POTD: FN EVOLYS - Simplify, Then Add Lightness

Colin Chapman built Lotus around one stubborn rule: simplify, then add lightness. Somewhere in Herstal, Belgium, the engineers behind the FN EVOLYS clearly got the memo - just some 70 years later. Belt-fed firepower has always come with a bill, paid in kilograms and sore shoulders. The EVOLYS was...

By Eric B •

Ambitious Exhibition Tells the Story of the Vickers Gun

The Vickers Machine Gun is one of the weapons we instantly associate with the World War One but did you know it was in service with the British Army for 56 years? Well, this was the recent focus of the Vickers MG Collection & Research Association’s first major exhibition.

By Matthew Moss •

Ruger and Hooten Young Team Up on First-Fire Bourbon and Cigars

Firearm-branded spirits are nothing new, but Ruger’s first run at it comes with an unusually tight production number. Ruger has partnered with veteran-owned Hooten Young on a limited collection of bourbon and cigars, led by Ruger First-Fire Bourbon. Only 1,776 bottles were made, a nod to the ye...

By Sam.S •

The NFA Paperwork Moved to Your Counter, Not Away

ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval and registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs on October 9. The 4473s, NICS checks, SOT, SBR delivery gap and state-law walls all stayed put — and that is where a dealer's risk now sits.

By Fred Thompson •
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