I can’t say this without aging myself, but the MP5 started it all for me when I first saw Charlie Sheen’s portrayal of the insubordinate Lt. Dale Hawkins in the 1990 movie Navy SEALs . Nothing in the world seemed cooler at the time than waking up hungover on a beach, jumping out...
Colin Chapman built Lotus around one stubborn rule: simplify, then add lightness. Somewhere in Herstal, Belgium, the engineers behind the FN EVOLYS clearly got the memo - just some 70 years later. Belt-fed firepower has always come with a bill, paid in kilograms and sore shoulders. The EVOLYS was...
Savage’s hiatus from the lever gun scene lasted about 25 years. Their last model made in the 90s, the Model 99 , was hailed as both a commercial and technical success, with many calling it “The Jeep of the Gun World” or sometimes “The King of Lever Guns.” Now, more t...
New York gun owner Demetrio Daga faces up to 40 years in prison for firearms offenses. Despite a probation recommendation for no additional jail time, his sentencing has reportedly been postponed while officials prepare another presentence report.
The War Department is recognizing the gunsmiths who helped arm the American Revolution. From hand-built muskets to innovative repeating firearms, their craftsmanship reveals a centuries-old American tradition of privately manufacturing firearms—one with direct implications for today's Second Am...
A Bucks County homeowner grabbed his gun and stepped out to stop armed car thieves. They shot at him, then returned and fired into his home. Read the original story: Pennsylvania Homeowner Grabs His Gun and Steps Outside to Stop Armed Car Thieves at 4 A.M. Minutes Later They Return and Fire Into ...
Rep. Jake Auchincloss is using a rifle-assembly ad to defend Massachusetts' sweeping gun-control law ahead of the November 3 Question 9 vote. Firearms designer Len Savage challenges the presentation, while the author examines what's really at stake for gun owners.
An Albuquerque man stepped in as two attackers beat and stabbed a victim with a knife and a pole, shooting one dead. Police call it possible justifiable homicide. Read the original story: Two Men With a Knife and a Pole Were Beating a Third. Then a Fourth Man Stepped In and Opened Fire.
Firearm-branded spirits are nothing new, but Ruger’s first run at it comes with an unusually tight production number. Ruger has partnered with veteran-owned Hooten Young on a limited collection of bourbon and cigars, led by Ruger First-Fire Bourbon. Only 1,776 bottles were made, a nod to the ye...
Berkley Fishing is here with a new hard bait for inshore fishing: the new LipStick Shadd, a unique hybrid design for shallow-water inshore fishing. It features a floating body paired with a precision-tuned diving lip to have the LipStick Shadd run just below the surface of the water. Helping to k...