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Ammo Serialization Comes Up Again
As she has done repeatedly since 2016, Illinois State Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D) has introduced a bill to the Illinois General Assembly requiring that every round of handgun ammunition sold in the Land of Lincoln come with two serial numbers: one on the cartridge case and one on the …
UBCs Don’t Work: Colorado One Of Few US States With Universal Background Checks For Guns
Editors’ Note: But they do infringe on the Fifth Amendment rights of Americans, as they deny them their liberty to exercise their Second Amendment-protected rights by assuming them guilty and must prove their innocence. No amount of “gun control” will prevent these kind of events. Colorado already has it. Perhaps …
First Shots: Lone Wolf LTD19 Pistol
When it comes to Glock clones, few companies are as well positioned to build a complete pistol as Lone Wolf, which has been in the aftermarket accessory business for over two decades now. Having listened to every possible request for improving the Glock 19, the company decided in 2021 to introduce …
Hardware: 6.8 Western
It was on a mule deer/elk combination hunt in northwestern Colorado last October that I first became acquainted with the 6.8 Western. I’d heard some scuttlebutt regarding the cartridge: It was fast, it used long, sleek, heavy-for-caliber bullets and it was plenty accurate. But I must admit to being a bit …
Review: Christensen Arms MPR .300 Win. Mag.
Christensen Arms has a new take on the precision bolt-action platform as embodied by the Modern Precision Rifle (MPR) chambered in .300 Win. Mag. The same Christensen Arms quality and attention to detail in providing highly accurate, rugged and reliable bolt action hunting rifles was turned toward improving the precision chassis-based …
Why Do Handguns Have Lightning Cuts on the Slide?
If you look at a picture of a car and it has tail fins, you know it was from the 1950s. If you look at a picture of home interiors and they’re full of shag carpet and avocado-hued appliances, you know they’re from the 1970s. Nowadays, if you look at …
The ‘Trench Gun’ in World War I
This article, “Give Us More Shotguns!,” appeared originally in the May 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The Great War was notable for the carnage that resulted when 19th-century military tactics were pitted against 20th-century infantry arms—such as machine guns, poison …
.300 BLK vs. .300 HAMR: Which is the Better Cartridge?
At about the turn of the 20th to 21st century, a movement to create better cartridges for the AR-15 platform began. Hunters wanted a better cartridge for big game, and certain elements of the military considered replacement of the 5.56 NATO. The first legitimate attempt at this was the 6.8 SPC. It …
Heir Apparent: The Hornady .17 Mach 2 Cartridge
This article, “Heir Apparent? Hornady’s .17 Mach 2,” appeared originally in the May 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The .22 Long Rifle cartridge and the guns that chamber it have grown from humble 19th century blackpowder origins into an enormous …
New: Lone Wolf Arms Lightweight Tactical Defense Pistols by SSUSA Staff – Monday, Ma
Lone Wolf Arms has announced its new Lightweight Tactical Defense (LTD) pistol line. A company with more than 20 years of experience making aftermarket products to enhance Glock-patterned pistol performance, now Lone Wolf has built a complete pistol. First in the line to be released are two slide options in the …