The 5.7×28 mm cartridge, designed by Fabrique Nationale to meet a NATO specification for a personal-defense-weapon cartridge capable of defeating the body armor of Soviet paratroopers in the waning days of the Cold War, was moribund for the last decade or so of the previous century. In an attempt to …

Next time you’re sitting around the campfire talking about favorite cartridges, bring up the modern designs, and then duck for cover. Within seconds, the comments will invariably range from “We don’t need that new-fangled crap,” to “Listen, Fudd, those sad cartridges over a century old are definitely outdated.” In some cases both statements …

No one outruns Father Time. The idea is to prolong the race as long as possible keeping the old tyrant located in your rearview mirror while you enjoy doing all the things you dreamed of doing back when you were working your day job. Obviously as skills deteriorate you must …

Compact and subcompact concealed carry pistols get a lot of press these days, with the rising popularity of personal protection and wider availability of larger capacity magazines in some smaller guns. But, what if you want to carry a full-sized pistol instead? Or what about a good handgun for home protection …

Once known as the dominant maker of M1A rifles used in high power rifle competition at Camp Perry, Springfield Armory is now known for a much broader line, including M1911s, striker-fired polymer-frame pistols, a bullpup 5.56 NATO rifle and even a High Power pistol made at its Geneseo, Ill. factory. Though the …

Unusual actions occasionally seen in carry guns include (left to right) blowback (Walther PPK), delayed blowback (H&K P7) and rotary (Colt All-American 2000). There’s a large slice of the shooting demographic that just loves something a little novel, a little different. Internet phenomenon Ian McCollum has basically made a career …

From the end of the American Civil War until the Spanish-American War of 1898, most military armed encounters were between the U.S. and Native American tribes. In 1873, Springfield Armory introduced the first breech-loading centerfire rifle to be standard issue to U.S. forces. Its cartridge—the .45-70 Government—took the accepted notion …

Freedom Munitions is expanding its XDEF line of defensive pistol ammunition with the introduction of a new .38 Special caliber offering for .38 and .357 Magnum revolvers (and certain Coonan semi-automatic pistols). The .38 Special cartridge has been around for over a century, and got its start as a blackpowder round, …

Ryan Busse is at it again. His tedious gun control “holier-than-thou” schtick is wearing thin, which might be why he’s now adding pseudo sociologist, criminologist, psychologist and psychiatrist to his self-proclaimed list of expertise as “firearm industry expert.” He’s none of those. Busse is a charlatan. He’s a paid shill …

As a young man, the first rifle I could call my own was a Ruger Model 77/22, a fine bolt-action rimfire chambered for the universal .22 Long Rifle cartridge. It was a Christmas gift from my father, and 37 years later, I still own that rifle and it remains one of …