Zeiss recently announced the launch of the new LRP S5 series of first-focal-plane riflescopes. The new long-range riflescopes from Zeiss include high-performance optics, best-in-class total elevation travel, highly repeatable, precise, and tactile turrets as part of a compact and heavy-duty riflescope. Likewise, a daytime visible illuminated reticle comes standard. The new …

New York’s 2021 budget allowed counties to lower the youth hunting minimum age and fall more in line with the rest of the country. All but one county adopted the lowered age. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz overruled his county legislature and vetoed the proposal. Poloncarz’s reasoning behind this move …

George Matthews’ Combat Special is an example of customizing a police officer’s sidearm to meet their needs. “What’s this?” The question came from a young man helping out on a long-ago Saturday afternoon. Jeff was assisting with an overall clean up and inventory of a big Browning safe. He had …

This feature article appeared originally in the February 2005 issue of American Rifleman and is now digitally remastered to celebrate the life of late Cecil Brooks, one of the most revered of America’s legendary gunmakers, who died at the age of 93 on September 24, 2006. “Cecil leaves a remarkable legacy. No other …

There is no denying the effectiveness of muzzle brakes on rifles. Properly designed, they mitigate felt recoil by redirecting a select amount of the fired round’s gasses backward, upward and/or to the sides, thereby canceling some of the recoil force that would otherwise be sent back to the shooter. Newton’s …

  Lieutenant Colonel Simon Fraser, the 15th Lord Lovat, brandishes his swagger stick while briefing No. 4 Commando before the Boulogne Raid. David Style is seen on the left of the photograph with a modified SMLE slung on his shoulder and a Colt M1911 on his hip. Simon “Shimi” Fraser, …

The decision to move a flagship manufacturer isn’t easy. It’s also not hard when legislators target an industry for destruction. That’s the case with Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., which recently announced it will move its headquarters and a large portion of their manufacturing from Springfield, Mass., to Marysville, Tenn. …

The men whose names are common amongst firearm enthusiasts often made their marks in other fields of endeavor far outside the world of guns. Samuel Colt invented a marine torpedo, as did Arthur Savage, who also invented radial tires. L.C. Smith not only gave his name to a fine line …

Disgraced Biden nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, seems determined to prove his detractors correct. After he was withdrawn for consideration for the post, he began a campaign of trying to shift the blame of his failure to be confirmed from his …

Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 owners can now enjoy a much quieter shooting experience using an integrally suppressed upper receiver from the company’s Gemtech suppressor brand. The Integra 15-22 is a complete upper receiver designed only for the M&P 15-22 lower receiver. Aside from the barrel and suppressor, the Integra shares the …