Springfield Armory Inc., based in Geneseo, Ill., offers a version of its tried and true M1A chambered for 6.5 mm Creedmoor. The M1A is a semi-automatic commercial version of the M14 service rifle originally chambered for 7.62×51 mm NATO. This new version of the M1A, a part of the “Loaded” …

Modern lever-action shotguns like the Black Aces Pro Series L are few and far between, with pump-action models more prevalent. The reason for this, though, has far more to do with marketing than engineering. Recently we received an e-mail inquiring about lever-action shotguns: “Dear SI,” it read: “Are lever-action shotguns viable for …

According to President Joe Biden (D), America has a huge problem with freedom to own and carry firearms. “We will take action to end our epidemic of gun violence and make our schools and communities safer,” Biden said in a White House press statement. How will he do that? “Today, I …

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has one word for lawful, regulated and licensed firearm retailers. Evil. In remarks to media pushing his gun control agenda, Sen. Schumer said, “…the evil gun dealers, pushed by the NRA, have used gun shows as a major way to get guns into the hands …

The sun was directly overhead, and you could feel the weight of it on your shoulders. As if Namibia wasn’t dry enough in the midst of one the worst droughts in recorded history, the day’s heat compounded the issue. We had stalked the hartebeest herd to the edge of the …

Laser-training tools for shooters have been around for more than a decade now, and run the gamut from expensive, dedicated pistols designed for serious practice and training to inexpensive toy-like products built more for fun than meaningful skill building. Fitting in the middle of that spectrum is the Strikeman Laser Training …

The ink was barely dry on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision before lower courts began deliberately and systematically undercutting it. Judicial defiance has ranged from misreading the scope of the right enunciated by Heller to undermining decades of fundamental-right jurisprudence. For over a decade, attorneys sought only a …

Fraudulent Vice President Kamala Harris claims that no one is coming after people’s guns and yet, at the heart of every single “gun control” bill is gun confiscation. The end of pretended legislation is the removal of our property and our rights. In this episode, we’ll talk about just that. …

As soon as an independent Czech state was formed from the ashes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following the First World War, it quickly became known as a nation with worldwide influence in firearm design. During the Cold War, despite being behind the Iron Curtain, the Czechs resisted the hegemony of …

Flashback to 1986, Dade County, FL. What came out of the now infamous Miami Shootout was the development of a new standard for ballistic performance. Called The FBI Test Protocol, this new rating system required upgraded penetration and wound cavity standards, including a standard that all defensive rounds must penetrate ballistic …