The 1911 is truly a classic gun. It is robust, reliable and easy to shoot well. Well, it’s easy to shoot for right-handers, that is. Historically, the 1911 pistol has been a right-hander’s gun. Now, the history books tell us there was a time in America when a teacher would rap a naturally lef...
Maximizing accuracy and performance seems to be a white whale we all chase. We want the shortest package with a minimal footprint to reach out to 500 and beyond with ease. But we still want to run the rifle fast at closer targets. For this scenario, the low power variable optic (LPVO) h...
ROTC students at Old Dominion University (ODU) successfully neutralized an ISIS-linked terrorist who opened fire inside Constant Hall on Thursday morning. The suspect, identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, was a former National Guard member previously convicted of supporting the Islamic State; he ...
FRANKFORT, KY – Kentucky lawmakers have officially passed House Bill 312, advancing legislation that would allow adults aged 18 to 20 to obtain a provisional concealed carry license. The bill, which previously cleared the House earlier this session, has now passed both chambers of the Gener...
Millennium Outdoors is rolling out the Q400 Guard House Buck Hut for 2026, a fixed elevated blind built around the idea that long sits in bad weather shouldn’t mean suffering. The structure puts you 8 feet, 8 inches off the ground with a 15-foot, 8-inch overall height, giving you enough ele...
PSA has the Smith & Wesson M&P FPC 9mm Semi-Auto Rifle listed at $499.99 as a Daily Deal. The optics-ready folding carbine includes three magazines, a threaded barrel, M-LOK handguard, and compatibility with M&P pistol mags.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an Auguste Francotte .410 bore double barrel shotgun/pistol listed as exempt from National Firearms Act provisions by ATF Firearms Technology Branch and appearing on the BATFE Curio & Relic list by serial number. Built with 14-inch blued ...
Editor’s Note: The author received a Springfield XD Mod.4 pistol on loan from the company for the purposes of writing this review. I’ve always appreciated the Springfield Armory XD series for what it is: a simple, reliable and accurate 9mm pistol. While the original may have more than two dec...
Let’s get this out of the way up front. I believe the 1911 pistol is just about the finest handgun ever made. A well-built, custom 1911 represents mechanical elegance, history and performance all rolled into one. In my opinion, a pistol of that caliber deserves to be carried in nothing less tha...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a spectacular gold damascened Spanish Star BM presented to U.S. Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led Coalition forces during the 1991 Gulf War liberation of Kuwait. A letter from his daughter Cynthia Schwarzkopf certifies this pistol by...