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20 Years With The .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire
Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s been 20 years of shooting enjoyment since Hornady introduced its .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire in 2002. The .17’s launch was a bold move by the manufacturer, going up against the crowded rimfire market filled with .22 Long Rifle (LR) loads and the long-established …
New For 2022: Ruger Wrangler Birdshead
With its Wrangler revolver, Ruger provided firearm enthusiasts with an affordable, reliable rimfire revolver styled like the classic single-action guns of the Old West. Now, the latest addition to the Wrangler lineup enhances the Wild West aesthetic with a birdshead grip frame and a shortened barrel in a package that’s still affordable and …
WITHOUT THE SENATE FILIBUSTER, THE 2A WOULD SOON BE DEAD
There is ONE reason why Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer have not been able to totally destroy the Second Amendment. That reason is the Senate filibuster. We need you to contact your Senators and demand they leave the Senate-Rules as written: NO CHANGES TO THE FILIBUSTER. Let’s look …
CDC Statements Resurrect Concerns Over Agency’s Past Anti-gun Advocacy
Last month in this space, I detailed much of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) history of advocating for gun control. This month continues that story by examining how those seeking to use the CDC to promote gun control have repeatedly peddled the false narrative that the government …
.22 LR For Self Defense: Ammunition Test & Comparison
It’s a question those of us in the gun writing business often get asked. “What’s the best caliber for a self-defense handgun?” Those expecting a one-to-three digit answer from me will be disappointed. I respond to their simple question with a complex one. “What is the most powerful cartridge that …
Sturm, Ruger & Company: A History
Known more affectionately as “Ruger” by enthusiasts, the Sturm, Ruger & Company story begins with William Batterman Ruger, who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1916. It was there that his lifelong passion for firearms developed, but his design expertise first showed while he was attending the University of North Carolina. He …
New For 2022: FN SCAR 20S NRCH
FN America’s SCAR lineup of rifles received an upgrade in 2021 with the addition of bilateral, non-reciprocating charging handles now available on the 20S precision rifle, as well as the 17S and 16S. This updated design features an all-new charging sled and bilateral charging handles that lock forward when the …
Researcher Admits Massachusetts’ Severe Gun-Control Laws Aren’t Stopping Crimes
How much does crime go down when the avid gun-control crowd gets what they want? It turns out, not much—if at all. Massachusetts already had some of the strictest anti-Second Amendment laws in the nation, including requiring ID cards to purchase, magazine capacity limits and bans on certain AR-type rifles and …
First Look: Federal Premium 30 Super Carry Ammunition
One of the fundamentals of growing a business is to identify a niche and fill it. That’s all the folks at Federal were doing. There has long been a small space between the performance of 9 mm Parabellum and .380 ACP. Though they have the same diameters, the former is the NATO …
Indiana: Lake County Considering Repealing Discharge Ordinance
On January 11th, the County Council of Lake County will hold a vote on whether to repeal a restriction in the county’s firearm discharge ordinance. Back in 2019, Lake County increased the 200-foot minimum distance from residences for target shooting to 300 feet. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to attend …