ATF Withdraws Pistol Brace “Guidance”
On December 23rd, ATF posted a document to its website indicating that its recently published Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with “Stabilizing Braces” is withdrawn. The withdraw notice indicates that “[u]pon further consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is withdrawing, pending further Department of Justice …
Review: T/C Performance Center Long Range Rifle
Chassis-stocked rifles offer a bevy of advantages that recommend their usage for precision long-range shooting pursuits. And during the past five years, in a race to tap into this thriving segment of the market, essentially every maker of center-fire bolt-action rifles has developed a chassis system into which their legacy …
First Look: MDT Expands XRS Chassis System with CZ 457 Action
MDT is adding the CZ 457 action as an option for their XRS Chassis System. The CZ 457 joins other rimfire actions for the XRS Chassis System such as the Savage Short Action, Tikka T3 Short Action, Howa 1500/Weatherby Vanguard Short Action, Remington Model 783 Short Action, and Remington 700 Short …
Less Is More: ModShot For Speed Shooting
Drag Racing with firearms. This is a common way for people to characterize Steel Challenge competition. There is a comparison between Drag Racing and shooting Steel Challenge for sure, especially when it comes to the equipment. The goal in Drag Racing is to get a machine from point A to point B as …
The Eleventh & Twelfth Days of Christmas, Brought to You by Bloomberg and Beto-Backed Texas Lawmakers
We’ve reached the end of NRA-ILA’s countdown of the legislative lumps of coal that anti-Second Amendment lawmakers in Texas are leaving in gun owners’ stockings this year. But with more than two months to go before the bill introduction deadline on March 12, you can bet there’ll be more radical gun control to come in the new year! Thank you for the important …
The Tenth Day of Christmas, Brought to You by Bloomberg and Beto-Backed Texas Lawmakers
As we near the end of our countdown of the legislative lumps of coal that anti-Second Amendment lawmakers in Texas are leaving in gun owners’ stockings this year, we want to leave you with a scary thought. Had gun owners NOT turned out this past election cycle to vote for pro-gun candidates, the sponsors of these …
The Eighth & Ninth Day of Christmas, Brought to You by Bloomberg and Beto-Backed Texas Lawmakers
We’re getting tired of reporting the bad news, but our opponents never rest! They will keep coming up with ways to restrict your right to keep and bear arms in the Lone Star State. So NRA-ILA will continue counting down the legislative lumps of coal that anti-Second Amendment lawmakers in Texas are leaving …
Freedom-Loving, Anti-Lockdown Protesters Force Their Way Into Oregon Capitol
I wrote earlier on Oregon State Senator Dallas Heard’s excellent speech against the criminals in the Oregon government. On the same day he spoke, Monday, there were freedom-loving Americans who came to protest the lockdowns and they utilized their right to keep and bear arms, which is to be protected …
ATF Releases New Guidance for Stabilizing Braces
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) published its proposed “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces’” guidance Friday, Dec. 18. The NRA released a statement in response to the ATF’s recent actions: “By completely changing course on earlier decisions, BATFE has signaled that it is ready and eager to collaborate with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and …
WWI Galilean Sights: An Evolution in Sniping
The inception of what we now consider sniping developed more than 100 years ago on the killing grounds of the Dardanelles (Gallipoli campaign) and the trenches of the Western Front. It was the dawning of the commonplace use of telescopically-sighted rifles in combat, though a few had been used to …