Echoes of the Cold War are all around us every day. The B-52 Stratofortress is still flying, the Tupolev Tu-95 Bear is still flying and the Russians are still using it to probe U.S. airspace as if it was still 1961. From the way their warships continue to confront ours …

There are few things more important to a hunter than what sort of ammunition is taken into the field. From what runs best in a particular gun, to ballistic characteristics, to terminal performance, everything plays a factor in the final decision. For a while, lever-action hunters have had to deal with a few compromises, …

Franchi has served the shooting community since the mid-19th century and has been known for outside-the-box engineering since. The company’s Instinct line of over-under shotguns represents finely honed craftsmanship built over 150 years. Featuring high-quality walnut furniture and rich bluing, the Instinct SL is a combination of old-world thinking, modern technique …

Iver Johnson, the man, was born in Norway in 1841 and became a gunsmith in 1857 before immigrating to Massachusetts in 1863. After a stint building pepperbox pistols for Allen & Wheelock, he founded his own company which gained notoriety for its inexpensive revolvers. The original company closed its doors …

In the movie “The Graduate” (1967), Mr. Maguire, played by Walter Brooke, said the famous line, “There is a great future in plastics.” At that time, plastics were brittle, heavy, ugly and often incorporated into low-priced products that exhibited shoddy workmanship. In other words, a joke. The reputation for plastics …

We’ve covered the Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP previously on “I Carry,” and with good reason. This micro-compact pistol’s size puts it in one category, while its capacity clearly puts it in another. Barely larger than pocket-size, 6-shot .380 ACP pistols, the Hellcat’s 11+1 round capacity with the flush magazine would be impressive …

The U.S. Army awarded a $78,709,973.29 contract for M249 Squad Automatic Weapons to FN America on Sept. 23. The announcement comes at a time when the military branch is testing three 6.8 mm finalist submissions for its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), including machine-gun variants. Terms of the FN agreement carry a …

Though it was originally developed as a fighting firearm by the legendary John Moses Browning, the many iterations of the classic 1911 design introduced over the last century have been transformed by many manufacturers into functional pieces of art. From BBQ guns to multi-thousand-dollar custom competition jobs, the 1911 has become the canvass …

Davidson’s, a large firearms wholesaler, has partnered with Wilson Combat again to produced another Davidson’s Exclusive firearm for the market, the Wilson Combat PPE carbine. The Wilson Combat PPE is an AR-15 style carbine based off the Wilson Combat WC-15 platform. Both the upper and lower receiver of the PPE are made …

Springfield Armory is breaking from its mold of producing polymer handguns, 1911s, and AR-type-rifles to introduce a new bolt-action rifle, the Model 2020. Designed for long-range pursuits, whether PRS competition or hunting, the Model 2020 is available in four calibers, including 6 mm Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Win., and 6.5 PRC. …