Firearm: Savage Arms 1911 (MSRP: $1,499) Proving that yes, firearm companies have long memories, Savage released its take on the 1911 in 2023. For those not steeped in 1911 lore, Savage was one of three manufacturers at the turn of the 20th century who submitted handguns to the U.S. Army for consideration as …

Undoubtedly, the most important aspect of any performance shooting regardless of application (combat or competition) is how well you grip the gun. Multiple world champion and Grandmaster Rob Leatham offers his disciples the critical admonition: “Nothing is more conducive to inaccuracy and poor control than changing grip pressure.” Tier one government asset …

I first started putting nose prints on the glass of gun- store display counters in the mid- to late-1980s, before I was even old enough to buy a handgun from an FFL. I’d purchased a Ruger 10/22 and a couple 25-round magazines, which was practically the Official Firearm-Owner Starter Kit …

The AR-15 platform has become the most popular rifle in America and so has found a home with hunters. For proven big-game cartridges like the .308 Winchester family, a hunter had to move up to the larger, heavier, AR-10 or AR-L (AR-Large) style of rifle. But the joy wears off soon enough …

Walsh, seen above instructing his daughter, was a legendary competitive shooter, and Hatcher was a technical editor and founder of the “Dope Bag.” You can learn more about both, as well as more about our 100th anniversary, at americanrifleman.org/tar100. Mark, when do these magazines go out?” asked the then-new executive director of NRA …

There isn’t much Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on these days, but a Joint Resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to disapprove the Biden Administration’s pistol brace rule passed out of the House Tuesday with bipartisan support. The measure received the backing of 217 Republicans and 2 Democrats, Reps. …

Ninety years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described a novel business regulation in a case then before the Court as one that “involves a vast extension of the area of control” exercised by the state. In an often-cited reference, he urged the Court to uphold the scheme. “Denial of the …

Armed Citizen® Today An unwelcome intruder in an Athens, Ga., home was treated for wounds and booked into an Athens-Clarke County Jail on burglary charges after encountering an armed homeowner early on the morning of April 11, 2023. Just before 6 a.m. that Tuesday, the 16-year-old son of the homeowner’s …

Mission First Tactical (MFT) is adding an option for a black leather holster to its Hybrid Leather holsters, which includes outside the waistband (OWB), inside the waistband (IWB) and appendix (AIWB) holster options. These holsters not only suit the three main preferred methods of everyday carry, but they also are designed …

Members of Company B, Texas Rangers, Frontier Battalion preferred the Colt Single Action Army, but also relied on various models of Winchester lever-actions. This year, the Texas Rangers, the state’s premier law enforcement agency, is celebrating its 200th anniversary. It is a long and interesting history that stretches from the …