This article, “Tops In the Blind & Field: The Remington 870,” appeared originally in the September 2003 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The beginning of the second half of the 20th century was a milestone product year for the Remington Arms …

If the topic is fighting handguns, there can be no speculation or assumptions, a fighting handgun has to have a history of, well, fighting. If a handgun has not served a major military or police force, or if it has not been used extensively in a major battle, it simply …

During America’s Gilded Age, in the latter few decades of the 19th century, the Four Hundred was a list of New York City’s society crème de la crème, the polite society of Gotham. It was a mixture of old money, the nobs such as the Astors and the Van Rensselaers, and the Nouveau riche, the …

Bushnell says its professional-grade Elite Tactical compact spotting scope reaches “an even higher level” with the release of the new 8-40x 60 mm LMSS2 optic. The Elite Tactical LMSS2 combines compact HD glass with a military-grade riflescope optical design. It builds upon the original Lightweight Modular Spotting Scope (LMSS) with …

Of Hornady’s new 6 mm ARC—which stands for Advanced Rifle Cartridge—Field Editor Jeff Johnston wrote, “[D]o I think the 6 mm ARC is the end-all cartridge? No … I do, however, think it’s the best all-around cartridge for the AR to date; better than the .223 Rem., 6.5 mm Grendel, 6.8 …

I was born in Cuba in 1958, and I remember the struggles my family went through in order to emigrate (legally) to the United States. Being an independent thinker and a freedom lover was a threat to the intolerable Castro regime. As soon as my father requested an American resident …

How many readers of this website enjoy seeing and posting hunting stories and photos on social media? Nearly all of you, would be our guess. Like Americans from all demographics and interests, we’re keen on sharing special times with friends, family and other like-minded folks. It’s pretty much how today’s …

In two major victories for the rights of the people to keep and bear arms, both Michigan and Washington state have protected individual liberty. In Washington, the court found the state’s compulsory “firearm surrender” laws violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the analogous provisions in the state constitution. In …

New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done it again. His continued hostility and contempt toward Second Amendment supporters and the lawful firearm industry means another storied New York-based company is taking steps out the door and heading to friendlier and sunnier skies. All this as the industry sees record sales of firearms and …

Ruger’s GP100 was one of the most popular-selling revolvers among retailers using the services of GunBroker.com last year. It ranked sixth in the website’s annual rankings, and for a lot of good reasons. It’s a Ruger, to start with, and the company has a sterling reputation for quality firearms that perform through years …