Behind the Scenes at Safariland

Editor’s Note: The author is associated with Safariland through the company’s Cadre program. His “behind the scenes” look at the company is based on his experiences and opinions. As a Safariland Cadre member and Safariland Cadre Dispatch writer, I was given a unique opport...

By Rick Hogg •

POTD: Massachusetts Colt Second Model Dragoon – Surgeon’s Sidearm

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a big Colt with a Civil War story attached. This is a Colt Second Model Dragoon in 44 caliber, one of only 100 the Massachusetts militia received from the U.S. Ordnance Department in 1852 under the Militia Act. Roughly 20 are thought to surv...

By Sam.S •

NFA Guidance Is Live: The Q4 Market Math for FFL Dealers

ATF's October 9 open letter makes NFA approval and registration voluntary nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs. The market math: September's demand data, what actually moved on the P&L, and where the category goes next quarter.

By Mark Edwards •

Winchester Deer Season XP: Best Long-Range Hunting Round?

There is nothing more frustrating that having a really great gun on hand and no way to shoot it. That’s been the case for us with the Model 2020 Waypoint rifle we’ve been using (see GunSpot’s pieces on taking the Waypoint out on a hunt and also running the rifle through the NRL Hunter M...

By GunSpot •

Rebel Monster: The Ironclad CSS Virginia

Rebuilt from the scuttled hull of the USS Merrimack, the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads and changed naval warfare forever. Tom Laemlein details how this armored Civil War ram sank the USS Cumberland, destroyed the USS Congress, and spread panic through Washington D.C...

By Tom Laemlein •

Review: Hornady High Speed 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer

Editor’s Note: For this Hornady case trimmer review, the author received the unit for testing from the company. All opinions are those of the author’s. Reloading can be a meticulous and laborious task—but also rewarding. It can also feel intimidating. There are many steps, different met...

By Cory Ross •

FN Introduce M3M ENDURANCE

I had an opportunity to put a few rounds through an M3M during a recent FN range day and the cyclic rate of 1,100 rounds per minute, twice that of the M2, is something to be experienced. The FN land and sea pintle mount is incredibly stable and the shoulder support helps rapidly traverse and elev...

By Matthew Moss •

The Five Factors That Set a Collectible Gun’s Value

Condition, rarity, make and model, history, and art — those are the five factors that determine what a collectible firearm is worth, according to Jim Supica, Director of the NRA Firearms Museum and the author of a three-part series on gun collecting. Understand how each one works, and you can l...

By James Chen •

FFL News: Tucson Burglaries, NFA Pushback, Recordkeeping

Two Tucson gun stores were burglarized in one week, DOJ is fighting broader NFA relief after letting the suppressor ruling stand, a Las Vegas man got 33 months for unlicensed dealing, and bound-book software keeps consolidating.

By Fred Thompson •
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