Two trend lines related to our issue have diverged in a remarkable way that indicates that firearms and the 2nd Amendment are fundamental American mainstays. We’ve covered the string of record-breaking NICS background check numbers since the onset of the pandemic, and July NICS data continues that trend. New data …

Most arms collectors and students of the American Western frontier are familiar with the .45-70 Gov’t “Trapdoor Springfield” rifles and carbines used by U.S. Army infantrymen and cavalrymen from 1873 through the Spanish-American War of 1898. Indeed, a strong case can be made that the Trapdoor, rather than the lever-action …

In a memoir of an now deceased African Professional Hunter from the modern era, he wrote an apology of sorts to his wife. In the book’s foreword he said, in effect, “to my loving wife whom I would leave for weeks on end to go into the Bush, while the …

This article, “The Military Model 70,” appeared originally in the April 2011 issue of American Rifleman. Above, Marine rifleman Dalton Gunderson eyes the enemy through an 8X Unertl scope on top of his Special Services-procured Winchester Model 70 in Vietnam. In the background is radio operator Jerry Dunomes. Both men …

With the success of the MP40 from its Legends line, Umarex released the next logical product—the Legends Thompson M1A1. This faithful reproduction is built with absolute attention to detail and retains nearly every feature of the original, including select-fire capability. However, being that it fires .177 caliber steel BBs, you …

In response to a public expression of lawful political speech, “safety officers” come to the person’s home at midnight to interrogate him. He is accused of intimidation, making threats, hate crimes, and disorderly conduct. He is found guilty and his punishment includes exclusion from the community, suspension of his academic …

The silence of enemedia is criminal. The cover-up is nothing short of aiding and abetting, conspiracy to commit murder. Don’t underestimate their power. NYC Governor killed thousands of seniors by sending COVID stricken patients into nursing homes but his approval numbers are at an all time high. And that’s because …

This article, “American Muskets in the Revolutionary War,” appeared originally in the October 2003 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Paintings courtesy of Don Troiani. As galloping express riders and ringing church bells spread across New …

George Mason actually declined to sign the U.S. Constitution because the document didn’t then contain a bill of rights. Mason knew about enumerating rights; about the importance of securing freedoms from the imperious growth of government. He’d written the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776 amidst the fever for American …

Shortly after D-Day, a U.S. Army photographer took a picture of a company of soldiers climbing the bluff above Omaha Beach after having just landed on the Easy Red Sector.  In the shot, the column of troops snakes all the way up from the water’s edge to the top of …