One might wonder what was going on in the designers’ heads at Winchester when they came up with the .405 Winchester. Yes, for a time, it was the most powerful rimmed cartridge in a lever-action rifle. Too, it eventually enjoyed some modest success in the company’s Model 1885 High Wall Single Shot, …

EOTech, a leading holographic weaponsight manufacturer, has launched a campaign targeting those who create and sell illegal copies of its military-grade sighting systems. The forgeries continue to impact businesses across the industry, authorized dealers and compromise the safety of enthusiasts who unknowingly purchase any of the inferior products. Authentic EOTech …

The Heckler & Koch SP5 pistol is a semi-automatic-only version of the MP5—the go-to submachine gun for military and law enforcement special operations teams in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. No firearm bridges the gap between reality and fantasy quite like the Heckler & Koch MP5. In 1980, when SAS operators stormed …

There’s an interesting shift concerning Americans’ attitudes toward guns and gun control. Pew Research Center, a Washington, D.C. think tank that tracks attitudes on social issues, public opinion and demographic trends updated their research on guns. Gun ownership is rising and the appetite for gun control is waning at the …

On June 6, 1944, in conjunction with the naval landings of Operation Neptune, the U.S. Army sent in two airborne divisions to land behind enemy lines in Normandy, France, as a part of the overall D-Day landings. One of these two divisions was the 101st Airborne, who wore the now legendary “screaming …

The great majority of pistols that will be purchased for hunting, plinking, self-defense or target work will be of conventional revolver or semi-automatic pistol design. Revolver actions can be further subdivided into single-action and double-action types, while semi-automatic pistols are offered in different design actions, including single-action, traditional double-action and double-action-only. For some hunting or target …

Advanced Armament Corporation, known as “The Silent Authority” and a player in firearm sound suppression since 1994, has just announced a major organizational relaunch and restructure of this suppressor brand. This brand initiative represents a fresh, new chapter for the organization,  as well as for the advancement of firearm suppressor technology, service, …

At dusk a big mule deer buck eased into the field edge, tempted by 20-something does who fed nonchalantly in the open. He was tall, wide and handsome, deep forks and long tines reaching skyward. Six-hundred yards away, four hunters sat atop a little hill in the field, watching the deer feed …

After its 1983 introduction of the .380 Government Model proved to be a big success—partly because it was roughly 3/4 the size of a standard 1911 but managed to maintain the same profile and controls—Colt brought out the similar looking, but even smaller Mustang in 1986. Both were chambered in .380 …

During the 170-plus years since the advent of the self-contained cartridge, dozens of .30-caliber chamberings have been developed. The .22 cal. isn’t far behind, and, given the recent rash of 6.5 mm introductions, the .264-cal. field is getting pretty crowded as well. Yet despite the proven ballistic effectiveness of the diameter’s …