On January 3rd, 2022, the Denver City Council will vote on a bill to ban custom-made firearms, which are currently referred to as “ghost guns.” This means we only have a few days left to stop the City of Denver from infringing on law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights. Please contact your City …

Fiocchi, a global leader in defensive, target, and hunting ammunition, has received ISO 9001:2015 certification for its North American headquarters in Ozark, Mo. The company had embarked on a two-year, companywide initiative to reach the prestigious standing, and reached the goal earlier this month. The certification is the global standard …

Charlton Heston (1923-2008) was always what he seemed to be. He marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., to support the American ideal that we are all equal and that for justice to be just, it must be blind. Later in life, Heston also stood for Second Amendment rights by serving …

Problems with Alabama’s state computer system are preventing sheriff’s departments from being able to issue carry permits for the time being. Alabama could have avoided this situation if it had passed constitutional carry and joined the 21 other states that allow eligible, law-abiding adults to carry concealed without having to first apply for …

The Federal Ammunition factory in Anoka, MN, is a 700,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art facility in which 1,400 employees produce millions of rounds of centerfire, rimfire and shotshell ammunition each day. The plant runs around the clock, seven days a week in an operation founder Charles L. Horn would never recognize. He was, …

A growing number of companies withdrawing from the world’s largest annual trade show for the electronics industry—the CES Show, scheduled Jan. 5 to 8—may be a harbinger of things to come for the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT), which takes place in Las Vegas 10 days later. Major players that announced …

It’s amazing how once we’re accustomed to something, we’re afraid to pursue anything new. In doing so, we can inadvertently—and unnecessarily—handicap ourselves. That happened to me earlier this year. Being comfortable with my tried-and-true shot sizes, I had neglected to investigate an uncommon one—the No. 8½. Big mistake. Chance Encounter As …

I was lying in the wet Scottish heather, on the edge of small mound that my guide – the inestimable Ronnie Hepburn – called a ‘bump’ is his wonderful Scottish accent. “He’s facing us, the dark stag that’s been rolling in the peat. Shoot him when you can!” The crosshair …

Springfield Armory is not a stranger to the concealed carry market, with compact models of the well-known XD line of handguns. Yet, the company turned heads in 2019 when it released the micro-compact Hellcat handgun. Chambered in 9 mm with a gracious magazine capacity for the size, American Rifleman staff evaluated the Hellcat in 2020. The Springfield …

Mossberg introduced its pump-action Model 500 shotgun to the public in 1962 and the reliable system of operation was a huge success. It remains a popular choice to this day and has served law-abiding citizens well in the field, on the range and for home defense. The performance didn’t escape the notice of …