Rock River Arms, based in Colona, Ill., is best known for its AR platform rifles and 1911 pistols. Today, it continues to be a popular manufacturer of various rifle and pistol lines. Back in 2018, American Rifleman staff had an opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at the company’s manufacturing facility to see what …

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, welcomed the introduction of H.R. 6970, the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act, into Congress by U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.). The bill has 55 original co-sponsors. This vital legislation will end the ability of corporate entities from profiting from taxpayer-funded federal contracts while discriminating against …

Faced with rising levels of violent crime, far too many municipalities and their leaders have focused on restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens instead of going after and prosecuting criminals. “We have to get guns off the streets!” is the usual mantra as these politicians scapegoat people who practice their …

Stephen Hunter, the thriller writer of the Bob Lee Swagger series and more, the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic and the all-around gun guy, writes for the America’s 1st Freedom. As he worked for The Washington Post—a publication in which junior editors affectionately nicknamed him “Crazy Uncle Steve”—and had major Hollywood projects done on …

Caldwell is adding a wireless Bluetooth-enabled earbud set to its E-MAX lineup of hearing protection products. The new E-MAX Shadows Pro (MSRP: $169.99) is loaded with functionality in a slim 25 dB NRR earbud. Similar to the original E-MAX Shadows, the E-MAX Shadows Pro set includes multiple tip sizes for …

The conflict in Ukraine is stressing the ability of the Ukrainian government to provide enough logistical support to both their forces in the field and the armed citizenry who are defending their native country. The President of the Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently stated that he didn’t need a ride out …

Recently, I made the acquisition of a previously owned Ruger Vaquero chambered in .45 Colt from a friend with the intention of making it my everyday carry gun in the field and on the farm. Unfortunately, I didn’t look it over as well as I should have, nor did I …

Following up on the success of the 12-ga. VRBP-100 and VR80, Rock Island Armory (RIA) has now introduced a 20 gauge to its catalog of box-fed, semi-automatic, tactical shotguns—the VR82. Designed around the manual of arms of the AR platform, the shotgun can chamber either 2¾” or 3″ shells, and …

Henry Repeating Arms has donated a custom series of 55 “Miss Milah’s Miracle” edition rifles to raise funds for 4-year-old Milah Schevenius of Decatur, Ind. She was diagnosed with bilateral Wilms’ tumor at only 3 years old, a rare occurrence affecting less than 10 percent of all children’s kidney cancer cases. …

On February 28, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) denied approximately 850 Form 1 applications for prospective makers of suppressors. These denials were apparently made due to a change in ATF policy regarding certain devices that ATF claims are in reality suppressor “parts kits.” ATF’s Form 1 …