The Contrarian Guide to Guns
SHOT Show 2025: Innovative New Suppressors From Dillon Aero
Announced this week at SHOT Show 2025 is a lineup of DMLS 3D-printed Hush Kit silencers from Dillon Aero. Unlike their infamous Minigun, their suppressors are available to the consumer/civilian…
SHOT Show 2025: Kimber 2K11
SHOT Show 2025: EOTECH’s New Ultra-Short Vudu 3-9×32 SFP Rifle Scope
SHOT 2025: Mountain Billy Gun Lab 22 LR Miniature AR-15s
Billed as the lightest semi-auto rifle in the world, the GOAT-15 from Mountain Billy Gun Lab is a scaled-down AR-15 in nearly every aspect. All of their GOAT-15 models weigh…
Beretta Goes X With the 20X, the 80X and Two 92XI Models
QA Outdoors’ Exit Interview With Ruger CEO Chris Killoy
SHOT 2025: Ballistic Advantage Launches 10/22 Barrels
Ballistic Advantage, known in particular for very nice and competitively-priced AR-15 barrels, has released barrels for both the standard 10/22 as well as the Takedown models. They’re available spiral fluted…
SHOT Show 2025: Charter Arms Double Dog Mag Pug Revolver With 2 Cylinders
SHOT Show 2025: ETS 31-Round Magazine for GLOCK 18 (and More)
SHOT Show 2025: Chiappa Big Badger Folding ‘Survival’ Rifles
SHOT Show 2025: Pelican Reset Configurable Case Organizing System
Winchester to Acquire AMMO, Inc’s Ammunition Manufacturing Business
SHOT Show 2025 – The GLOCK x Aimpoint COA
SHOT 2025: Diamondback DB15 with Knight’s Armament Barrel
The Diamondback DB15 comes with a Knight’s Armament Barrel that’s finished by Diamondback themselves. (Photo: Diamondback Firearms) There might be a lot of AR platform rifles…
The Ounce Pistol at SHOT Show: A 10+1 Round Fold-Up CCW
This is not the first year for the Ounce pistol at SHOT Show, but I do believe it was my first time stumbling upon it. The little guy holds 10+1…
SHOT Show 2025: Real Avid X3 Driver System
The Real Avid X3 Driver is a versatile ratcheting tool for gunsmithing at home. (Photo Credit: Real Avid) A lot of gunsmithing can be done at…
SHOT 2025: Pelican Aegis Luggage, Backpacks, and Accessories
Dan and I were immediately drawn to the sight of the new Pelican Aegis rolling hybrid duffel bags, which blend features of a hard-sided check-in style suitcase with those of…
‘QAnon Shaman’ Pardoned? I’m Buying M-Fing Guns!
SHOT 2025: 22TUC From Taurus – Tilt Barrel 22 LR Pistol
Taurus’ new-ish 22TUC is a sleek little 22 LR that looks like a modern styled Beretta Bobcat and functions very similarly as well. It holds 9 rounds of 22 LR…
Meet the Killer of Two FBI Agents That Joe Biden Sprung From Jail As He Left the White House
SHOT Show 2025: SilencerCo S98 9mm Suppressor
SHOT 2025: Meprolight Launches MVO Magnified Rifle Scopes
SHOT 2025: Would You Carry This Knife?
SHOT 2025: Angstadt Arms New Suppressor Products
Proposed SAGA Act Would Prevent Bans of Rifles and Shotguns
SHOT Show Range Day: Is It Wrong That I Really Really Like the New KelTec PR57?
FPC Challenges Federal Ban on Interstate Gun Sales
Smith & Wesson’s Model 916 Shotgun
Smith & Wesson aren’t known for their shotguns. Revolvers, yep. Automatics? Sure. Rifles? Yeah, they’re popular for those too. Shotguns? They have one, and it’s the rather interesting S&W M&P12….
Gun Gear Highlights From SHOT Show 2025 Range Day
Range Day is now history. A gun writer retires to his room, pours over his or her poorly taken photos and starts to think about headlines. A savvy gun writer…

