USSOCOM Seeks Battery Bottles

SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office Maritime, Undersea (PEO-M-U), will host a virtual Assessment Event on 30 September 2026. The PEO-M-U Program Office is engaging industry to determine the readiness of the manufacturing base to evaluate, fabricate, provide Objective Q...

By Eric G

Federal Review Finds No Evidence That Microstamping Is Reliable

NIST’s review of firearm microstamping research found significant disagreement over whether the technology can reliably produce repeatable, legible markings. The findings arrive as California moves toward a conditional 2028 mandate for semiautomatic pistols.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Staccato 2011 Lifetime Warranty Now Follows the Pistol, Not the Owner

Updated program covers every Staccato-built pistol for the life of the firearm, no matter how many owners it has hadFLORENCE, Texas – Aug. 24, 2026 – Staccato 2011®, creator of the 2011® pistol platform and a leading developer of precision firearms, ammunition and shooting facilities, today...

By Eric G

DOJ Sets Start for Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Program

A grant removes only the federal disability covered by the application. It does not cancel an independent state or tribal prohibition, and it does not excuse firearm possession before relief is granted. DOJ says successful applicants will receive a decision letter, the FBI will update NICS, and t...

By Josh C

Suppressor Sales Boom After NFA Ruling: Market Report

A Texas court ruling deregulated suppressors and sent sales surging, but FFLs face a 27-state patchwork and an Oct. 5 appeal deadline. Here's the market data and the playbook.

By Mark Edwards

Echelon 4.0FC Earns Top Law Enforcement Gold Rating

There was a time, not that long ago, when most cops had wheelguns in their holsters and autopistols were the rare exception. While it may be hard to believe today, the transition by American law enforcement agencies away from revolvers to semi-auto pistols actually began as a trickle. However, on...

By Mike Boyle

Inside the British L85 Bullpup Rifle

The British L85 is one of the more unusual stories in modern military small arms. Conceived during a period when Britain was attempting to develop a new generation of infantry weapons around a domestically designed intermediate cartridge, the project eventually produced the L85 rifle. This advanc...

By Lynndon Schooler

SOFWERX – UxSAI Mission Autonomy Systems Assessment Event

SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office SOF Digital Applications (PEO-SDA), will host a series of events to identify and evaluate decentralized and collaborative mission autonomy solutions for heterogeneous, multi-platform, multi-domain unmanned systems in support of the U...

By Eric G
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