Smith & Wesson Model 1854 America 250: Heritage Double Duty

Smith & Wesson marked the nation's 250th anniversary with a rifle that carries two origin stories on a single receiver. The Model 1854 America 250 Limited Edition lever gun honors both 1776 and 1854, the year Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson patented their first lever action, a lineage the...

By Eric B •

Solo Angler Boats 529-Pound Swordfish Off Maine Coast

A Biddeford tuna fisherman went looking for bluefin and ended up with what could become Maine’s first state-record rod-and-reel swordfish. Max Mourmouras, a 27-year-old merchant marine, landed a 529-pound broadbill solo on August 21 while fishing 10 miles offshore in Saco Bay, according to ...

By Alta ML •

The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle

Back in May, when NSWC Crane  posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article  by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...

By Eric B •

DOJ Revives Federal Firearm Rights Restoration After 30-Year Shutdown

For the first time in more than three decades, Americans who’ve lost their gun rights will have a federal way to try to get them back. Attorney General Todd Blanche has finalized a regulation reviving the long-dormant firearm-rights restoration process, according to AmmoLand Shooting Sports...

By Alta ML •

The Rimfire Report: PMAC Supernova .22LR Tracer - Plink In Color

I don’t think anyone would deny that rimfire is equally as valuable as a training cartridge as it is as a recreational one. While tracers are primarily designed for military use, most often in automatic guns, they are neither impossible to find nor illegal to purchase in the civilian world....

By Luke C. •

Congressman Presses ATF for Answers on Suppressor Ruling

Rep. Tracey Mann is demanding answers from the ATF about suppressor registration, pending Form 4 applications, and how the agency plans to implement the recent federal court ruling. The post Congressman Presses ATF for Answers on Suppressor Ruling appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

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Polymer SixPAC - First Major Ammunition Packaging Revision Since WW2

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center  has introduced SixPAC, a polymer and steel ammunition packaging system designed to replace the wood wirebound boxes that have been standard for small-caliber munitions since World War II. The system consists of two light...

By Eric B •

Feds Reopen Rights Restoration After 34-Year Freeze

After more than three decades, DOJ is reopening the federal firearm rights restoration process under 18 U.S.C. ยง 925(c), with public applications beginning this fall. The post Feds Reopen Rights Restoration After 34-Year Freeze appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

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