Bushmaster Firearms is a well-known firearms brand with a history of building proven and reliable guns for a variety of uses. That history is kept alive with the introduction of the new American-made Bravo Zulu line, available in five different configurations. “Bravo Zulu” is a common military phrase that signifies “job …

Rifle of the Year: Benelli USA Lupo Of the myriad rifles introduced and tested by your American Rifleman, Benelli USA and its Lupo rifle earn the top honor for 2021 as Rifle of the Year. The announcement came in 2020 that the Italian shotgun maker planned to distribute a platform on the American market …

A long time ago, I was privileged to handle an original Colt Paterson revolver. As you may recall, this was the first American revolver—a legendary arm that saw wide use in frontier conflict. The Paterson principle of multiple chambers rotating into alignment with the barrel proved itself over and over again. The …

Reese Witherspoon’s not a lawyer. But she’s played one on television. Witherspoon’s credits during her Tinseltown tenure include roles involving firearms and the legal profession. In real life, her gun control comments following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis., show she knows little about either. She demonstrated Hollywood’s …

When White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called the Biden administration’s desire for speech restrictions from Big Tech “our asks” last July, tremors shook the foundation of the First Amendment so hard they reverberated all the way to the Second. Gun owners are already acutely aware that Facebook, Twitter and …

Springfield Armory recently announced the newest addition to its award-winning family of 1911s with the Ronin EMP. The new pistol combines the popular features of the Ronin series of pistols with the  Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) platform, which is ideal for the concealed carry crowd. The result is a potent and …

For several years now I have partnered with Mossberg’s Linda Powell to sponsor a team tactics class at Gunsite. The focus of this particular class has been for armed citizens and their partners as opposed to special police or military units. While our students have come with all sorts of backgrounds, …

Threaded-barreled, “tactical” lever guns are experiencing a boom in popularity right now, and Ranger Point Precision (RPP) has a line of screw-on Comet muzzle brakes to accommodate many of the most popular models from Henry, Marlin and Rossi. The Comet muzzle brake is made from 4140 steel an machined to …

The American Civil War was the first conflict in our nation’s history in which telescopic-sighted rifles were employed in combat to any appreciable extent. These muzzleloading, percussion rifles were fabricated by a number of civilian gunsmiths and gunsmithing firms, primarily for benchrest shooting matches. Such rifles normally weighed from 25 to 35 …

Springfield Armory expanded its 1911 lineup yet again in 2021, building on the popular Ronin series of guns with an all-new lineup of concealed-carry-ready options. The Springfield Ronin Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) blends features from the larger Ronin models with the patented modifications from the company’s earlier EMP lineup. Designed specifically …