While the semi-automatic pistol market continues to yield innovative and truly new models from time to time, we currently live in an era of copious copies and clones of existing models and designs. In recent years, the Glock Gen3 G19 pattern pistol has become one of the more popular subjects …

Yesterday, Governor Lujan Grisham signed into law two gun control measures passed by the New Mexico Legislature during the recent 30-day session: House Bill 129 by Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe) mandates a 7-day waiting period for all gun buyers who pass an FBI background check, excluding concealed handgun licensees, FFLs, law …

If you practice at an indoor range, it’s likely you can utilize timed target settings. Not every indoor range has this option, of course, but most seem to, yet I don’t often see the feature in use. That’s a shame because the timed turning targets can be a very effective …

The Problem You recently attended a concealed-carry class in which you shot a lot of ammunition—almost 500 rounds—over a two-day period. The thrust of the class was staying on the sights with hard eye focus and a slow, continuous trigger squeeze from a rigid shooting stance. Shooting tiny groups repetitively …

A good shotgun doesn’t have to be exorbitantly priced, especially since the patents on many time-tested designs have expired; for example, the Benelli M2’s robust, rotating-bolt, inertia-driven mechanism with its proven track record has inspired dozens of modern clones. However, originals aren’t always copied well, and the result is sometimes …

SDS Imports and Tisas USA are bringing one of Tisas’ original products to the United States, the .380 ACP Fatih pistol. The .380 ACP chambered Fatih pistol is a Turkish-produced version of the Beretta Model 84 Cheetah, one of Beretta’s iconic blowback pistols. The Tisas Fatih B380 is a classically styled version with …

The Smith & Wesson M&P Sport carbines have a well-earned reputation as a high-quality, no-frills introduction to the world of AR-15 pattern rifles. Now Smith & Wesson is rolling out its third generation of this popular product line, the new Smith & Wesson M&P Sport III. Perhaps the biggest and most obvious …

Fans of the ubiquitous .22 LR rimfire cartridge are likely to have come across the affordably priced, single-action Rough Rider revolvers from Heritage Manufacturing Co. These scaled down six guns are durable, reliable and among the least expensive handguns available. The company also offers revolving carbines and a variety of in-house Rough Rider custom components. But as …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the TriStar Bristol SxS. A beautiful traditional side-by-side scattergun, the Bristol comes with the choice of either a Case Color or scrolled silver receiver, both of which match perfectly with its English-style select Turkish walnut stock. The gun comes in 12-, 16-, 20- or …

The National Origins Act—enacted on May 26, 1924—officially created the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to that time, unauthorized entry into the United States was limited to a relatively unorganized and grossly underfunded patchwork of efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce, a few immigration inspectors, the U.S. Army and even …