Straight-pull rifles. Depending on which side of the pond you reside, the phrase generally conjures drastically different reactions, and levels of familiarity. While long popular among our European brethren, the American market has remained generally disinterested in them. To be fair, this could be due largely to price points—straight pulls, usually …

Bill Wilson started Wilson Combat nearly 40 years ago, primarily doing custom work on M1911 handguns for competition shooters. As his name became known and his business became more popular, he started selling his own parts and eventually making complete Wilson Combat M1911 pistols. The company continued to branch out even further, …

The aptly named Wildcat, shown topped with a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro, is full of surprises. Unconventional stock lines contribute to a comfortable shooter interface, red-accented controls offer multiple magazine-removal options and unique construction allows for straightforward disassembly of major components, and eases cleaning and maintenance chores. Blowback-operated rifles chambered for …

Dr. John R. Lott Jr., founder and CEO of the Crime Prevention Research Center, recently sat down with Frank Miniter, America’s 1st Freedom Editor in Chief, to discuss his stint in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as a senior adviser for research and statistics in the Office of Justice Programs, a department …

Bloomberg columnist Sir Max Hastings shares his thoughts on guns, crime, and the differences between his native Britain and the United States in “I Grew Up on Guns. Now I’ve Learned to Love Firearm Control.” Having a father who had brought home keepsake firearms from the Second World War, he …

Just one day after the U.S. Supreme Court chose to hear an important Second Amendment case out of New York, the National Rifle Association and the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs asked the Court to hear another crucial case, this one involving gun-magazine capacity. In this case, Association of New Jersey Rifle …

I once did a “study” of all the rifle actions to see which was the fastest when hitting the target was important. I set up a life-size deer target and developed a scoring system. I gathered up half a dozen shooters of various abilities, cases of ammo and two rifles for …

Active hearing protection is a great way to maintain situational awareness and hear vital range commands, while still keeping your hearing safe from excess noise levels. ISOtunes has a legacy of making some of the world’s most innovative outdoor hearing protection products, and now they are entering the shooting sports market with …

On April 20th, The Reload, published what appears to be a leaked draft of an ATF proposed rule. The leaked document purports to be a proposed rule to change the regulatory definition of frame or receiver and alter federal marking requirements for firearms. The rule, if implemented, would completely upend the firearm …

A vertical grip on an AR-15 gives you a repeatable, tactile indicator that your support hand is on the right location on your forend. In addition to this, a vertical foregrip is used by many AR-15 users as a way to control recoil and increase the accuracy of every shot. A …