By 1940, both England and Germany realized that the Kriegsmarine’s U-Boats were the key to the Battle of the Atlantic. Eliminating the German submarine threat was Britain’s top priority. Expanding the U-Boat fleet was Germany’s greatest hope to bring the British to their knees. In those dar...
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...
Luke C. speaks with Elliot from Chestnut Mountain Machine at GunCon 2026 to check out their growing line of apparel — and if the name sounds familiar, it's because these are the same group of veterans behind the newly imported OKP-7 optics covered earlier in this series. The lineup inc...
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. S&W 617 Mountain Gun Review: 22 LR We’ve Been Waiting For The S&W 617 Mountain Gun looks like the .22 LR K-frame woods revolver a lot of shooters have been ...
This week for Fudd Friday, I need your help. I drew a deer tag for Utah’s “restricted rifle” hunt. The rules are simple: the rifle must be manually operated and only equipped with iron sights. If you were going on a mule deer hunt out west and had to take an irons-only setup, wh...
Luke C talks with Earle Pope, owner of Chestnut Mountain Manufacturing, at GunCon 2026 about the company's OKP-7 reproduction optic — a faithful recreation of the classic Russian-pattern reflex sight right down to the real Russian manual (obviously translated into English, too). Built ...
From deer woods and duck blinds to trap fields and patrol cars, the Remington 870 earned its place as America’s shotgun by being affordable, reliable, and endlessly useful.
A Pennsylvania man was armed in his own home and still killed by an intruder. Here's what his death teaches every gun owner about real home invasion defense.