New for 2021 from Swarovski Optik is an updated dS smart riflescope. Regular SSUSA readers will remember our review of the original dS optic a while back, now the company has released the second generation in the line (Swarovski Optik dS Gen. II 5-25×52 mm P, MSRP: $5,110) which sports a slimmer profile, improved magnification …

As President Joe Biden (D) has never seen a gun-control bill he doesn’t like, the mainstream media has been salivating over the prospects; though, to name one outlet, Politico’s recent reporting on the topic makes them sound so very disappointed that the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate will make passing gun-control …

According to reports from Capitol Hill, the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on two gun control bills as early as next week. The first bill, so-called “universal” background check legislation, would criminalize the private transfer of firearms. The second bill, sometimes inaccurately described as legislation to close …

In this week’s episode of American Rifleman TV, we reach the end of our picks for the top 10 machine guns of all time. At No.1 is a machine gun that was the most significant in history, the Maxim gun. On “Rifleman Review,” we take a look at the Taurus …

A frustrating aspect of the modern gun control movement is its seeming abandonment of reason. The same anti-gun politicians that attack the rights of law-abiding gun owners will advocate for more lenient treatment of those who misuse firearms to commit violent crime. Consider California’s Assembly Bill 1509, which would alter the …

It’s widely understood that the current occupants of the White House, the Biden-Harris Administration, have positioned themselves as the most anti-gun team this country has ever seen on Pennsylvania Avenue. Leading up to the 2020 election, NRA made abundantly clear the threats these two presented to law-abiding gun owners, and both the President and Vice …

Throughout history, several firearms have become inexorably linked to a single cartridge. Colt’s 1911 will always be associated with the .45 ACP. When you think of lever-actions, you think of the .30-30 Win. And, the AR-15 is forever tethered to the .223 Rem./5.56 NATO. Of course, that isn’t exactly correct, …

Weighing slightly more than 1.25 pounds, the Luth-AR MBA-1 Rifle Buttstock w/.308 Buffer Assembly combines the welcome rigidity of a fixed-stock design with modular enhancements for a customizable fit. Interchangeable with A1 or A2 buttstocks, the MBA-1 features a fully adjustable cheek rest that adds an extra inch of height along with …

Production division remains the easiest way to get started in action-pistol competition. With the ability to use factory guns straight out of the box, or even ones that may be sitting in your gun safe; it’s a simple matter to grab a decent belt, holster and mag carriers and head …

This week, hearings were held on the nomination of Merrick Garland for U.S. attorney general, with a final vote on confirmation expected to come next week. The prospect for gun owners is that the nation’s highest law enforcement office may soon be occupied by a man who in the past …