Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Dan Hanus, formerly a gun builder with the U.S. Marines’ Precision Weapons Section, brings hard-earned experience to BPI’s custom shop—where super-accurate builds start with only those barrels that pass his stringent quality checks (right). Beginning in 1971, the Connecticut Valley Arms Co. sold affordable …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The U.S.-made Thompson Submachine Gun was developed by Gen. John T. Thompson, who envisioned a “one-man, hand-held machine gun” in .45 ACP for use in the ongoing trench warfare of World War I. But the war ended before prototypes could be shipped to Europe. …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – SCCY Industries recognized a need for a simpler version its CPX-1 design. That seed germinated into our latest NRA Gun of the Week, the CPX-2, a configuration that dispenses with the manual safety while maintaining all other characteristics of its predecessor. Chambered for 9 …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Since its founding in 2001, Alexander Arms has, time and again, challenged the status quo of firearm and cartridge design. Its first creation, the .50 Beowulf, was a specialized, rebated-rim, .50-cal. cartridge with short-range stopping power unequalled by other AR-15-compatible cartridges. The 6.5 mm …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Is the .40 S&W dead? I know, it sounds like an inflammatory newsstand gun magazine blurb from the 1980s. But it’s a topic that is been circulating around the firearm industry as of late. For most of the past couple decades, .40 S&W has …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – It just keeps going and going. Every time I think that demand for the M1911 pistol has started to bottom out, I find out I’m wrong. The pistol invented by John Moses Browning, rendered into a production gun by engineers and machinists at Colt …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – While the headline might be provocative, the subject matter really isn’t. Whether you’re a fan of Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Avtomat Kalashnikova or the carbine version of Eugene Stoner’s AR, the folks at Magpul can help upgrade and update your rifle. Whether you’re looking for a …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – To finalize the fitting process, you need to adjust how far the grip-safety arm has to rotate to clear the trigger blow when the safety is depressed. Conversely, when the safety is released, or in its relaxed position, the arm must rest against the …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – You’re watching the evening news, yet another story of burglaries and home invasions. And as the intrepid reporter at Eyewitness News pontificates solemnly about the rising tide of violence in your fair city while standing in front of a scene lit by strobing emergency …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Maker Bullets is a small and modest company in Atlanta, GA. Run by Paul Hendrixon, it isn’t a household name even through quite a few brands for which the company manufactures OEM ammunition and firearms parts are. This year, Maker Bullets is making a …