Much has changed since last summer. In July 2020, notoriously anti-gun researchers circulated a paper that alleged an association between what they deemed “excess” gun purchases early in the pandemic and violence. This year, the same researchers disproved their original findings with the addition of new data. Doctor Garen Wintemute and …

Tired crank Keith Olbermann reached a new low in weak-minded rhetoric in recent months with his doltish insight into the Second Amendment. According to the former MSNBC bloviator, the Second Amendment does not protect an individual right to own firearms because the word “own” does not appear in the text. Never mind that …

Whether it is trying to make a scene look authentic or simply ensuring the star is comfortable carrying a gun, the “technical advisor” role is especially critical in the ever-growing realm of film, television and streaming. So, what does it take to make it in the niche role, and how …

We’ve got a history in my family with shotguns in less-than-12-gauge. The first firearm I ever shot was a Stevens 311 side-by-side in .410-bore. My grandfather, not the largest guy on the planet, was an absolute sucker for the 16 gauge. I’ve got a safe full of shotguns in that …

The satin-nickel-finished, steel-frame Combat Commander shown above serves as a testament to the many changes the 1911-based pistol has endured over the last 110 years. We are now well into the second century of the 1911 service pistol and its legendary cartridge. Few firearms enjoy such a long period of …

This week we’re taking a closer look at the Browning X-Bolt Pro McMillan Long Range. A long-range rifle on the lighter side of the scale, the X-Bolt Pro McMillan Long Range is constructed around a carbon-fiber McMillan Game Scout Stock to cut down on weight. The fluting on the 26-inch, steel, heavy-sporter contour barrel further lessens the …

Wilson Combat’s new SFX9 models take the company’s X9 pistol lineup into new territory, thanks to the innovative construction of its new frame and features that fans came to love on the EDCX9 lineup of pistols. The Wilson Combat SFX9 features the company’s all-new Solid Frame, a lightened grip frame machined …

This article by John M. Taylor appeared originally in the September 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Most of us stoke our shotgun with whatever ammunition seems right for the game we’re hunting or the clay targets …

The popularity of small-caliber pocket pistols chambered in .25 ACP and .32 ACP has waned considerably in recent years due to an ever-growing selection of sub-compact models chambered for larger cartridges, including 9 mm Luger and .380 ACP—a transition that occurred, in part, due to the 2008 release of Ruger’s …

I have spent the last year switching back and forth between two optics on my primary teaching and training carbines, a Nightforce NX8 1-8X 24 mm first focal plane (FFP) and a Vortex Razor HD Gen II-E 1-6X 24 mm second focal plane (SFP). Both are leading choices in the Low-Power Variable Optic (LPVO) …