Aero Precision Leaves Private Equity, Begins Manufacturing Comeback

Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms, and VG6 are leaving private-equity ownership. Their new owners say manufacturing is ramping up, supply chains are being restored, and backorders will be addressed.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson •

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob •

Truck Guns, Part 4: Bullpups

Nothing stirs more of an emotional divide in the 2A community than the bullpup. While there are factual arguments for the practical use of the platform design, the emotional responses are rarely middle ground. The bullpup is a rifle that end users either love or hate; rarely is it undecided.

By Toby M •

Springfield Debuts Model 2020 Waypoints with Cerakote SG-100 Coating

Springfield Armory is always looking to incrementally innovate and improve even the best of products, and that is glaringly apparent when it comes to this latest announcement that they are now utilizing a Cerakote SG-100 Coating on several of their Model 2020 Waypoint rifles. This will include th...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Hornady’s Vein-Reading Vexis Night Guard Safe

Home defense remains one of the leading motivators for firearms purchases. At various times and places, our personal security and the safety of our loved ones can feel threatened even within our safe spaces or the sanctuary of our residence. Local crime, rioting, political unrest, underfunded pol...

By Joe Kurtenbach •

The Rost Martin RM1X Series Has Landed

Rost Martin came out of nowhere as a small American company producing a budget-friendly handgun line that punched way above its weight in features and design. The Rost Martin series continues to expand, with the latest being the Rost Martin RM1X series. X stands for crossover.  What exactly have...

By Travis Pike •

The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle

Back in May, when NSWC Crane  posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article  by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...

By Eric B •
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