Beretta USA Delivers Sako TRG M10 Rifles to NYPD
Beretta USA, a member of the Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) alliance, announced the delivery to New York Police Department (NYPD) of several Sako TRG M10 multi-caliber sniper systems this week. The rifles will support the mission of NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit (ESU). Beretta USA is also providing armorer training to the agency. “It has …
Companies Announce Spring Savings Deals
Smith & Wesson, Hornady and Beretta are offering big incentives for enthusiasts considering adding a new firearm to their collection or ready to reap the cost and precision benefits of rolling their own ammo. Rebates on some of the market’s most popular guns and free bullets with the purchase of …
Reading A Rifle: The Story Of One Mosin-Nagant
As arms collectors, many of us have established fairly strict boundaries on our collections—most often out of financial necessity and available space in our homes— and we sometimes pass by interesting, and affordable, antique or vintage guns being offered for sale, because they don’t seem to fit within the confines …
The Armed Citizen® Feb. 24, 2023
A burglary suspect who was the object of a large-scale manhunt by New York state, county and local police, was finally taken into custody after being held at gunpoint by a homeowner in Covert, NY, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. At 5 a.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting …
More Than A Dozen Attorneys General Inform Biden His “Assault Weapons” Ban Is Not Happening (Video)
Attorneys General from sixteen different states wrote a letter to the usurper Joe Biden and informed him that his attempts at banning so-called “assault weapons” would be dead on arrival in their states. In fact, they clearly told him it wouldn’t be happening. We’ll take a look at their letter …
Coming Soon: More FFLs Who Can Transfer Suppressors?
The announcement this month that Lipsey’s—a nationally renowned firearm distributor that has been in business since the 1953—has entered into an exclusive fulfillment partnership with Silencer Shop is yet another signal that suppressor ownership is growing in popularity. The alliance between Lipsey’s and Silencer Shop is the first of its kind in the …
Review: Wilson Combat SFT9
Walk into any gun store these days, and you’ll see row upon row of double-stack, polymer-frame, striker-fired 9mm pistols. From Glock to SIG Sauer to Smith & Wesson, practically every company out there makes something that has a 4-inch barrel, is striker-fired and holds about 15 rounds of ammunition. These …
First Look: Norma Xtreme LR 22LR Ammunition
Norma Precision Inc, the Scandinavian ammunition company based out of Sweden, is unveiling a new match-grade .22 LR rimfire cartridge best suited for longer-distance, precision-rimfire shooting. Norma Precision’s new long-distance rimfire cartridge incorporates a 43-grain lead boattail bullet. Due to the design and constraints of rimfire ammunition, incorporating boattails in …
First Look: Henry Homesteader Semi-Auto Carbine
Henry Repeating Arms has released the Homesteader 9mm, a semi-automatic 9mm carbine cloaked in the gunmaker’s heritage design. The gun boasts premium materials and an adaptable feature set to provide versatility for various roles, including home defense or protecting livestock from predators. To provide compatibility for the most-common magazine patterns, the Homesteader …
How to Select New Sights for Old Rifles
It’s called presbyopia, and if you are past 40 you probably have it. It’s the loss of the eye’s ability to focus on close objects. Most of us deal with its progression until our arms grow too short, and then we get glasses. It’s left me with an inability to …