Modernizing the Soviet RPD Machine Gun

The Soviet RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova) was a pioneering light machine gun that played a short but vital role in early Soviet weapon development and in adopting new intermediate-caliber weapon systems; it was adopted in 1949 alongside the AK and SKS, which significantly influenced the Cold ...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Strider Solutions MultiCam 2-in-1 Balaclava

Introducing the Strider Solutions MultiCam® 2-in-1 Balaclava — NOW IN STOCK. MultiCam® is worn by military personnel around the world, yet finding a quality balaclava that actually matches your camouflage has been surprisingly difficult. So we built one. Designed by a former New Zealand infan...

By Eric G •

Armed Citizen Stops School Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon

An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Ruger to Pause Blackhawk, Vaquero and Other Single-Action Revolvers

Production of the current-generation LCR, SP101, GP100, and Bearcat is suspended immediately. Ruger says it will complete its final 2026 runs of the SR1911, LC Carbine, PC Charger, PC Carbine, LC Charger, Redhawk, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, Single-Series revolvers, Vaquero, No. 1,...

By Josh C •

The Sierra Lake That Isn’t on Any Map

Below the snow-cross on the shoulder of Mount Tallac lies a lake that never appeared on a California map. People who knew of it called it Lost Lake, and the trout living there put up a harder fight than any fish I had hooked before. How I reached it, recounted in the November 1951 issue […]...

By James Chen •

Third Circuit Rejects Lifetime Gun Ban Over Decades-Old DUI Conviction

Edward Williams won his nine-year fight against a federal gun ban triggered by a 2005 DUI conviction. A companion Third Circuit ruling upheld disarmament tied to violent threats, leaving the constitutional fight over lifetime firearm prohibitions unresolved.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Akkar USA Target Force Series Builds a Clay Gun for Every Discipline

A trap gun and a sporting clays gun have different jobs. One needs to print high on rising, going-away targets, and the other needs to handle quickly on birds crossing, dropping, and quartering from every angle. Most shooters who get serious about clays eventually figure out that one gun can’t ...

By Sam.S •

DOJ Opens Investigation Into Pennsauken, NJ for Egregious Firearm Permit Delays

On October 14, the Justice Department opened an investigation into whether Pennsauken, New Jersey, is using egregious and unjust delays to deprive citizens of their right to bear arms. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon directed the Second Amendment Section to find out if the allegations ...

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •
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