Safariland is rolling out the next generation of Hardwire ballistic panels, which use the strength of compressed Dyneema fibers to create the thinnest and lightest level II and IIIA ballistic panels available. “The collaboration between Safariland and Hardwire will continue to bring advanced armor protection to end users,” James Duncan, VP/GM …

New from Trijicon are the DI Night Sights, which build on Trijicon’s experience with tritium and fiber optics. These new, dual-illumination night sights are designed for personal defense, law enforcement and professional shooters in mind. DI Night Sights are equipped with the industry’s first user-replaceable fiber optic for easy installation in the …

In case you hadn’t noticed, the great ammo shortage we are experiencing has extended well into 2021. It is to the point that my friend Jason Vanderbrink, who also happens to be the president of Federal Premium Ammunition, CCI-Speer and Remington Ammunition, took time out to further address the concerns …

The gray-haired ranch woman looked like what everyone’s grandmother should look like, fixing breakfast at 4 am. Her husband was way down at the barn, feeding his livestock. The criminal thought this home invasion would be piece of cake. However, as he kicked open the kitchen door, the ranch woman turned and …

While attending matches and teaching classes, one of the most common scoring issues I find is how barrel strikes and other potential shoot-through situations are handled. In some areas of the country if a bullet skims or bounces off a barrel, it is scored as a Mike; in other areas, …

The lever-action rifle didn’t just change the West. The 16-shot Henry rifle (shown here), and other modern arms, were also used by newly freed Blacks in the late 19th century to defend their freedom. When looking at the struggle of Black people in the United States for their natural rights—those …

The new Thermion XM30 3.5-14X thermal riflescope from Pulsar is a unique blend of advanced technology, convenience and rugged reliability. This practical thermal scope has a 12 µm pixel pitch with 320×240 resolution, guaranteeing users can see the heat signatures of adult-sized objects up to 1,400 yards away, day or night. The …

It’s unlikely you’ll find anyone singing the praises of a rimfire cartridge for self-defense. Rimfire cartridges are, at least when compared to traditional centerfire handgun cartridges, rather underwhelming. With rimfire cartridges bullets weights are light and the resulting energy on target is low. But, bullet weight and kinetic energy are not …

A 20-year-old acquaintance, who is now working on an undergraduate degree in applied statistics, asked me why Joe Biden’s plan to force America’s gun owners to register and pay fees for their AR-type rifles and “high-capacity” magazines doesn’t make sense. He asked this sincerely, as I have known him since he …

When it made its debut at the 2013 SHOT Show, the Beretta ARX 100 seemed like a radical new rifle destined to capture sales from the FNH SCAR, Bushmaster ACR and the various AR-15 models from different manufacturers. It had eye-catching aesthetics, a quick-change barrel with several promised caliber conversions …