Curious Relics #136: By the Numbers – The Colt 1862 Police Part III

Welcome, if you are a newcomer to this fun bi-weekly segment of AllOutdoor.com! We are three parts deep into the Colt 1862 Police now. Part I covered the history, design philosophy, and the story of Samuel Colt’s final years. Part II tackled variations, early versus late production identi...

By Sam.S

XS Sights Introduces R3D 2.0 Sights for PSA’s Dagger Micro Pistol

Fort Worth, Texas (July 7, 2026) – XS® Sights R3D 2.0 night sights are now available for Palmetto State Armory’s Dagger Micro Pistol. Designed for self-defense, the R3D 2.0 improves target acquisition speed and accuracy in any light, taking the performance of your Dagger Micro to a new level...

By Eric G

Magnum Research Threads the .50 AE Desert Eagle

Magnum Research has announced a threaded barrel option for the Desert Eagle chambered in .50 Action Express, complete with a custom L5 piston designed specifically for suppressed fire. It's an interesting engineering solution to a platform that doesn't typically appear on suppressor-equ...

By Eric B

NDEX Removes The Front Post & Rewrites Sighting Philosophy Entirely

Tyler Grey spent thirteen years getting told no. No, this won't work. No, sights don't work that way. No, nobody will want them. The fact that Saberdyne Systems  launched the NDEX Indexing Sight System just now suggests he stopped asking permission. NDEX is a rear-sight-only system...

By Eric B

Is Car Carry a Mistake?

The idea of a car gun, especially a dedicated car holster, is very tempting. After all, carrying a defensive pistol with you means adding at least a pound of metal (and possibly plastic) on your waistband everyday, metal which weighs down on your belt and pokes and prods you in many different and...

By Kevin Creighton

ATF Proposal Would Remove Fingerprints, Revise Photo Requirement For NFA Items

The ATF is proposing fewer fingerprint cards and no more passport photos for NFA Forms 1 and 4. Better yet, the agency admits the current requirements are largely useless, with fingerprints helping in fewer than 1% of applications. The post ATF Proposal Would Remove Fingerprints, Revise Photo Req...

By Mark Chesnut

POTD: The Universal Vulcan 440 – A Pump-Action M1 Carbine

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a hunting rifle built on a very familiar skeleton. This is the Universal Firearms Vulcan 440, made down in Hialeah, Florida in the mid-1960s. Universal earned its keep building commercial copies of the M1 Carbine from surplus and new parts, ...

By Sam.S

Colt Optics' New LE-Only Laser Shows Where Aiming Tech Is Heading

Colt Optics is playing for keeps with the LP5X-P, a weapon-mounted aiming laser that skips the usual "first generation" stumble and walks into battle-tested. Built in partnership with Brolis Defence, this unit has already been standardized and fielded across NATO forces, which means the...

By Eric B
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