While the NRA has its well-deserved cross to bear when it comes to being a lightning rod both among anti-gun types and many gun enthusiasts on the other side of the aisle, the group’s politics and practices aside, its recent Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Houston, aka “The NRA Convention/Show” had a lot of new… Continue reading From the NRAAM 2022 Show Floor
Month: May 2022
U.S. Grant’s Wheel Guns Worth $5 Million
As you may know, a set of Remington revolvers– serial numbers 1 and 2– presented to Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War heavyweight champion and 18th President, were recently rediscovered after falling off the grid for a couple of generations and went to auction. They were estimated to run between $1-$3 million but bidding soon… Continue reading U.S. Grant’s Wheel Guns Worth $5 Million
Beretta has a New Optics-Ready Full-Sized APX
Beretta has a lot of cool products that they just carry overseas or sell to LE/Mil channels including the AR-70/90 and the PM-12 SMG. So, when they have a big push to release a new gun and an updated edition of their Tactical Toblerone APX pistol rolls out, it is a kind of whom-whomp kind… Continue reading Beretta has a New Optics-Ready Full-Sized APX
The Best Bersa S. A. Handguns
The history of Bersa S.A. Founded in the mid-1950s by a trio of mechanical engineers – one of them formerly from Beretta – Bersa initially focused on producing parts for the now-defunct arms manufacturer Ballester–Molina. And eventually moved into producing handguns and other standard consumer firearms. The first Bersa 22 Long Rifle pistol was called… Continue reading The Best Bersa S. A. Handguns
California Under 21 Rifle Ban Struck Down
A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said California’s ban on most adults aged 18-to-20 being able to buy semi-auto rifles didn’t jive with the Second Amendment. Adopted in 2018 but only put into limited effect last year, the ban has been in court ever since, and the pro-gun crowd won… Continue reading California Under 21 Rifle Ban Struck Down
New Sig Cross PRS
Sig Sauer’s big claim to fame with their Cross series of bolt-action rifles a couple of years ago was that they were light– like 6.5-pounds kinda light– while still providing a superb platform for precision work. The thing is, the guys who shoot PRS matches, and spend the big bucks to do it, don’t really… Continue reading New Sig Cross PRS
Bushmaster Rolls Legend
The rebooted Bushmaster Firearms, saved from the dustbin of Remington Outdoors’ bankruptcy last year by Nevada’s Franklin Armory, keeps introducing everything except what the people really want– a return of the ACR modular rifle. The newest entry in their black-rifle-that-is-not-an-ACR category is a variant of the Bravo Zulu series chambered in .350 Legend. The new… Continue reading Bushmaster Rolls Legend
Sig Freedom Days: A SHOT Show for the People?
Sig Sauer just wrapped up their weekend-long “Freedom Days”show in Phoenix, Arizona at the Ben Avery Shooting Center. The concept is simple: Sig brought 50 different models of their guns, charged $80 for a day pass, and everyone got a chance to run 5-10 rounds through all the above while an instructor was on hand… Continue reading Sig Freedom Days: A SHOT Show for the People?
Ruger Adds Magpul to the PC Carbine Mix
Ruger introduced their east-takedown PC (“Pistol Caliber”) Carbine in 2018 as kind of a follow-up to its old PC-9/PC-40 Police Carbine of the 1990s. In its basic format, it weighs 6.8 pounds. In its AR Chassis format, which was introduced in 2019, the weight went up to 7.3 pounds. Notably, as Magpul tends to do,… Continue reading Ruger Adds Magpul to the PC Carbine Mix
The Best AR-15 Brass Catchers
If you want to avoid spending the back half of your day at the range picking up the brass casings, a brass catcher will come in handy. Given how much time & money folks invest in their AR-15 – with rails, accessories, and various upgrades – something as simple as a brass catcher – that… Continue reading The Best AR-15 Brass Catchers