South Carolina: Open Carry & Free CWP Bill to Go Into Effect
On August 15th, House Bill 3094 goes into effect, 90 days after Governor Henry McMaster signed it into law on May 17th. It allows citizens who hold a Concealed Weapons Permit (CWP) to carry a handgun in the manner they choose, whether openly or concealed. In addition, it also eliminates the $50 …
Massachusetts Measure Would Ban All Semi-Auto Firearms
Massachusetts citizens who believe their state has ridiculously restrictive gun laws haven’t yet seen just how bad it can really get. A new measure before the state legislature—H. 4038—would ban not only Massachusetts residents’ favorite old Browning semi-automatic .22-caliber small-game rifles, but also the semi-automatic shotguns they own for hunting, …
Gear For PRS .22 Competition
I thought I had everything I needed. I assumed that Precision Rifle Series rimfire competition (PRS .22) was an easy to enter sport and that I just needed a .22 LR rifle, a scope and some ammunition. After all, unlike high power rifle, there are no coats and slings. In reality, it takes much …
I Carry: Springfield Armory Emissary 1911 Pistol in a Milt Sparks Axiom Holster
Brand-new from Springfield Armory is its Emissary 1911. Intended as a ‘next-level’ 1911, the Emissary offers upgrades and options that set it above a standard model. One of the most distinct visual cues is the squared-off trigger guard, but that’s hardly the only deviation from the norm. The Emissary also has a …
Review: Ruger Max-9 Pistol
In case you just emerged from hibernation or beamed down from another planet, allow me to be the first to inform you concealed-carry pistols are hot. So hot, they dominate sales across the firearm industry, as millions of long-time gun owners compete with seven or eight million new gun owners …
NRA Gun of the Week: Heckler & Koch SP5
From Heckler & Koch (H&K) comes its SP5 chambered for 9 mm Luger, a semi-automatic pistol version of the MP5 submachine gun. As many know, the MP5 has long been hailed as a golden standard for the modern submachine gun. Now H&K offers its SP5, a semi-automatic variant of the acclaimed …
Big-Game Hunting With Handguns
There are basically two types of hunting handguns these days, revolvers and single-shots. Both have their strong points and their downsides. A revolver has the advantage of five or six shots without reloading. They can be single-action or double-action and will almost universally use straight-walled cartridges. They rely on bullet …
LAST CHANCE TO STOP ATF
As you may know, Joe Biden has ordered the ATF to prepare a gun registry and regulate gun parts with background checks to destroy online sales using Proposed Rule ATF 2021R-05. The public comment period ends in just over a week on August 19, 2021. After that, gun owners won’t have …
From En Bloc To Box Magazine: M1s Mimicking M14s
If you’ve ever thought the M1 Garand would have been a better rifle if it had a box magazine, you’re not alone—John C. Garand thought so, too. And when milsurp M1s finally became available in the 1950s, likeminded gunsmiths finally did what the U.S. Army declined to do. (Top photo: …
First Look: Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5X-22X-50mm Riflescope
Some hunters need quick handling, lower-magnification slopes for the dense deerwoods. Others need an optic that can reach all the way across the Western plains in search of its prey. The new Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5X-22-X50mm is in the latter category. A first-focal-plane (FFP) riflescope, this far-reaching optic has been designed …