The June 5 prize package carries a verified ARV of $2,347.74. It is built around a modular striker-fired duty pistol, a 2.7 ounce titanium 9mm suppressor, the Form 4 handled by Silencer Central, a PDW grip module, subsonic ammunition, and digital maintenance tracking from my app. Sponsor Ite...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1913-frame Colt Model 1911 in the USMC serial range, documented as owned by U.S. Army Major General Edwin Forrest Harding. He gifted it to a family friend named Robert James when James came home to Franklin, Ohio after the Korean War. Hardin...
New York’s new 3D printer law demands technology that does not currently exist, turning gun control into a broader attack on innovation, speech, privacy, and the right to make things without government permission.
For many shooters I know (including myself), customization isn’t a question of if, but when. By their nature, firearms are intensely personal tools. They’re also personal statements. It’s the appeal of taking that personal tool and adapting it to your own preferences and needs that drives t...
Save on the PSA AR-15 “Stealth” Stripped Lower Receiver, now just $59.99 at Palmetto State Armory. A budget-friendly start for your next AR build.
Springfield Armory has created a pretty large lineup of pistol offerings via their Echelon platform. With a chassis design that allows for switching between different slide and frame combinations, the sky is the limit as far as what configuration you can create for yourself. The only thing that m...
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.
Admittedly, the Echelon had a steep hill to climb. At its launch in mid-2023, the then-new Echelon faced a packed market of duty-style, polymer-framed, striker-fired 9mm pistols. To say there was a plethora of choices would be a remarkable understatement. As a result, the Echelon had to bring som...
Editor’s Note: Especially adapted for The Armory Life from The Matchless Enfield .303 No. 4 Mk I (T) Sniper and Britain’s Elite Scout/Snipers Who Dominated WWII Battlefields Book No. 2 Mk II revised and expanded by Jeff John. Available at Amazon.com. I’ve long believed the En...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Mayor Jacob Frey signed a sweeping new firearms ordinance into law on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, that the Minneapolis City Council had unanimously passed the previous week. There is just one problem with it. Minnesota state law preempts the City of Minneapolis from doing what th...