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The Armed Citizen® April 8, 2024
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
Accuracy-Testing Confederate Infantry Arms
Here are the results of extensive firing to determine the accuracy of Civil War long arms
Preview: TRUE DAV Support Kit
Packaged neatly within a durable, water-resistant EDC storage case, the TRUE DAV Support Kit includes a trusty multi-tool, knife and dog-tag bottle opener.
New For 2024: Rossi Poly Tuffy Survival Rifle
Rossi USA is expanding its rugged and affordable Tuffy line of firearms with its Poly Tuffy Survival Rifle chambered for .45 Colt and .410 bore.
Preview: The Bear By Bear Forest Knives
Outfitted with the buyer’s choice of red oak, black or brown burlap G10-style scales, The Bear by Bear Forest Knives of Palm Desert, Calif., is a handcrafted blade meant for everyday work, whether employed as a hunting knife, camp tool or EDC blade.
Gun Of The Week: Colt King Cobra Target .22 LR
Colt offers its King Cobra .22 Target revolver with either a 6” or a 4.25” barrel, and we have an example of the latter on the range for this Gun Of The Week episode.
The Armed Citizen® April 5, 2024
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
Review: Palmetto State Armory 5.7 Rock RK1 Pistol
In the spring of 2022, Palmetto State Armory (PSA) released the 5.7 Rock which continues to be the most affordably priced semi-automatic pistol chambered in 5.7x28 mm FN here in the United States.
Vista Outdoor Clears Sales Hurdle, Receives Another Offer
Vista Outdoor announced it cleared a major Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory hurdle in its effort to split into two companies and, ultimately, sell its The Kinetic Group of legendary ammunition manufacturers to Czechoslovak Group (CSG).
Rifleman Review: Springfield Armory Prodigy
Springfield Armory entered the 2011-style handgun market with the Prodigy in 2022, blending M1911-style construction with double-stack magazines, optic-mounting systems and a polymer grip frame.
New For 2024: Uberti 1873 Hunter Revolvers
As part of Uberti USA's Hunter Series, the company's Hunter revolvers take the classic design of the Single Action Army and updates it for modern field use.
Preview: Mossberg Patriot Single Shot Sled
A new Illinois hunting law, which took effect Jan. 1, 2023, allows hunters to use bolt-action rifles in certain chamberings for deer hunting, provided they’re in a single-shot configuration.
Handloads: A .25 WSSM For Big Game
Every so often, you’ll meet hunters who still shoot a .25 Winchester Super Short Magnum and claim in superlative terms that the .25 WSSM is their favorite big-game cartridge.
Favorite Firearms: A Recovered Winchester Model 12
My dad gave me a Winchester Model 12 Featherweight for Christmas in 1966. He had instructed gunnery in Harlingen, Texas, during World War II, and my grandfather had given him a Model 12 Skeet gun upon his assignment there.
Freedom Munitions Begins Cartridge Case Manufacturing
Freedom Munitions has announced its 10,000-sq.-ft. facility dedicated to rifle ammunition case manufacturing recently went operational and is now producing Freedom’s own .223 Rem. cases.
The Hammerli Force B1: Swiss Heritage, German Engineering & All-American Versatility
A remarkably capable new rimfire rifle from a respected European name is set to put excitement back into smallbore plinking, hunting and target shooting—all with a flick of the wrist.
The Armed Citizen® April 1, 2024
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
Louisiana, South Carolina Join Ranks Of Constitutional Carry States
Legislation signed into law during March recaptured significant portions of the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens in several states.
Preview: Colt’s Double-Action Revolvers: The Post-War Era
Following his previous works, Seven Serpents: The History Of Colt’s Snake Guns and Colt’s Python: King Of The Seven Serpents, noted Colt expert Gurney Brown has rounded out the trio with another book.
New For 2024: Heritage Mfg. Badlander Shotgun
New for 2024, Heritage is rounding out its line-up of Western firearms with a traditional double-barrel scattergun—the Badlander shotgun.