FFL Dealer News: NICS Alerts, Suppressors, Ghost Guns
The FBI confirmed NICS monitoring, ATF wrote a new alert policy, and the DOJ let the suppressor ruling stand. What changed, and what it means at the counter.
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From P-10 to DUTY: CZ's Next-Generation Striker-Fired Pistol
NASA-supported human-factors research is not the usual starting point for a pistol grip, but it is where CZ's DiFEND methodology comes from, and it shaped the way the new CZ DUTY fits the hand. The rest of the pistol is just as deliberate. A serialized modular chassis holds everything togeth...
Best Headlamps for Night Fishing: 6 Field-Tested Picks
Night fishing rewards patience, and it punishes fumbling in the dark. When brown trout and striped bass are most active at dusk and dawn, and steelhead anglers routinely make pre-dawn treks to reach the first-light bite, a good headlamp earns its place in the tackle bag fast. The reason is simple...
Quick Overview of Barrel Service Life
Barrel-life specifications are a familiar sight in government solicitations, technical documents, and manufacturer literature, but what do they actually mean? A barrel rated for a certain number of rounds is not necessarily guaranteed to perform identically throughout that entire service life, an...
POTD: U.S. Soldier Gets Acquainted With Poland's wz 96 Beryl
Weapons familiarization exists for exactly this moment: handing a soldier an unfamiliar rifle and letting muscle memory catch up. At Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, a U.S. Army staff sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, part of NATO's Forward Land Forces Battle Gro...
CDC Corrects Defensive Gun Use Estimates After Gun-Control Push to Bury Them
The CDC has corrected its defensive gun use estimates to 500,000–2.5 million annually. The change follows a lobbying campaign by Gun Violence Archive’s Mark Bryant and other gun-control activists that helped get the figures removed in 2022.
Fact-Denying Anti-Gun Groups Attack DOJ’s Under-21 Handgun Decision
Teachers Unify condemned DOJ’s conclusion that criminally enforcing the federal dealer handgun ban against law-abiding adults ages 18–20 violates the Second Amendment. Its response overlooks the central issue: these Americans are adults with constitutional rights.
AllOutdoor Review: Springfield Armory SA-35 4-Inch Polished Blued 9mm
Back in July I spent some time with the Springfield Armory SA-35 Polished Blued and walked away a fan of that blue and walnut combo. This spring Springfield rolled out a 4″ version of the SA-35, and now that shorter gun gets the same polished treatment, so naturally I had to see if trimming...
6 Shooting Tools That Have Made Us Better Riflemen
It’s not just new cartridges and high-B.C. bullets that allow us to be more effective rifle shooters The post 6 Shooting Tools That Have Made Us Better Riflemen appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Springfield Armory Rolls Out the SA-35 4″ in Polished Blued
Springfield Armory is adding one more SA-35 to the 2026 lineup, and anyone who has been following the line this year could probably see it coming. The new SA-35 4″ 9mm Polished Blued takes the shortened slide from the matte 4″ model and pairs it with the deep polished finish that debu...