Biden Administration Announces New Firearm Rule
On April 11, the Biden Administration announced the finalization of a new firearm rule, and a new nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”). The rule, ATF 2021R-05, is substantially the same as when it was proposed last May. There has been a fair bit of confusion about …
Government Doxxing – Australian Officials Release “Map” of Legal Gun Owners
“Community safety for everyone,” Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said, as he introduced his proposal to rewrite his state’s gun laws, adding that it was important to ensure “[we] prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands.” According to a government statement, “Western Australians now own more than 349,000 guns – a …
California: Legislature Returns from Spring Recess With More Anti-Gun Hearings Scheduled
This week, the Legislature will return from their spring recess ready to continue their assault on Second Amendment rights. Four separate policy committees are meeting to hear anti-gun bills. Please use the “Take Action” buttons below to contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE these bills. Senate Public Safety Committee at 9:00AM …
Efficiency Vs Speed
A consummate action shooter consistently reaches for that perfect balance between speed and accuracy. The paradox of such a balance is that the cost for one is at the expense of the other. Shoot too fast and the price tag for losing control is inaccuracy. Conversely, spending too much time …
Seven Inexpensive Home Defense Shotguns
Your home is your castle, or so the saying goes, and protecting what’s near and dear to us is a big reason why people are purchasing guns these days. Here are seven 12-gauge home defense shotguns, and all of them are available at a price point that’s easy on your …
First Look: B&T SPC9 Pistol Caliber Carbine
B&T USA is rolling out a 16-inch barreled model of their all-new SPC9 series of pistol-caliber carbines. The SPC9 came from a European tender requesting a 9 mm carbine with the same handling characteristics and ergonomics as an AR-platform firearm. As a result, the all-new SPC9 incorporates many of the …
First Look: New Faxon EXOS Compensators
Faxon Firearms announced an expansion to its EXOS line of pistol compensators. These new pistol comps are available for the 9mm Gen4 Glock pistols, SIG SAUER P365 handguns and Smith & Wesson M&P Shield line of firearms. All compensators are machined 6061 aluminum and finished with a black anodizing process. Faxon’s …
The First 50 Years Of Ruger’s Blackhawk
Sturm, Ruger & Co. introduced its first center-fire revolver in a full-page advertisement in these pages back in August 1955. The new six-shot revolver was the Ruger Blackhawk, catalog number BKH-3, chambered in .357 Magnum. The gun was named after one of William B. Ruger’s favorite automobiles; the Stutz Blackhawk, and …
Favorite Firearms: A Throwback Smith From Dad
My father, Danny Joe Williams, owned The Armory, Inc. for 30 years before finishing the last 12 years of his career as head gunsmith at Umarex USA (Walther). In 1983, he took delivery of a new Bren Ten, complete with .45 ACP conversion kit and two magazines in each chambering. …
Editor’s Choice: Springfield Armory Hellion
Springfield Armory has partnered with H.S. Produkt of Croatia to bring U.S. shooters an unusual entrant into the rarified world of bullpup rifles: The Hellion is a 922R-compliant, semi-automatic version of the Croatian VHS-2 service rifle chambered in 5.56 NATO. The 28.25″-long Hellion features a 16″ hammer-forged barrel rifled with …