“SHOOTERS, LOAD AND MAKE READY” is not something you will hear right before an actual gunfight takes place. Probably the first inclination that something bad is about to happen is when some crook gets in your face with a gun or other weapon. There isn’t time to think about your …

This article, “Data & Comment: Ruger Model 10/22 Carbine,” appeared originally in the September 1964 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. There are two general types of cal. .22 rimfire rifles in use-the precision target rifle and the sporting rifle. The Ruger Model 10/22 …

Three-term Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plate is full. He’s on tour promoting his celebratory coronavirus “success” book, ignoring pandemic help offered by lawful firearm businesses, bucking responsibility and blaming New York City’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio for the violence and crime in the state’s largest city and shuttering firearm businesses, which …

NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, is focusing on former Vice President Joe Biden’s radical antigun campaign promise to repeal the industry-essential Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The bipartisan law prevents activist lawyers and politicians from attacking the firearm industry with frivolous …

Americans have made clear that they value their Second Amendment rights, especially during uncertain times. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and then widespread civil unrest, Americans have bought firearms in record numbers. Through September, the FBI had processed a record-setting 28,826,449 total National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks for 2020. …

Without question, the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) is one of the most effective bolt-action military rifles ever made. While there were several versions, including the No. 4 of World War II fame, it’s the SMLE, Mark III, or as it came to be known later, the No. 1, Mk III, …

We had been stalking the herd for the better part of the morning, when we finally saw the bull come wide to the left side of the herd. My father brought his rifle to shoulder, and sent a 400-grain Swift A-Frame into the base of the bull’s neck, precisely where the guide …

We’ve covered a different variant of Kimber’s Micro9 pistol previously, and while that model (the Triari) might have the edge in the aesthetics department, the Two Tone LG we have here today is purpose-built for concealed carry. Offering a Crimson Trace Lasergrip (hence the “LG” designation), the Micro9 Two Tone adds the familiar laser …

Let’s start with a definition, as a curious number of politicians on the left are now pretending the phrase “court packing” refers to a president filling a vacant seat in an election year. Dictionary.com puts it this way: “court packing: an unsuccessful attempt by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to …

The first time I used a Trijicon riflescope, the illuminated reticle seemed magical. The fine, bright dot was a laser pointer for the rifle. So, when Trijicon announced the new Huron series of riflescopes, with a non-illuminated reticle, I was eager to see if they held up. The Huron line was designed to provide …