This article, “Vz. 52: From Suez to the Bay of Pigs,” appeared originally in the March 1992 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The general staff of the Czechoslovak Army set out principles for that nation’s postwar small-arms development on Aug. 1, …

Just about every type of handgun ever invented has, at some time or another, been compressed for more comfortable concealed carry. The 1911 semi-automatic handgun chambered in the venerable .45 ACP is no exception. It’s been nipped, tucked and weight reduced in various ways. In 2004, the now defunct Para …

Holding an opponent at bay with your off-hand forearm (while keeping it from slipping in front of your muzzle) can prevent contact between the pistol’s muzzle and your adversary, which could possibly cause a malfunction. The Problem In your extreme-close-quarters-encounter class, you were cautioned that contact shots could cause a …

If you can’t win, change the rules! That was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (D) 1937 approach to a U.S. Supreme Court, a court that was declaring many of his programs unconstitutional. The idea is now being brought back by Democrats. FDR saw the Great Depression as an opportunity to fundamentally …

Dozens of Republicans in the U.S. House recently sent a letter  to the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) leadership demanding that the Biden administration rescind a recent proposal to redefine what constitutes a firearm frame and receiver. The proposal, titled “Definition of ‘Frame …

President Joe Biden (D) might have just let the proverbial cat out of the bag. Speaking at a recent town hall event, Biden listed everything he wishes to ban and the list goes further than what he has previously stated. “The idea you need a weapon that can heave the …

My dad became a life member of the NRA when I was still in diapers, and from the time I can remember, there were several copies of the American Hunter hanging around the house at any given time; in fact, there still are to this day. Ol’ Grumpy Pants had but one …

The ammunition shortage that began in 2020 continues and lack of inventory makes it a frustrating time for enthusiasts and retailers. It’s no pleasure cruise for manufacturers either, whose Herculean efforts have yet to refill shelves for a variety of reasons, including the underreported fact that commercial cartridge production is …

The AR-15 platform is popular for a variety of reasons, and one of the biggest is the almost unlimited flexibility of guns using an AR-15 as a starting point. From long-range precision rifles to hunting guns to competition and on to personal defense, the AR can do it all. The …

This might be hard to believe given today’s arsenal of riflescopes, but small is beautiful. Hunters know this, or at least hunters who’ve gone the long miles do. Whether you backpack a week for Dall’s rams, track whitetails through snowy north woods, trudge deep into Rocky Mountain elk wilderness or prowl …