Editor’s Note: This piece was crafting as a special retro-style “mini-magazine” within the Winter 2026 print issue of The Armory Life. We styled it to look as though it had been published back when the author was a young teenager poring over his collection of Springfield Armory catalogs. Yo...
When you envision “bulletproof” firearms your mind might immediately leap to something steel, forged for strength, and with countless years of experience. We’re talking millions of guns made and billions of rounds fired through them. That firearm is the Model 1911. I can hear th...
Armed self-defense cannot wait on a government permission slip. DOJ’s lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s gun purchase permits and waiting periods under the Second Amendment.
Welcome, if you are a newcomer to this fun bi-weekly segment of AllOutdoor.com! Last time around, we spent four parts on the Remington Model 1875 with a Uberti Frank standing in for an original. Today we are starting on the grandfather of every Winchester lever gun, the 1860 Henry, and once again...
Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Ramon Ramirez wades into the striker-fired vs. hammer-fired pistol debate. In the article, he uses two pistols to demonstrate the different systems: the Springfield Armory Echelon and the Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy. Both guns were provided on loa...
Franklin Armory, are getting into the ammunition business and its not just a typical 55gr 5.56 round. They’ve launched out the gate with something pretty interesting - Rabbit Rounds. A new multiple-projectile cartridge designed to more effectively harvest smaller game with the ubiquit...
Federal's Peak Alloy lead engineer and its rifle product line manager explain where the Peak Alloy came from, the challenges with the 7mm Backcountry introduction, and why 80,000 psi doesn’t mean more recoil or a burned-out barrel The post They Built a Rifle Cartridge That Could Change Hunting ...
A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.
Many of us grew up hanging off of the side of a tree while hunting. It was frigid, anxiety-inducing (swaying in wind gusts), and never stoked the fires of excitement for the pastime of hunting. Now, many of us have grown older, wiser, and desire more creature comforts. There’s no glory in f...
Eight senators want DOJ to investigate ATF’s 1.4 billion out-of-business firearm records and order the destruction of those held unlawfully. AmmoLand believes the entire collection should go.