Within the realm of optics, few names are as trusted as Trijicon. After all, the company’s U.S.-made products have been field-proven by U.S. armed forces and law-enforcement personnel—along with civilian devotees, who top their trusted firearms with Trijicon-branded units for self-defense, competition and hunting. Of the company’s diverse lineup, though, the …

Pistol: FN America Reflex (MSRP: $599) If there’s one thing that FN America really isn’t known for, it’s concealed-carry-friendly handguns. Oh, sure, the company dropped the tiny FN503 a few years back, but that was, well, quite a bit after pistols from Glock, Smith & Wesson and others were on the market. In fact, …

More than half of our nation’s states have some form of constitutional carry on the books now that Florida has also gotten bureaucrats out of the way of this constitutionally protected freedom. While those who understand and support our constitutional rights welcome this news, the White House had some other thoughts. White …

Even though this cutaway drawing is of a Mauser 98 sporting rifle with a double set trigger mechanism and a lever-style floorplate latch, it illustrates the design’s fundamental simplicity, suggests its inherent strength and reveals critical safety features. When it comes to explaining the success of the Mauser Model 98 bolt-action rifle, …

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach spoke at length with The Washington Post about his responsibilities at the helm of the federal agency charged with overseeing the firearm industry. The Post is unabashedly antigun and pushes gun control propaganda whenever possible. During the discussion, however, Dettelbach took the opportunity to highlight …

Pistol: Ruger/Davidson’s Ruger-5.7 (MSRP: $959) When it comes to the long, interesting tale of the 5.7×28 mm cartridge, there’s a player in the game you might not have expected: Ruger. While FN introduced the cartridge as a PDW-based round in the 1990s, first for the P90, then the civilian-legal PS90, it …

Not too long ago, I was reading a post in an online forum in which a participant shared a description and photo of his preferred trail gun, a snub-nose, five-shot revolver chambered in .44 S&W Spl. It had a mixed-metals construction to reduce its weight, a surprisingly compact grip for …

Anti-gun advocates often are shocked to learn that they are in the minority when they can’t get legislation passed banning guns or limiting gun ownership in one way or another; of course, that doesn’t stop them from searching for other ways to accomplish their goals. One such way is through …

Ruger, owner of Marlin, has announced Marlin Model 336 Classics are back in production. The lever-action has been a favorite among enthusiasts since its introduction in 1948 and remained in continuous production until Remington Outdoor Company—then owner of the famed Marlin brand—filed for bankruptcy on July 28, 2020. Ruger acquired it …

It was mid-May 2022, and the South Texas daytime heat and humidity made for a brutal combination—the kind of one-two punch to my system that required the near-continuous drinking of water even when I was thoroughly sick of that water. I was staying on the family-owned Gonzales Ranch north of …