Review: Shadow Systems Foundation Series MR920 Pistol
OK, let’s get the obvious part out of the way right off the bat. Yes, the Shadow Systems MR920 is (loosely) based on the Glock G19. It’s a polymer-frame, striker-fired 9 mm handgun with a 4-inch barrel, 15-round capacity and a bladed-safety trigger; that’s a pretty familiar pattern, no? I think it’s …
First Look: SafariVault Holsters From Safariland
Safariland is known for making high-quality duty-rated retention holsters for law enforcement, military and armed citizens. The all-new SafariVault from Safariland continues that legacy, with the strongest holster body Safariland has ever produced and an adaptable design for use with optics and lights. “The needs of our law enforcement partners continue …
New for 2023: Winchester E-Tech Environmentally Friendly Shotshells
Winchester continues its tradition of innovation with the launch of its E-Tech environmentally friendly shotshell that utilizes wads made from biopolymers that are certified as home compostable. Designed for those that want to limit their use of plastics, E-Tech is loaded with BioAmmo’s one-piece four-petal shot wad. Over time, the plant-based wads will …
Fiocchi: Ammunition With Italian Flair
Perhaps the best way to begin an article on an Italian ammunition maker is to tell those who don’t know how to pronounce its name: Fiocchi is pronounced “fee-o-kee.” But, then again, many shooters already know this, as Fiocchi has been making ammunition in the U.S. now for nearly 40 years. After …
Product Preview: 7th Edition Ammo Encyclopedia
From the team that brings you the annual Blue Book of Gun Values comes the Ammo Encyclopedia, the shooter’s definitive guide to centerfire, rimfire and shotshell cartridges. Now in its seventh edition, this guide is designed to be the go-to resource for current and obsolete ammunition. In its latest guise, the book includes …
Pro-Gun Senate Bill Seeks to End Discrimination in the Financial Marketplace
Operation Choke Point was just the beginning. That Obama-era scandal featured federal regulators who used their authority to lean on the banks and payment processors they oversaw to pressure them into severing ties with legal but politically-disfavored businesses. At the time, this concept was still considered shameful and overreaching enough …
Return Of The Rifleman: The Next Generation Squad Weapons Program
The U.S. Army’s latest multi-billion-dollar, high-tech small arms program is moving forward and, and it represents nothing less than an entirely new direction in U.S. military small arms development. In April of last year, the Army announced that it had selected the winners of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) competition: an …
Defending Yourself While In Your Vehicle
It’s a fact of life that we live a large part of our lives inside of our vehicles. From a daily commute to grocery runs to heading out for a night on the town, a vehicle of some sort is a part of our daily lives. Which can be a …
Trudeau’s Liberals in “Humiliating Climbdown” on Bill C-21
In the face of a furious backlash against changes proposed to Bill C-21, Canada’s Liberal government has dropped two expansive amendments to the bill. Gun rights groups, opposition politicians and ordinary Canadians opposed the bill because it would not only criminalize mainstream hunting and sport shooting firearms lawfully owned by millions …
Biden’s Meandering, Sometimes Incoherent, SOTU Inevitably Includes Attack on 2A
Joe Biden gave another State of the Union (SOTU) speech last week, and, as most anticipated, it included an attack on our right to keep and bear arms. Biden has hammered away at this theme throughout his term in the White House, and there was nothing in his latest broadside …