In the past few years, we’ve seen the rise of long-range hunting cartridges as well as new straight-wall cartridges. And you know what that means—older cartridges are eventually going to be phased out by the new wonder-loads, unless these newer cartridges themselves don’t pass t...
Henry Repeating Arms has announced a new series of lever guns called Explorer. Based on their model H9, H10, and H12 centerfire lever action rifles, the Explorer carbines feature a Burnt Bronze Cerakote finish, a color choice inspired by the landscapes of the American Southwest. The company...
In the post-Bruen era, where historical tradition has been reaffirmed as the controlling interpretive framework, norm-based reasoning warrants heightened scrutiny.
Major manufacturers such as Glock, Kimber, Ruger, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory and Taurus introduce new handguns practically every year. These guns get written up in all the major gun publications and are featured in numerous reviews on YouTube, such that they are hard to mis...
I was in middle school (we called it junior high back then) when I first became interested in booby traps. I’d seen First Blood and thought the traps Rambo set up in the woods were pretty nifty. From there, it wasn’t a big leap to start looking at how to set up similar sorts of […] The ...
A comprehensive guide to becoming and operating as an FFL dealer in 2026. Learn the eligibility requirements, how to complete ATF Form 7, what ongoing compliance looks like, and how to run a lawful firearms business from day one.
Wolf Precision , a company from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has developed a really interesting rifle barrel technology called the ACE System, where the chamber and the rifled bore are separate parts screwed into one another. The primary advantage of this interchangeable chamber and bore system is th...
It appears that Grand Rapids, Michigan Mayor David LaGrand quickly ran for cover after stating during a public meeting Monday evening that gun owners should be ashamed...
No other handgun cartridge has experienced quite as many ups, down and reinventions of purpose in so short a time as the 10mm Auto. Generally thought to have been a product of the 1980s, the 10mm’s whole story actually goes back further. A Brief History of the 10mm The mid-twentieth century saw...
The procurement of individual gear to support military, police, or civil defense has a long, convoluted, but necessary history. Choosing what gear best suits your needs becomes a balance of practicality and assumption. Whether you are riding a tractor, enforcing a warrant, or running the back hil...