Congress Must Rein In ATF’s Billion-Record Gun Archive After Qilin Breach

Qilin breached a separate ATF system, but the bureau’s massive archive of lawful gun purchases remains a threat to gun-owner privacy. Congress should force a full accounting, end informal record collection, limit retention, and change the law that feeds the archive—before a future administrat...

By John Crump •

Fudd Friday: Buy A Classic Surplus Rifle With A Twist

Despite the marketing success of the Winchester ‘73, the Springfield trapdoor rifle was more likely the rifle that really tamed the Wild West. The U.S. government equipped its cavalry and other troops with these robust, hard-hitting rifles. A repeater like Winchester or the competition sold...

By Zac K •

POTD: The Syracuse Arms Directory Gun – Built for the Cover

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a shotgun that was built to be photographed. Syracuse Arms of Syracuse, New York was incorporated in 1893 to build doubles on Frank Hollenbeck’s patents, which got sold on having fewer parts than anything else going. Hollenbeck walked...

By Sam.S •

AllOutdoor Review: Victorinox Hunter Pro Alox Knife

When it comes to folding hunting knives, I’ve usually been a fan of Buck knives—specifically, my Buck 110 that I’ve had for years of chasing bucks and ducks and bears and anything else here that’s legal game in the northeast. But a few years back, that Buck 110 went missing in...

By Zac K. •

The Shaw .350 Legend: A Custom AR With a Hometown Touch

This custom .350 Legend AR started with a Shaw upper and discontinued Shaw lower, then picked up Frog Skin Cerakote, walnut furniture and plenty of western Pennsylvania character. The post The Shaw .350 Legend: A Custom AR With a Hometown Touch appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

By Tim Stetzer •

Buying Milsurp: Cosmoline Removal

Ever cleaned the cosmoline out of an military surplus firearm? In today’s article, we demonstrate a straightforward way of cosmoline removal using a Type 56 carbine to show the cleaning process. As a lover of guns, I aspire to collect pretty much all of them. But I remember a not-so-distant pas...

By GunSpot •

XS Sights R3D 2.0 Review

Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Yamil Sued reviews the XS Sights R3D 2.0 night sights for the Springfield Echelon. But, how do they perform? Read on to get Sued’s take on them. The sights were provided by the company to Sued for review. I’ve been a big fan of tritium night ...

By Yamil Sued •

FFL Transfers: Turning a Fee Into a Customer Pipeline

Transfers look like a $25-$50 paperwork fee. They are the highest-intent buyer your shop sees all week - and the cheapest customer-acquisition channel you own, if the four touchpoints between arrival and pickup are handled right.

By Gary Stone •

Manufacturer Dealer Locators: The Free FFL Growth Channel

SIG SAUER's new Celerant-powered dealer locator sends online shoppers straight to local dealers with live in-stock inventory. It is free, high-intent traffic - but only for dealers whose stock actually shows up.

By Gary Stone •
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