This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Stoeger M3500. Redesigned for 2023, this high-performance, semi-automatic shotgun features an updated stock and grip design, oversized controls, a beveled loading port and a new recoil pad. The receiver is drilled and tapped to accommodate Weaver-style scope bases, and an included shim …

If you’ve ever seen a thermal image of a human face, you know that we radiate a lot of heat from our ears. This helps us cool off on hot days, but it also means that over the ear hearing protection such as ear muffs gets really hot, really quickly, …

Hybrid holsters may get a bum rap from “purists” who think a holster should be either all Kydex or all leather. Some even argue that hybrids are the worst of both worlds, while others make a compelling case that a hybrid is the best of both worlds. I’m not here …

In introducing its new series of polymer-framed, striker-fired semi-automatic handguns chambered in 9 mm Luger, Springfield Armory invokes the Battle of Leuctra. In this 371 BC conflict, outnumbered Thebans defeated a force of Spartans by introducing a new tactical formation called “the echelon.” The implication is that Springfield seeks to harness this …

Although there are many ways to reduce muzzle flip, none will likely ever be as effective as a compensator. Such a device harnesses and re-directs excess gas from a fired cartridge and uses it to drive the firearm’s nose downward. While wildly popular on the competitive circuit, pistols wearing compensators …

Nearly every major manufacturer now offers a “slimline” striker-fired micro-compact 9mm pistol in their lineup, and Taurus is no exception. The Taurus GX4XL T.O.R.O. handgun is part of Taurus’ GX4 micro-compact family. The original GX4 models made their first debut May 2021, while the slightly larger XL guns followed up during August …

In 1996, Louis Imperato, along with his son, Anthony, launched Henry Repeating Arms in Brooklyn, N.Y. The company takes its name from Benjamin Tyler Henry, who patented his lever-action rifle in 1860, which was then manufactured by the New Haven Arms Co. from 1860 to 1866. Although today’s company has no affiliation …

A “Supply Chain Risk Management Report” [PDF] issued earlier this year by the U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainability indicates disease, social unrest, record-setting firearm sales and politics no longer hold the exclusive for creating gun and gear shortages. The study clearly states foreign powers are …

A young police patrolman of my acquaintance was checking his buildings while on late-night patrol. One of those businesses was an auto parts store that was in a stand-alone building. As the officer eased up in front of the dark building, he clearly saw someone inside the store. Late at …

John Browning’s tilting barrel design, which uses a link or cam surface to disengage the barrel’s locking surface from the slide, dominates the world of centerfire semi-automatic handguns. When announcing its new M&P 5.7 pistol earlier this year, Smith & Wesson touted the new handgun’s “Tempo Barrel System” that uses …