SHOT Show: The MaulAR Lever Gun From Bear Creek Arsenal
Bear Creek Arsenal is known for their budget AR-15s, AR-10s, AR9s, and basically a budget everything in the Armalite rifle world. They’ve done some odd guns and odd calibers, so…
SHOT Show: The New JK Armament GOAT HF High Flow Suppressor
At SHOT Show this year, JK Armament launched their new G.O.A.T. HF 5.56 suppressor. HF stands for high flow, and somehow they’ve not only tweaked their existing JK 155 SBRX…
SHOT Show: Primary Weapon Systems UXR is Modularity Redefined
Primary Weapons Systems, or PWS, is well-known for its long-stroke gas piston system AR-15 rifles. But as of SHOT Show 2024, they expanded into a platform of their own design….
SHOT Show: Labradar Releases the LX, a Pintsized Radar Chronograph
If you’ve used a traditional chronograph before, you’ve probably shot a traditional chronograph. One that requires that the bullet pass through the chronograph opens up the opportunity for ballistic mistakes,…
Another Argument for Permitless Carry
SHOT Show: Springfield Goes Retro With the SA-16 A2 Rifle
Springfield Armory has made a lot of noise about the six new models of their TRP Operator series 1911s, a new Garrison 1911, and a more compact frame Echelon modular…
11 Years of Chicago Values: 6,960 Homicides, Tens of Thousands Shot, Crime Spiraling Out of Control
Image courtesy HeyJackass.com Eleven years ago, on January 25, 2013, then Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel came out in opposition to allowing a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the…
SHOT Show: Daniel Defense Unveils the DD PCC Pistol Caliber Carbine
Luckily, the gun world doesn’t knock points off a gun for an unimaginative names because the DD PCC takes won’t win any awards for marketing genius. Then again, that moniker…
Have Gun, Will Travel Isn’t A Good Idea For Helping at the Texas Mexican Border
Courtesy Texas Military Department A recent headline at Newsweek says, “Texas Defies Joe Biden By Recruiting Volunteers To Bolster Border Fight”. From that, you’d believe…
OSD: The Edifice of Federal and State Gun Control Assumes the Nonexistence of Gun Rights
[Striking down the ban on carrying a firearm in post offices is] what it looks like to take a right seriously. When you were in second grade you had some…
SHOT Show: The Sub $1000 Christensen Evoke Hunting Rifle
Christensen is known for their excellent bolt-action hunting and precision rifles. American-made rifles using the best, usually lightweight materials that generally start in the $2,000 range and go up from…
SHOT Show: CIVIVI Sendy Flipper EDC Knife
The SHOT Show isn’t all about guns. There is a lot of related gear there including knives of all shapes, sizes and purposes. One of those that caught my eye…
SHOT Show Brings Us The Flamethrower Bayonet!
You can find the darnedest things in the SHOT Show’s new product center. New from Exothermic Technologies is the Pulsefire UBF, or underbarrel flamethrower. This bad boy can be fired…
SHOT Show 2024: The Year of the Lever Action
Stag Arms lever rifle is so new is doesn’t have a name yet. During dinner Monday night before the show opened, the conversation turned to…
28 Attorneys General Fire Back: Don’t Mess With Lake City Surplus 5.56 Ammo Sales to Americans
Bigstock Earlier in January the rabidly anti-gun New York State Attorney General Letitia James spearheaded a petition to Joe Biden’s administration calling for a halt to…
SHOT Show: Oh Boy, Here Comes Another Smart Gun
Another year another “smart gun.” This version from Free State Firearms requires the prospective 1911 user to be wearing an RFID ring (very stylish, no doubt), which does a little…
If You Lose Your Gun Rights in Tennessee, You Loose Your Voting Rights, Too
Bigstock Tennessee, which imposes notoriously demanding requirements on residents with felony records seeking restoration of their voting rights, recently added a new wrinkle: Before supplicants who have not managed…
SHOT Show Delivers the Forward Charging AR
Operating in the same manner as a pump-action shotgun, the Forward Charging AR from Bilson Arms moves the control that allows you to manually cycle the bolt from the extreme…
SHOT Show: The Bond Arms LVRB Tactical Lever Action
Last year Bond Arms teased a prototype of a new “tactical” lever action rifle. That got a lot of attention was a big departure for the Texas company that’s best…
NRA Dissidents are Working Thwart an Alleged Scheme by LaPierre Loyalists
While most attention is focused on the Manhattan courtroom where Judge Joel Cohen and a six-person jury will decide the fates and futures of all the defendants in New…
Colorado To Release More Wolves Into Rural Colorado – Wouldn’t They Be Better Suited to Urban Areas?
Some people say democracy is three wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner. The more modern, big-city definition might describe democracy as three feral youths and you…
SHOT Show: New Streamlight TLR-7 X and TLR-7 X USB Weapon Lights
The Streamlight TLR-7 X USB rechargeable weapon light along with their optional HPL Face Cap that can boost your light’s output. Rechargeable is the trend in…
The Real Intent Of Democrats Bill Banning Private Paramilitary Activity
Is this “private paramilitary activity?” (Courtesy Gunsite Academy) As a law-abiding citizen of this great country, I can form my own militia if I so choose,…
SHOT Show: The Beretta 30X Tomcat
Beretta started revamping their pocket pistol line a few years back with the .22LR model 21A Covert, and then the Beretta 80X last year. Okay, maybe the 80X isn’t exactly…
No One Beats a Girl Who Can Shoot: Alleged Domestic Abuser Shot With His Own Gun
Arthur Clinton mugshot (courtesy of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office) Poor Arthur Clinton. The Brooksville, Florida Man™ has made a lot of poor life decisions. As…
SHOT Show: Taurus Rolls Out the New Expedition .308 Rifle
A Taurus hunting rifle? Seriously? Yes, seriously. We got to play around with the most unexpected new gun form Taurus on the SHOT Show floor and it’s impressive. The new…
Maine Cancels AR Cleaning Class After Some Claim It Would Be Insensitive After the Lewiston Shooting
Courtesy Scottsdale Gun Club The state canceled a class on how to clean your AR guns after a handful of people complained to the Maine…
Miles of Aisles at SHOT Show 2024
Courtesy NSSF SHOT Show is where to be when you want to see all the latest and greatest gear for shooting, hunting and other outdoor adventures….
Streamlight Speedlocker is a Handy, Super Fast Lockbox
We played around with the new Surefire Speedlocker at SHOT Show and dug it! It’s a really fast, tough little lockbox that would be a great travel companion or nightstand…
SHOT Show: Quick Hits From Around the Floor
Dan Z. for SNW It came as no surprise to anyone that the opening day of the 2024 SHOT Show was a busy one. The…