Q. I’m a collector of military rifles and keep a close eye on the Internet for unique deals. I was looking at Aim Surplus’ website, aimsurplus.com, and noticed it had an SKS variant of which I am totally unfamiliar—an Albanian SKS. Could you tell me anything about it? A. The Albanian SKS is a rather rare …

David Chipman’s charm offensive to win over U.S. Senate support is failing. The would-be director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominated by President Joe Biden is in trouble and even the most ardent gun control supporters in Congress are admitting it. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin …

For do-it-yourself types, swapping handguns sights is a good project. However, a few things have changed since your grandpa smacked the back sight out of his pistol with a ball-peen hammer and a scrap piece of brass. First, why change the sights at all? There are plenty of answers to …

A U.S. Senate vote on President Joe Biden’s (D) anti-gun nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, is expected in the next few weeks. As the Democratic leadership tries to secure the votes to confirm Chipman, more and more keeps coming out on him. …

The U.S. military’s announcement it was going to soon retire the venerable M1911 as its official sidearm in the 1980s proved to be a polarizing one among firearm enthusiasts. The long-serving gun’s virtues underscore John Moses Browning’s firearm genius, and its fans were unwavering in their insistence that the handgun …

The AR-15 platform is popular for a variety of reasons, and one of the biggest is the almost unlimited flexibility of guns using an AR-15 as a starting point. From long-range precision rifles to hunting guns to competition and on to personal defense, the AR can do it all. The …

Even during the era blackpowder propellant and flint ignition, the pursuit for a repeating firearm was a concept on the mind of many designers and innovators of the time. The goal was simple, to develop more efficient arms that could allow the user to get off as many shots as …

The Louisiana Senate has FAILED to override Governor Edwards’ veto of the Constitutional Carry bill, SB118! In a shameful betrayal of the citizens of Louisiana, five State Senators put politics and self-interest ahead of the rights of all Louisianans by changing their votes on Constitutional Carry and allowing the Governor’s …

The Nightforce Optics Mil-Spec ATACR 4-20×50 mm F1 has been selected as U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) Ranging—Variable Power Scope (R-VPS) component for its Miniature Aiming Systems—Day Optic (MAS-D) Program. The scopewill be integrated as the Mid-Range and the Designated Marksman solutions for USSOCOM’s current and future anticipated Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapon Systems. …

All right, we’ll address the most-obvious issue right off the bat here: “budget” and “.50 BMG” are two words that probably don’t belong in the same sentence. Any gun that burns a minimum of $3 with each pull of the trigger definitely isn’t what we’d call a “common man’s” rifle, …