Optics-ready handguns are all the rage and manufacturers are rushing to meet the demand. There are several reasons reflex sights on handguns have become so popular. Most importantly, they allow for target focus shooting; with a reflex sight you do not have to shift your focus from the target/threat to …

The new X9 family from Wilson Combat continues to evolve with the introduction of the new SFX9 solid frame models. This variant of the SFX9 has a 3.25-inch sub-compact top-end that is mated with Wilson Combat’s new SF (Solid Frame) lightweight full-size aluminum grip frame design. The SFX9 frame is machined from …

I occasionally hear “reasonable” gun-control advocates arguing that they just want guns regulated the same as cars; they add that no one thinks car control is unreasonable—registration, driver’s licenses, and mandatory insurance. Even ignoring that there is no constitutional provision guaranteeing a right to own and drive a car, my …

This article, “American Muskets in the Revolutionary War,” appeared originally in the October 2003 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Paintings courtesy of Don Troiani. As galloping express riders and ringing church bells spread across New England during the early hours of April …

Americans celebrate something truly astonishing every year. The Fourth of July marks one of the most amazing events not just in our history but in the history of the world. Today marks a public declaration in which some of the greatest men of the age pledged their lives, their fortunes …

Apprentice Darrin McDonal cranks the flywheel of the reaming machine as master gunsmith Richard Sullivan pushes a barrel into the boring bit at the gunsmith shop in Colonial Williamsburg. It would be easy to miss the tiny structure nestled in the shadows of the imposing brick Capitol Building on the edge …

Sam Paredes, Gun Owners of California’s Executive Director made the following statement on the City of San Jose’s mandate for gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay a fee to cover taxpayers’ costs associated with gun violence. “There are so many things wrong with this that it’s tough to …

Firearms have been a part of this nation since, well, long before it was a nation. The right to bear them was endowed by the Creator; they secured our Freedom as Americans, they helped expand the Nation, and then they became the basis of the manufacturing ascendancy of the United …

A debate has raged for some time in Arizona over how to handle trail cameras in the state. Various responsive measures have been enacted over the course of the past years, but no definitive answer on their use had yet been rendered. Until now. On June 11, 2021, the Arizona Game and Fish …

Back in my early law enforcement days, our department required us to carry double-action revolvers exclusively. We also qualified on the 50-round PPC course and many of our officers competed in PPC matches around the state and country. We were taught to do our reloads by holding the revolver at belt level …