SIG Sauer offers its Tread lineup of guns that provides consumers with a platform that is easily customizable, and the company’s 716i Tread expands that capability to the company’s short-action frame chambered in .308 Winchester. The Tread concept makes it easy for consumers to customize their rifle by finding components with …

B&T —formerly and perhaps better known as Brügger & Thomet—has been making firearms in Switzerland for almost 30 years now. It started by making suppressors for the Swiss market, and in the best capitalist tradition, found its products well-received enough that the company just kept expanding. The company’s new pistol is …

It was my freshman year of college, and as it still does, my mind had wandered from the classroom to the hunting fields. This time, it was helped along by Craig Boddington’s article on hunting a huge Alaskan bull moose, with a brand new cartridge: the .416 Remington Magnum. With the …

Military personnel are put through demanding physical training to help build mental toughness and combat skills, since both are vital for success and survival. Foundations are set to align with desired results. If you want to prepare yourself for an optimal self-defense outcome against a real-world physical threat, then there …

So, earlier this fall, John Lott accepted a position at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, he went to work as a senior adviser for research and statistics at the Office of Justice Programs—this is a DOJ division that quietly gives out $5 billion in grants annually. Sounds like …

Kimber’s Rapide (Black Ice) 1911 brought an entirely new look to the company’s extensive lineup, and the new design did more than just make the gun look good. The Rapide features unique slide serrations that enhance your control on the gun, and there are lightening cuts on the slide that …

In last month’s column, we discussed ammunition shortages, ammunition needs and the good sense that should propel each of us to not find ourselves out of ammunition. The first two basic human needs are security and sustenance, and ammunition will allow you to secure both. This means that short of a …

In late November, the Trump administration took its firmest action yet to counteract ongoing banking discrimination against businesses that serve America’s gun owners. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a significant banking regulator, issued a proposed rule to prohibit politically-motivated service denials and to ensure large, nationwide banks would have …

U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock (D) laughed at the idea of churchgoers being armed, during one of his sermons. “Somebody decided that they had a bright idea to pass a piece of legislation that will allow for guns and concealed weapons to be carried in churches. Have you ever been to a …

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 …