Grocery store fire shopping isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when gathering fire-making supplies. Yet the grocery store is packed with manufactured tinder and fire accelerants—items designed for convenience but perfect for survival. Hardly the place most people think of when stocking...
Black Aces Tactical has always been an interesting company to me. Who remembers when they made micro-sized, magazine-fed, brace-equipped firearms? They went through the ATF doing the famous yes/no two-step. Since then, they’ve become an importer of Turkish shotguns and a producer of some access...
In the mid-1950s, the Soviet high command accepted a compromise that would shape frontline infantry small arms for decades: prioritizing platform commonality over dedicated squad-level suppressive fire capability. That decision, formalized with the 1959 adoption of an AK-derived automatic rifle, ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether to hear Duncan v. Bonta, a major challenge to California’s magazine ban.
AmmoLand News sat down with Mr. Commerford to discuss what is happening in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which, once again, seems to have become ground zero for the gun control debate.
Coming out of Vortex's bag of surprises for 2026 is the new Vortex Strike Eagle 1-10x24 FFP riflescope. This new addition to Vortex's extremely popular budget line of LPVOs boasts a lot of the same features you’ll find on more expensive optics, but won’t come with the typica...
Movies and the real-world application of firearms have had a troubled relationship. We go to the movies to escape and to dream, so naturally, some of those flights of fancy wind up being applied to how guns are used in movies, and the hero of the movie winds up shooting 30 or so rounds from Read ...
Black Rain Ordnance brought their Freedom Fighter AK to SHOT Show 2026, marking the company's first production AK after shelving a prototype back in 2013. Built entirely in Neosho, Missouri, this isn't your typical import or parts-kit build. Black Rain went all-in on American manu...
Since 1950, nearly 98% of mass public shootings have occurred in gun-free zones. This in-depth analysis examines John Lott’s research.
Today, we sit down with Russell Phagan , a name well known to fans of the Brutality match series , to discuss his new independent firearms competition venture: Fast-Matches.org . This new two-gun competition format is designed to bring fast-paced, physically engaging challenges to shooters across...