The newest trend in handgun optics is enclosed emitters over the last several years. As the industry leans into incremental changes and improvements to make optics, handguns, and our shooting experience better, many optic manufacturers believe enclosed emitters are the way. Vortex Optics has anno...
There are media event trips, and then there are the kind of trips that remind you why you fell in love with this industry in the first place, and continue to sacrifice much to keep working in it. My recent visit to Lewiston, Idaho, to participate in CCI Ammunition's celebration of its 75th a...
1 in 10 Have No Plan New DroneShield Report Reveals Serious Gaps in Airport, Critical Infrastructure Counter-Drone Security29 June 2026 – New research released today finds that unauthorized drone activity has moved well beyond a theoretical threat, according to international airports, aviation ...
Colt Michigan (June 29, 2026) – Colt Electro Optics LLC (“Colt Optics”) today announced the launch of its first family of red dot optics, including the MRS-1 enclosed-emitter pistol red dot, the CSQ-1 rifle red dot, and the C3X-1 3x magnifier. Modern shooters demand speed, reliabili...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1933 Colt Shooting Master in .38 Special, one of roughly 2,500 produced in that caliber out of approximately 3,500 total across all configurations. The Shooting Master was Colt’s premium target revolver, introduced in 1932 and aimed sq...
COVINGTON, KY — Firearms Policy Coalition is pushing a federal judge to gut the heart of the National Firearms Act, and on June 24 the group filed the brief that could decide the case. The filing is a reply brief in Roberts v. ATF, an FPC-backed lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Easter...
Discussing the 10mm Auto cartridge stirs up strong opinions. When you chamber a polymer pistol for the cartridge, the debate gets even louder. Is it too powerful for self-defense? To get to the truth, I decided to get a Springfield Armory XD-M and run a bunch of 10mm ammo through it. Magnum Power...
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Leading U.S. sock manufacturer strengthens position as the warfighters choice for military cold weather performance hosiery. June 25, 2026 – Mount Airy, NC – Nester Hosiery, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of high-performance Merino wool socks, announced today that it has been awarded contr...
It’s pretty clear at this point in the game that there are a lot of overwhelming advantages that 3D-printed suppressors offer the end user. Lighter weight, better balance, and internal geometries that traditional machining simply could not achieve. Today, a promising new approach called Col...