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Introduced 61 years ago, the iconic Weatherby Mark V Accumark series of bolt-action hunting and long-range rifles has undergone a major update–according to the company, all three models in the line have now been updated with new features, new technologies, new style…and new pricing. Given that this series of rifles has six decades’ worth of…
In the words of past NRA president John Sigler: They don’t hate your guns. They hate you. On September 11, 2001, America learned first-hand what it was like to be targeted by terrorists; 18 years later, the City of San Francisco decided that the NRA is pretty much the same thing as Al-Qaeda. It’s the…
I may be hard as woodpecker lips, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love an easy slide. Shooters with arthritis and other hand problems will be excited to learn that SCCY Firearms has recently announced a new semi-automatic handgun designed for concealed carry: the new CPX-4. This pistol, chambered in .380 AUTO, integrates an ambidextrous…
SIG’s anti-snag technology has just taken a step beyond the ordinary. SIG SAUER’s P365 has been changing consumer expectations for what a concealed-carry-optimized handgun should be since its introduction in 2018; its newest iteration on the P365 line, the P365SAS, is set to revolutionize those expectations again. The concept of the SIG Anti Snag (SAS)…
Who knew that being a domestic terrorist would come with sweet discounts? Howdy-do, my fellow domestic terrorists! Just in case you hadn’t heard, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors–in their infinite wisdom–recently announced that, as far as they’re concerned, the NRA is a domestic terrorist organization. (Which isn’t fair at all…I personally have yet to…
Is this move away from ammo and gun sales politically motivated, or is it something simpler? We’ve recently heard that, in the wake of a mass shooting in Texas, Walmart has announced that they intend to stop selling handguns in Alaska (the only state in which they still sell them) as well as a wide…
I didn’t know it until now, but there’s a spot behind my kitchen door that’s been waiting for this moment, and this gun: Henry Repeating Arms has just launched a lever-action smoothbore .22LR shotgun built for close-range pest control using .22LR shotshells. Henry is calling it their “Garden Gun,” and although it may sound rather…
If you’re a hard-core hunter who starts the minute bow season gets underway and stays out there until the end of muzzleloader season, Thiessens has good news for you: They’ve recently rolled out an exciting new array of rugged whitetail gear and clothing designed to take you from the heat of late summer all the…
Here’s how an outdoorsman spends a day dedicated to sloth and shopping… Everybody else can keep their Thanksgivings and their Fourth of Julys; my personal favorite holiday is Labor Day, an entire holiday dedicated to sloth and bargain shopping online. What’s more, as a gun writer, I frequently get advance notice of sales and discounts…
One of the best things about the love affair America has with our AR-15 rifles is that, as time goes by, top-quality manufacturers like Rock River Arms have begun creating affordable black rifles like the brand-new RRAGE 3G. No, that’s not a typo–there are two R’s for Rock River–and with an MSRP of $820, you…
Just a few days remain in #AUGust, but there’s still plenty of time to celebrate Steyr’s iconic bullpup rifle–and deck out your own with the rails your bullpuppy has been begging for. Called the M-LOK Forward Accessory Rail and the A3 M-LOK Receiver Rail, these aftermarket accessories are sourced from Corvus Defensio, an aftermarket parts…
Now here’s some interesting news for target shooters, hunters, and home defenders: CZ-USA has just introduced a new gas-less semi-automatic shotgun, the CZ 1012. Rather than redirecting gas from the barrel to run the action, the 1012 uses a bolt spring to store energy during recoil, then expend it a split second later to withdraw…
