U.S. Army Awards FN with Contract for M240L Machine Guns and Receivers
The U.S. Army has awarded FN America with a firm-fixed-price contract, valued up to $49,973,579, to supply M240L medium machine guns and titanium receivers. The M240L, which is roughly 18-percent lighter than the M240B, was officially adopted in 2010 after a joint effort by FN and the U.S. Army to reduce overall …
First Look: Crimson Trace Rapid Illumination Grip
An angled foregrip is a popular way to ensure a secure and consistent grip on your firearm. The grip gives you a known, repeatable location to place your hands, but it takes up real estate on the stock of your gun which could be used for other purposes, such as …
What Are Teachable Moments In Firearm Training?
Last year, I attended a long-range shooting course conducted by Outdoors Solution. This course taught me and another dozen or so students intermediate and advanced fundamentals of landing shots out to 1,000 yards. The course was situated on a beautiful trophy deer hunting range with terrific views of both landscape …
Maryland: Rising Homicides Demonstrate Gun Control Failure
Maryland State Police have released the state crime statistics from 2021, and unsurprisingly, homicides and shootings have continued to follow an upward trend since 2013. This is despite former Governor, and brief presidential candidate, Martin O’Malley’s so-called “Firearm Safety Act” (FSA), which passed and was signed into law in 2013, …
California: San Jose Adopts Gun Tax & Insurance Requirement at Final Vote
Yesterday, the San Jose City Council adopted File 22-138 in a final vote, to require gun owners to pay an annual tax and purchase liability insurance. It will go into effect in August. File 22-138, the amended ordinance, requires gun owners to pay an annual fee and have liability insurance coverage …
Preview: Birchwood Casey Single Gun Case 36″
Birchwood Casey, long known for its targets and range-support equipment, is now offering an economical firearm transportation solution as well. With a main compartment measuring 35″x13″, the new Single Gun Case 36″ is a padded soft case large enough to accommodate most tactical carbines, bullpups and large-format pistols, and internal …
The CZ-75: A Czech Classic
The quality coming out of Česká zbrojovka, which translates to Czech Armory, is renowned among competitive shooters and quickly acknowledged once casual enthusiasts get behind one of their triggers. Stateside the company, which now has Colt’s Manufacturing under its corporate umbrella, is more affectionately known as CZ. It’s headquartered in Uherský Brod in …
I Have this Old Gun: Martini-Henry Rifles
By the mid-19th century, the British Empire was near its height. At the time, the British infantryman used the highly successful .577-cal. Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket. The Pattern 1853 was a fine example of a standardized rifle-musket, but by the end of the 1860s, new developments in firearms technology made the muzzle-loading …
BIPARTISAN GUN CONTROL INCOMING!
Anti-Gun Politicians Are Close to Passing VAWA Anti-gun politicians from both sides of the aisle have been pushing an anti-gun version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a bill designed to appear nice on the outside, but with infringements on your rights on the inside. VAWA has several massive anti-gun provisions …
Virginia Now Supports Right-To-Carry In Supreme Court Case
The Solicitor General of Virginia, Andrew Ferguson, of the office of Attorney General Jason Miyares, stated in a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court that the Commonwealth of Virginia now supports the right to keep and bear arms outside the home in the NRA-backed NYSRPA v. Bruen case. Previous Attorney General, Mark Herring, …