HK VP9A1 B-Models: Button vs. Paddle Mag Release
HK's new VP9F-B and VP9X-B bring a button mag release to the VP9 A1 Series. Here's how button and paddle compare, plus my range impressions.
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My App Automatically Imports Your Shot Timer Data
I am very excited to release Armorer.app V. 1.8 today. The major focus for this update was making it faster to log what you shot. Armorer is the firearm maintenance app I built. It keeps a service log for every gun, tells you when a service interval is coming due, and protects your serial numbers...
Blast from the Past: M1A-A1 Bush Rifle
Editor’s Note: This piece was crafting as a special retro-style “mini-magazine” within the Winter 2026 print issue of The Armory Life. We styled it to look as though it had been published back when the author was a young teenager poring over his collection of Springfield Armory catalogs. Yo...
Plate Carriers. Forged in Poland.
Every mission requires a different setup. Explore six Direct Action® configurations and remember: gear should enhance the operator’s capabilities, not limit them. There is no single plate carrier for every task. Choosing a plate carrier doesn’t start with the product. It starts with the miss...
Fifth Circuit Rules Interstate Handgun Purchase Ban Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit ruled federal restrictions on interstate handgun purchases unconstitutional, but the decision doesn't immediately change how gun sales work.
SAF Challenges New Jersey Gun Permit Denial Over Protected Speech
New Jersey upheld a firearm purchaser identification card denial based partly on offensive online posts. SAF argues protected speech cannot become grounds for denying Second Amendment rights.
They Built a Rifle Cartridge That Could Change Hunting and Shooting Forever
Federal's Peak Alloy lead engineer and its rifle product line manager explain where the Peak Alloy came from, the challenges with the 7mm Backcountry introduction, and why 80,000 psi doesn’t mean more recoil or a burned-out barrel The post They Built a Rifle Cartridge That Could Change Hunting ...
Straw Purchase Rule Change: What FFL Dealers Must Know
A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.
ATF Confirms to Congress It Holds 1,414,088,513 Firearm Transaction Records, 92 Percent of Them Digitized
ATF tells Congress it holds 1,414,088,513 pages of out-of-business gun dealer records, 92 percent digitized. GOA calls it an illegal registry. Read the original story: ATF Confirms to Congress It Holds 1,414,088,513 Firearm Transaction Records, 92 Percent of Them Digitized
Field-to-Table Squirrel: Recipes Worth the Effort
Squirrel meat lands somewhere between rabbit and chicken in both flavor and texture, and the flavor stays mild rather than gamey. That quality makes it one of the best game meats for winning over picky eaters: in soups, stews, and casseroles, it substitutes for chicken so cleanly that most people...