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Barrett: 40 Years Of .50-Caliber Authority
A half-hour after sitting down to learn how Ronnie Barrett built the gun company that bears the family name, a company located in his hometown of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and currently celebrating 40 years in business, he’s shared just one thing you’d expect. No, it’s not a problem of warming up …
GOA BLASTS RED FLAG LAWS AS HUNDREDS OF VIRGINIANS HAVE FIREARMS CONFISCATED
Hundreds of Virginians have had their guns confiscated from them through red-flag laws since those rules went into effect more than two years ago, according to data in the Virginia Firearms Transaction Center. Red-flag laws allow police to seize firearms from a person if a judge deems him or her …
Upsizing The Micro-Compact: Springfield’s Hellcat Pro
Back in the early 2000s, tech companies raced each other to the top in seeing who could create the smallest cellphone. You had phones that slid open, flipped open, had tiny mechanical keyboards and stamp-size screens, all while boasting the latest features packed into an ever-shrinking package. Then, consumer priorities …
The Truth About New York’s Crime Rates
When he took the podium recently at the National Press Club, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) blamed gun manufacturers for the surging crime rates in his city. He urged the media representatives present to “tell the story of how the gun industry has betrayed America. How the civilian firearms industry went …
Browning X-Bolt Hell’s Canyon Max LR
Browning’s X-Bolt centerfire rifle line is updated regularly to provide cutting-edge models for hunters and enthusiasts, and its Hell’s Canyon Max LR, featuring OVIX camouflage, came in 2022 and fills the need for a target or hunting rifle with long-range capabilities. Named after an area within Utah’s rugged Wasatch Mountains, the …
Meet America’s No. 1 Lawful-Carry Hero
As of July 17, 2022, Americans who are tired of being told that there is no such thing as a “good guy with a gun” have been able to respond to the charge with just two words: Elisjsha Dicken. Elisjsha Dicken is the 22-year-old Hoosier who halted a mass shooting …
Operation Market Garden: 101st Airborne
During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, one of the main American units to participate was the 101st Airborne. The men and equipment of the division were dropped into Holland via C-47 transport aircraft and towed gliders, between the towns of Veghel, Zon and Best, north of the city of Eindhoven. In contrast …
After-Action Report: The Thunderstick Summit
Shotguns are so prevalent in our society that even “non-gun” people might own one. Also, possibly because of their sporting heritage, shotguns have fewer state-level restrictions on ownership. Shotguns offer unparalleled and devastating stopping power at appropriate distances, and this power and general availability make shotguns great self-defense tools for …
Review: Taurus G3X Hybrid
There’s a time-honored tradition among gunmakers of mixing and matching existing components within their product lines in order to create new models. This includes stretching and trimming slide lengths for semi-automatic pistols. Long slides increase barrel length and sight radius while shorter barrels can make pistols easier to carry. Usually, …
I Carry: Springfield Armory Prodigy 9 mm 1911 Double-Stack Pistol in a DeSantis Holster
Firearm: Springfield Armory Prodigy (MSRP: $1,499) It would be interesting to get a behind-the-scenes look at the R&D at Springfield Armory. The company has been offering standard 1911s for a long time, and added the polymer-frame, striker-fired XD series more than two decades ago. Recently, though, Springfield has been adding new, …