When Winchester debuted the Model 1873 rifle, its purpose was to provide a durable platform capable of handling more powerful cartridges than the .44 Henry Flat. That cartridge, introduced in 1860 with the Henry rifle, featured a 216-gr., internally lubricated lead bullet loaded over 25 grains of black powder at some 1,125 …

The invasion of Grenada had just begun, and the U.S. assault troops were in trouble. American transport aircraft dropped a company of U.S. 75th Rangers onto the runway at Port Salines Airport, and the American troops were quickly engaged by 23 mm anti-aircraft guns. With the men scattered along the …

New for 2021 from Birchwood Casey are five shooting rests. The company says that each rest—Alpha, Bravo, Echo, Foxtrot and Tango—is specifically designed for accuracy, comfort and ease of use. Ranging in price from $29.99 to $229.99, competitive shooters that are searching for an affordable new rest should check out the …

Fake news hit high tide when cartridges and components vanished from store shelves and website inventories. The tsunami of misinformation drowned out common sense and customer-service lines, with every manufacturer flooded with complaints, many of them conspiratorial in nature. Lizard people are not stockpiling ammo, nor is it Russian malware …

Obviously, when a person is faced with a violent threat that can’t be avoided they need to get their defensive handgun out and ready to take care of business as quickly as possible. To do this, it is important to do away with any wasted motion or effort. The hand …

No fact-checker in America could parse his way of out of that one. The proverb holds that when people tell you who they are, you should believe them. So it is in politics. President Biden has told us what he intends to do, and we should take his words at …

Many rifle shooters have aspired to shoot with great precision but think they cannot afford the tools to achieve it. You could spend $5,000, or double that, for a precision rifle and top-end scope. But did you learn to drive in a Lamborghini? The truth is that squeezing out that …

Joe Biden kept pointing his right hand straight at the audience with his index finger extended and his thumb straight up. A few school administrators, citing no-tolerance policies, have suspended elementary school kids for making just this type of gesture while playing cops-and-robbers type games. But no one called out …

Montana recently became the eighteenth state to pass a permitless-carry law, and eight other states are considering similar legislation this session. One reason this is important is that many state regulatory regimes are slow, costly, and unconcerned about citizens who need protection. In this new COVID-19 era, some wait times for concealed-carry …

Today the Ninth Circuit granted en banc review of an NRA-ILA backed lawsuit challenging California’s ban on magazines containing more than ten rounds. This case challenges California Penal Code §32310, which was amended in 2016, to outright ban magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds. The NRA filed suit …