for their intrinsic artistic form and, often, their lavishly applied decoration. The collecting spirit, the iconic relationship between people and firearms, began even while their users were …

Since 2010, Ruger has been working with the popular firearms website GunBroker.com to auction rare, unusual, discontinued or one-of-a-kind Ruger firearms. All proceeds from these auctions are donated to a variety of different charities, with more than $820,000 raised and donated in total over the last decade. This month Ruger donated the …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Big Boy Color Case Hardened Side Gate lever-action rifle from Henry Repeating Arms. Finished in a beautiful color case hardening, this stylish lever gun combines classic and modern features for the best of both worlds. While the traditional magazine tube-loading slot is still in place under the barrel, Henry …

The sport of long-range precision rifle has blossomed in the past few years. Precision rifle takes all the skills of the rifleman, such as shooting from awkward positions, ballistics calculations and reading the wind, and then applies them to the world of practical-shooting competitions, where accurate hits need to be …

Unlike what you hear at most marksmanship competitions, where the crack, boom and rattle of gunfire sounds pretty much the same, the reports of the guns fired at the annual “Victorian Riflemen” matches in Springtown, Penn., are anything but consistent. While the match focuses on firing Martini-Henry rifles in .577-450 caliber and Snider rifles …

Many of today’s tactical shotguns come with more rails than Washington, DC’s L’Enfant Plaza station, but that doesn’t mean you must burden them with needless accessories that will just weigh you down. Over the years, however, I’ve identified several accoutrements that are more than mere shotgun fashion. The following accessories …