The AK-100 series was developed during one of the hardest periods in modern Russian history, in the years after the Soviet Union collapsed and the country was dealing with a deep economic crisis. In that environment in the early 1990s, Izhmash made the ambitious decision to create a new family of...
This is a fascinating Photo Of The Day (POTD) set showcasing some of the U.S. Army's current small arms family, with the XM8 Carbine, the M7 rifle, the M250 and the M4A1. It’s not often we get to see studio-quality images, but here’s the new XM8 Carbine in a perfect side-view. He...
A CPRC report says the FBI’s active shooter data leaves out scores of incidents where armed citizens stopped attacks. The numbers raise serious questions about how the FBI defines, selects, and reports these cases.
PROOF Research is announcing something that does not come along often in barrel technology: a fundamental redesign of how a bullet engages rifling. The new PROOF Exponential Twist system, or PXT, is a progressive twist rifling profile that replaces the conventional constant-twist approach that ha...
Maryland could no longer deny ordinary citizens carry permits after Bruen, so it tried a new tactic: ban carry almost everywhere people actually go. Now gun owners are asking the Supreme Court to step in.
Chiappa is adding the M1-22 Bushranger to their rimfire lineup for 2026, a .22 LR semi-auto with a 16.5-inch threaded barrel, full-length Picatinny rail, M-LOK forend, and a painted beechwood pistol-grip stock. At 5.43 pounds and 29.25 inches overall it is a light, compact package that covers rec...
Thompson/Center Arms just announced the Encore ProHunter FireStick, a .50 caliber muzzleloader that marries the long-running Encore break-open platform with the Federal FireStick ignition system. If you have been following the FireStick format, you already know the concept: encapsulated, pre-meas...
PSA's retro brand Harrington & Richardson is now shipping one of the new models we saw at SHOT Show 2026. The Model 606 is a faithful recreation of one of the first M16-based squad automatic weapons. It also seems like an ideal candidate for a forced reset trigger.
A new report on so-called “ghost guns” says the quiet part out loud: bans do little to stop criminals who already ignore the law. From Boston indictments to Washington’s move against digital firearm files and 3D printers, the fight is about more than unserialized guns.