At the end of 2021, Taurus USA introduced the Taurus Optics Ready Option (T.O.R.O.) version of its GX4 micro-compact handgun, giving handgunners the opportunity to easily add a red-dot optic to the pistol. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” Rifleman Review segment above to see the details on this CCW-friendly firearm. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, …

If you would have told me we would see millions of new gun owners over the last few years, I probably would have rolled my eyes at you. Yet, here we are, welcoming so many new friends and family members to the world of shooting. The sport of shooting has …

Located in Knoxville, Tenn., the new Military Armament Corp. (MAC) was launched at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in 2023 and boasted a sizable list of initial offerings, such as semi-automatic shotguns (MAC 1014, MAC 2 and MAC F12) in various configurations and the feature-filled MAC 1911 JSOC. Unwilling …

A lot of the gun-control efforts from the Biden administration and others today are focused on banning innovations. This is true even when the “innovations” in question are actually a century or more old, such as today’s very popular semi-automatic rifles. This fact always makes the SHOT Show, which is …

Kimber, known for its M1911-style pistols among its catalog of arms, is today one of the country’s prominent handgun manufacturers. But it wasn’t always that way. The then-riflemaker made a bold move in the mid-1990s to bring to market a factory M1911 pistol with many of the features that, before …

The .22 Winchester Magnum Rifle rimfire cartridge, also known as the .22 WMR or .22 Mag, was launched in 1959. Thanks to its larger case capacity, this cartridge can launch a .224-cal. bullet from long guns at velocities nearing 2,000 f.p.s. This makes it faster, harder-hitting and flatter-shooting than the …

California is notorious for some of the strictest firearm regulations in the United States. For Golden State gun owners, finding compliant AR-15s and other modern sporting rifles can be a bit of a challenge. Complying with the state’s stringent laws, manufacturers like Springfield Armory, Smith & Wesson and others have …

Every pistol-shooter who trains to develop the ubiquitous sub-second draw shares in a battle with the same two demons: hurry up and wait. The secret to building this coveted shooting-performance skill is knowing how to balance the two on demand. It is a balancing act attainable for those willing to …

1. Measuring 13.75 inches and boasting all-steel construction with a black-oxide finish, the TacStar Universal Barrel Shroud is designed to fit most 12-gauge pump shotguns. It has a circular, friction-fit bracket at the rear and a locking clamp at the front for a recoil-resistant fit on the barrel. In addition to improving aesthetics, …

This is one of those cases where what seems most natural—wrapping your thumb around the wrist of the stock—is not necessarily what is best. There are three reasons why you see shooters with their firing-hand thumbs pointed forward along the tang or even resting on the outboard side of the …