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The name Magpul has become synonymous with polymer magazines, grips and stocks for everything from ARs to CZs, but some may also remember that, in the not-too-distant past, the company created two firearms. The service-size Masada rifle of 2006 featured quick-change barrels and caliber-specific lowers but was rather corporately stillborn before being …

One thing to keep in mind is that criminals don’t want a fair fight. In fact, they would prefer to get their way without any sort of fight at all. They also don’t have fancy tactical seminars with all sorts of technical terms that inform and impress. But they do have …

Industry titans Browning and Winchester have teamed up to introduce the 6.8 Western cartridge, which they bill as “the ultimate all-around long-range hunting and shooting cartridge.” The new 6.8 Western cartridge from Browning and Winchester. With long-range shooting and hunting both fast-growing segments of the market, Winchester and Browning engineers …

Today, the NRA announced a restructuring plan that positions us for the long-term and ensures our continued success as the nation’s leading advocate for constitutional freedom – free from the toxic political environment of New York. The plan can be summed up quite simply: We are DUMPING New York, and …

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, applauded the finalization of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) rule to end discrimination by financial service providers against the firearm industry and others. NSSF worked closely with the OCC, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. …

Lauren Boebert is the mom who got in Beto O’Rourke’s face and said “HELL NO” when he threatened to steal Americans’ guns. Now that Lauren has become a sitting member of Congress, the D.C. police have threatened her after she said she’ll carry her Glock to defend herself. Following Wednesday’s tragic events …

Although we all appreciate the utility of polymer-framed 9 mm semi-automatic pistols and the highly decorated service history of the venerable 1911, sometimes a change of pace is in order. Just how much of a change depends on how far outside the box you’re willing to think. I use the …

The first successful self-contained metallic cartridge in the U.S. was a rimfire, the .22 Short. It was introduced in 1857 as a self-defense round and it is still in production today. That inspired a huge number of rimfire cartridges, including the .44 Henry Flat used in the famous Henry Rifle. …

Magpul recently introduced a new knife, the Rigger EDC, which features an aluminum frame and locking design with a slim profile ideal for everyday carry purposes. The Rigger EDC features the same design and craftsmanship found in the Limited Edition version, with the same functionality, ergonomic feel, just with different materials …

A high-BC bullet for the .22 LR cartridge? It would seem inevitable, given the increasing popularity of “long-range” competition with the .22 LR cartridge, and yet there are the constraints of physics, technical complications and capitalist pragmatism to rein in development. Can it work, and is anyone pursuing the concept? Let’s take …