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 …

In 1540, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado set off from what is now central Mexico and entered the United States through southern Arizona in his search for the fabled “Seven Cities of Gold” in the American Southwest. Ultimately, the Coronado expedition traveled as far north as Kansas before returning …

On Monday, April 3rd, at 1:00PM, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will hold a work session and vote on Senate Bill 348, to legislatively implement the provisions of Measure 114, which is currently paused while NRA-backed litigation works its way through the courts, and other gun control measures as well. Last Friday night, the …

We need to focus on solutions that could have directly prevented the deaths that occurred in Nashville, Tennessee at the Covenant School—not unrelated gun control measures that would not have saved a single life in this situation. Anti-gun activists and politicians cannot name a single gun control law that would …

When a shotgunning pursuit is mentioned, for most individuals—and especially those senescent—the mind automatically thinks “12-gauge.” It’s little wonder why, either; according to Frank C. Barnes in Cartridges of the World, 10th Ed., “If there is one shotshell that holds all titles as most versatile, most popular, and most varied in loading, the 12-gauge …

The world’s first “high capacity magazine” rifle isn’t a semi-automatic—it’s a lever-action rifle that held 34 rounds and served in warfare in the late 1800s. Today, the Evans Repeating Rifle is one of the more enigmatic among early repeating American arms, though it was once common enough that Winchester was …

Rock Island Armory (RIA) got its start in the Philippines, with a logo that harkens back to the defense of Corregidor, the famed “rock island” in the middle of Manila Bay and home to some of the fiercest fighting of World War II. RIA is known for having a wide selection …

The bill (H.J. Res. 44) to REPEAL Biden’s unconstitutional pistol brace rule is in peril. Republicans POSTPONED today’s House Judiciary Committee vote on H.J. Res 44 after Democrats plotted to hijack the process to politicize the recent tragic shooting in Nashville. We cannot allow the anti-gun lobby to pressure Republicans …

Handgun thickness is dictated by magazine dimensions, which vary based on capacity, construction and feed geometry. Travel with me back to the turn of the Millennium, when the big worry on internet firearm forums was what was going to happen when all the lights went out at midnight on Dec. …