The rule changes of 2016 forever altered the landscape of service rifle competition. However, it was 2020 that changed the world. With people confined to their homes and matches cancelled across the country due to COVID-19—competitors have been more anxious than ever to get out on the range. Some have used the …

In the spring of 2019, Henry Repeating Arms introduced the new Side Gate Lever Action rifle in a number of chamberings. Developed to answer consumer demand, and designed to offer the shooter the best of both worlds, the lever gun’s tubular magazine can be loaded either from the front, in typical Henry fashion, or …

I recently had the opportunity to suppress an Uzi and take it to the range. Needless to say, I took this opportunity. If you get the chance, you should, too. Why? Well, for one thing, shooting anything full-auto is fun. Then, shooting anything suppressed is both civilized and also fun. …

Heritage Manufacturing, Inc. has made quite an impression on the U.S. shooting market over the last few years with its diverse selection of inexpensive, American-Made Rough Rider .22-cal. single-action revolvers. Essentially a scaled-down take on the famous Single Action Army design, several versions of the Rough Rider rimfire are selling at …

It’s more affectionately known as the Beretta M9, the semi-automatic 9 mm pistol that the U.S. military officially adopted in 1985. The Army may be close to retiring the entire aging fleet of these handguns, replacing them with a version of the SIG Sauer P320 as deliveries are made, but the trusted Beretta remains …

When USPSA announced its new PCC Division in 2016, there were a number of suitable guns available from various manufacturers. And as per normal with any new competition firearm division, one would expect a “sorting out” period where competitors try different equipment to determine what works best for them. The …

The SIG Sauer P320 pistol, like many other modern semi-automatic pistols, has a cradle that holds the trigger assembly inside the gun. This cradle is the serialized component of the firearm, and allows you to quickly and easily change out most of the components of the gun, including the frame itself. The …

Without question, the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) is one of the most effective bolt-action military rifles ever made. While there were several versions, including the No. 4 of World War II fame, it’s the SMLE, Mark III, or as it came to be known later, the No. 1, Mk III, …

An Imperial German soldier in full uniform, along with his Gewehr 98 with bayonet fixed. Despite this shifting paradigm of technology and tactics, and even as the MP-18 began to enter service, the backbone of German infantry firepower remained Paul Mauser’s Gewehr 1898. The origins of this weapon go all the way …

If you’ve been around a while, the name Super Vel will bring back memories from the old days. Younger folks might not have heard it before, or at best, only recently. They were a thing started in 1963 by Lee Jurras who pioneered many types of handgun ammo that we consider common …