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Yes — there is an ammo shortage in 2026, but it is narrower and milder than the 2020–2022 crisis. The squeeze is concentrated in high-volume defensive calibers: 9mm, 5.56/.223, and .22 LR are the first to thin out, driven by military and law-enforcement contracts pulling factory capacity, a smokeless-powder bottleneck, and 35% tariffs on imported...
Read More →Firearm and ammo reviews, news, and buyer’s guides for 2026 — handguns, rifles, shotguns, calibers, and the gear that runs them. Straight talk, no fluff.
Heavy metal, glam metal, death metal … what’s your favorite? Because the S&W M&P9 METAL HD is all three. Smith & Wesson has just dropped its latest heavy-metal track: the M&P9 Metal HD – Spec Series V, the newest addition to the Spec Series lineup. This striker-fired 9mm pistol is the fifth iteration of Smith’s Spec…
Has FN created the perfect balance of concealability and shootability? Hot off the presses: Fabrique Nationale (also called FN) Reflex micro-compact, semiautomatic pistol line by launching a class-leading, concealed-carry option: the FN Reflex® XL MRD. Featuring a slightly longer barrel, an extended grip and compatibility with preferred red dot optics, the FN Reflex XL…
Who knew the sound of one hand clapping was quite so loud? Auto-Ordnance, the company that’s most famous for its Tommy Guns, has just found a new way to be badass, and we’re here for it: the TAO50 Thompson rifle in .50 BMG. This revolutionary bolt-action rifle is designed to redefine long-range shooting power and…
The Ruger Precision Rifle, often referred to as the “RPR,” has been a mainstay of the precision rifle shooting community since its introduction in 2015. That’s a big statement, because the precision rifle shooting community is pickier than a 600-yard shot in a 15-mph wind. After years of feedback from competitive shooters, the RPR is…
The KFI Impala Plus is an inertia-driven semi-automatic 12-gauge that delivers Benelli-style reliability and a Browning-pattern choke system at a value price — MSRP $599, with street prices often around $405. NRA testers found it punches well above its cost. Here’s the honest breakdown. KFI Impala Plus: Specs at a Glance Spec Detail Action Inertia-driven…
Did you know that zombies track their prey using sound, not sight? The seminal work describing zombie survival, Max Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide, makes it very clear that the shuffling undead lose their vision quickly postmortem, because they forget to blink and their eyes cloud over. However, their hearing remains intact, and they instinctively flock…
(Although they are wrong about how to hold it, how many rounds it holds, and so on.) There’s only one firearm that Hollywood knows how to do justice to: the Magnum Research Desert Eagle. Oh, sure, part of the reason is that the DE is large and “reads well” on screen. But the real reason…
Dear YouTube: You can do whatever you want on your own platform, but you can’t censor the real world. Cry about it. You’ve known for a very long time that the same people who hate the Second Amendment hate the First Amendment even more. After all, they protect each other, creating a double layer that…
In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed.–William Ernest Henley, Invictus Where were you when the bullet whickered past Donald Trump and he dropped behind the podium? Did you watch in shock, hoping beyond hope? And when he stood up,…
Everytown for Gun Safety is currently full-auto mag-dumping in their Underoos … File this latest development under “dreams come true,” in which the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision is opening up paths to firearms ownership that we couldn’t have imagined just three years ago. We’re going to guess that this ruling won’t result in Uzis…
Bushmaster is back in the biggest possible way! Remember Bushmaster? The classic AR-15 manufacturer was a huge favorite among shooters, famed for its reliable and precise firearms for decades. Then, sadly, about 10 years ago, Bushmaster’s parent company became embattled by lawsuits and eventually went under, taking Bushmaster with it. But you can’t keep a…
The Magnum Research Baby Eagle III has one impressive set of grandparents. From the tried-and-true, combat-proven CZ-75 design, which inspired the Israeli Weapon Industries Jericho 941, which then inspired the all-metal Baby Eagle. The all-metal Baby Eagle engendered the third-generation, polymer-framed Baby Eagle III, the lightest and most refined Baby Eagle yet. In this review, I’m taking…
