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...
Swiss small arms and accessories manufacturer KUGS has introduced a new bipod line for the SIG 550 series of rifles. The KUGS bipods are designed to provide greater stability, which is primarily achieved by increasing the leg angle from the standard 60 degrees to 90 degrees.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have one of the goofier answers to the question of how many rounds you can cram into a pocket revolver. This is the Le Terrible, a 16-shot double action revolver chambered in 7.65mm (32 ACP). The design comes from Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen, a...
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