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2020 Rifle of the Year: Mauser M18
At the end of 2019, American Rifleman editors and contributors got together and discussed the guns, ammunition, optics and gear that emerged from the marketplace over the past year. From these conversations emerge the Golden Bullseye award winners for 2020, and such has it gone since the first Golden Bullseye …
New for 2020: Rock River Arms BT-9 4.5″ Pistol
New for 2020, Rock River Arms is introducing a new addition to its line of semi-automatic, AR-style pistols chambered in 9 mm Luger: the BT92152. The new addition, like the rest of the BT-9 series, is designed to accept Glock-style magazines, allowing those who already have Glock pistols to have …
Review: DPMS GII AR-308
Most gun guys give credit to Gene Stoner for the AR-15 rifle, but students of gun history know that Stoner developed the larger, .308 Win.-based AR-10 long before anyone had ever heard of an AR-15 (read the story of the AR-10 here). What a lot of people don’t know is …
Video: Ruger-57 Pistol
Join Ruger’s Matt Wilson for a rundown on the company’s 57 pistol, new for SHOT Show 2020. Firing a 5.7X20 mm cartridge, the pistol features a five-inch barrel, a fiber-optic green front sight, and is drilled and taped for a red-dot. While non-traditional, this cartridge would work great for varmint …
New for 2020: Escort BTS Bullpup
HatsanUSA is now offering a new compact addition to the Versatile Tactical Shotgun series of Escort Shotguns, the BTS. The BTS is a gasoperated, magazinefed, semi-automatic bullpup variation of the VTS series that uses a combination of alloy and polymer receiver halves, along with the integration of a new gas-piston …
New for 2020: Browning Buck Mark Lite Plus Suppressor Ready
Every year, Browning seems to turn out another rimfire Buck Mark that’s cool enough to earn an intro, and this year is no exception. If you like plinking for bunnies or varmints, especially if you hunt or shoot in an area where people are allergic to the sound of a …
First Look: Gemtech Lunar 9
Gemtech Suppressors is introducing a new, modular 9 mm suppressor, the Gemtech Lunar 9. The Gemtech Lunar 9 provides the exceptional sound suppression you’ve come to expect from Gemtech, along with the added flexibility of a dual configuration tube. The innovative tube design of the Lunar 9 allows it to …
Review: IWI US Tavor 7
The evolution of modern firearms is a fascinating process to witness. Whether it is an updated spin on an old design or something completely different, I am a sucker for trying new models. Our Editor in Chief knows this, so he didn’t have to twist my arm to test IWI’s …
WATCH: Kel-Tec P17 .22 LR
What does $199 get you these days? Apparently, a decent little rimfire pistol—thanks to the folks at Kel-Tec. The new P17 .22 LR pistol (MSRP: $199) is a budget-conscious compact rimfire that impressed just about everyone at SHOT Show 2020 Industry Day at the Range, including American Rifleman’s Evan Brune. …
First Look: Nighthawk Custom Korth NXR .44 Mag. Revolver
Korth makes spectacularly great double-action revolvers. Co-developed by Nighthawk Custom and Korth, the new NXR handgun features a 6-inch stainless barrel inside a black DLC-finished shroud and frame, over-travel-adjustable trigger, fully adjustable rear sight, and interchangeable front sights. An under-barrel balancing and recoil-taming weight is user-removable. The double-action is silky …