Beretta’s ‘Creeping Takeover’ Run at Ruger Heats Up
Then, on December 15, 2025, a face-to-face meeting finally happened in Paris. During that meeting, Beretta told Ruger their goal was to combine the two companies.
IWA Nuremberg is a Very Different Experience Than SHOT
IWA has a decidedly different atmosphere from SHOT Show. It features a far more leisurely pace, lots of coffee in the mornings and plenty of beer in the afternoons.
News and Intrigue at IWA 2026
Despite the fact that many of our fellow U.S. attendees are still struggling to make air connections to get to
Beretta’s 500th Anniversary Marked as IWA Gets Under Way
IWA isn’t the only event being held this week in Nuremberg. The Plenary Session of the World Forum on Shooting Activities began the week’s events.
IWA OutdoorClassics: A Vision of Europe on the Edge
The same gear we use when hunting, fishing, or camping is particularly well-suited to get our through whatever sort of (hopefully) short-term services interruptions we may encounter.
SHOT 2026: ‘We Choose Success’
The difference between the red and blue states was summed up by a simple philosophy: we choose success. With the continued exodus of companies from the heavily-regulated blue states, it’s difficult not to believe the opposite to be true there.
The State of the Gun Business as We Head Into the SHOT Show
A trio of industry leaders covered the waterfront from making and selling firearms while staying compliant with everything from the crazy-quilt of state regulations to the myriad of ATF, ITAR/EAR and other national and international alphabet organizations.
The Trump DOJ’s Convoluted Logic in Support of a Switchblade Ban is Baffling…and Dangerous
The DOJ’s brief also holds the Federal Switchblade Act really isn’t a ban because the law only regulates the “configuration and mode of a switchblade’s opening.”
They’re Here: GLOCK Announces Three New Gen6 Pistols
Gen6, they told me, reflects the company’s guiding principles: Test. Learn. Improve. “We’re slow to change,” one exec explained, “because we don’t beta test into our customer base. Other companies do.”
Here’s a Great Way to Reduce the Cost of Your Thanksgiving Dinner
After a pretty distinct message of dissatisfaction from voters across the country, the Trump administration is now focused on actions