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EXPANDED SHOT SHOW TO KICK OFF TUESDAY AT THE VENETIAN EXPO AND CAESARS FORUM IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS — The 44th Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM (SHOT Show®) will open tomorrow at The Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum and will span four days, running January 18 to 21. The 2022 show’s expansion will mark it as the largest SHOT Show ever. With the addition of the Caesars …
Review: CZ P-10 F Competition-Ready Pistol
The Czech arms maker commonly known as CZ has earned an impressive reputation for their steel-frame semiauto handguns. As market trends shifted, the company also moved into polymer-frame models, and its new P-10 series has earned similar accolades. The newest P-10 version, the P-10 F Competition-Ready model, should have a …
First Look: New Magpul Hunter American Stock and Enhanced Ejection Port Cover
In amongst the many new items that Magpul has been releasing for 2022, several have caught our eye including the new MOE SL-M Carbine Stock we reviewed earlier. Here’s a couple more new items that are worth a closer look. Hunter American Stock for the Ruger American Short Action with STANAG Magazine Well Designed …
7.62 NATO and .308 Win.: History & Performance
Everyone—and I mean everyone from hunters to marines and soldiers—who have to carry a rifle in the field wants one that weighs next to nothing, is powerful enough to get the job done and doesn’t recoil too much. Of course, these are conflicting parameters, but designers and engineers still attempt …
Colt’s Manufacturing: A Classic American Name Lives On
In 1836, Samuel Colt received patents for a pistol with a revolving cylinder. He claimed inspiration came while at sea, after studying how a ship’s capstan could rotate and lock into position. The single-action revolver was the first of its kind and a huge advance in firearm design. With a …
Washington: Another Year – Another Extreme Gun Ban!
The legislature only just gaveled in this week and anti-gun legislators and gun control groups couldn’t wait to reintroduce their extreme gun ban legislation – an “assault weapons” ban, Senate Bill 5217. Having failed to gain any traction in the 2021 Regular Session, the measure has now been re-filed and scheduled for …
Maine: Judiciary Committee Rejects Gun Confiscation Measure
Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee held a work session on gun confiscation legislation carried over from last year. Thanks to the strong support of NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, the majority of the Committee voted “ought not to pass” on LD 1068. The bill will move to the House and …
Cabot Guns Offering Digital Firearm Collection Via NFT
After announcing the one-of-a-kind Moonshot 1911 pistol earlier this week, Cabot Guns now says it will be the first firearms company to offer a digital firearm collection through mining non-fungible tokens, better known by the acronym “NFT.” The first available NFT from the company will be the newest Cabot pistol, the aforementioned …
Bill Hickok’s Carry Gun
While working on an article about the rapid development of concealed carry defensive pistols, I was reading the life history of James Butler Hickok, known by most as Wild Bill Hickok. I also had occasion to shoot a couple of Taylor Firearms percussion conversion guns during that same period. I …
I Carry: American Tactical FXS-9 Pistol in a Kinetic Concealment Holster
Firearm: American Tactical FXS-9 (MSRP: $349.95) A few months ago, at a writer’s event, the folks at American Tactical gave attendees a sneak preview at the FXS-9: a striker-fired, polymer-frame 9 mm with 17-round capacity. It’s a pretty ubiquitous design, and one that gained prominence during the MHS trials for the new …