How the 1911 Evolved Into the 2011, and Took Over the Handgun Market

John Browning’s 1911 served the U.S. military for 75 years and became one of America’s most respected handguns. More than a century later, its trigger, ergonomics, and proven operating system live on in the modern double-stack 2011. Here is how a military sidearm evolved into one of today’s...

By Ryan Hodges

The Art of One-Handed Shooting

One-handed shooting seems to be a lost art. It is common to train with handguns using two hands. Two-handed shooting offers stability, increased precision and comfort. Shooters achieve their greatest accuracy with shooting while using both of their hands. However, there are several scenarios...

By Dan Abraham

Trump DOJ Defends NFA Gun Registry Despite Supreme Court’s Wolford Ruling

The Trump Justice Department says the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision does not meaningfully affect a constitutional challenge to the National Firearms Act. Mark Smith argues DOJ is stretching Miller, shifting the burden onto gun owners and disguising a federal firearm registry as a licensing s...

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Fokker D.VIII Fighter: The Deadly Flying Razor

In the summer of 1918, a new fighter ascended in the German Air Combat Forces, or Luftstreitkräfte, boasting a level of performance that would outpace any of Anthony Fokkers’ famous designs. The Fokker E.V parasol monoplane, eventually known as the Fokker D.VIII, demonstrated tremendous combat...

By Tom Laemlein

Ayoob: My Take on the SA-35

The Hi Power, known generically as P-35 because it was introduced in 1935, is a modern classic. Conceived by the incomparable John Moses Browning and finalized into the form we know it by his protégé Dieudonne Saive after Browning’s death, the P-35 was adopted by many nations, and it was manu...

By Massad Ayoob

The Rimfire Report: Celebrating 75 Years of CCI — A Trip to Lewiston

There are media event trips, and then there are the kind of trips that remind you why you fell in love with this industry in the first place, and continue to sacrifice much to keep working in it. My recent visit to Lewiston, Idaho, to participate in CCI Ammunition's celebration of its 75th a...

By Luke C.

Taking the Hellcat .380 to 200 Yards

Before we begin, let’s just address the elephant in the room. What is “long-range” with a pistol, especially in a caliber like .380? That is a fair question, so let’s just start with the simple fact it is FUN to see how far we can go, to push our skills and develop our technique for Read ...

By Beyond Seclusion
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