POTD: The Winchester-Hotchkiss 1879 – Winchester Goes Bolt Action

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Winchester doing the last thing you’d expect Winchester to do. This is the Winchester-Hotchkiss 1879 First Model, a bolt-action rifle from the company that owned the lever-action world. The Army wanted single-shots and never warmed to ...

By Sam.S

POTD: The Kodiak Model 260 – The First of Its Kind

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a quality little rifle from a company that barely existed. This is the Kodiak Model 260, built up in North Haven, Connecticut by an outfit that was only in business from about 1963 to 1966 (and went by “Jefferson” before that). S...

By Sam.S

Wheelgun Wednesday: The Manurhin MR73 Liberty Is A Birthday Blaster

Right away, if you know anything about revolver manufacturers, you’re saying to yourself: “Manurhin is a French company, not American, so why are they selling revolvers to celebrate our milestone?” … and you’d have a point. But as their post on The Social Network Fo...

By Zac K

Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall Move Forward with ATACMS Co-Production in Europe

ANKARA, Türkiye, July 7, 2026 – During the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Rheinmetall announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that addresses the immediate demand for locally produced munitions in Europe. With the support of the United S...

By Eric G

NRA Takes Aim at Illinois’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period in New Federal Lawsuit

CHICAGO, IL — The National Rifle Association, the Illinois State Rifle Association, three federally licensed gun dealers, and five individual gun owners filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging Illinois’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. The case, Pearlstein v. Raoul, wa...

By Luke McCoy
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