Suppressor Boom: Where FFL Margin Actually Comes From

The August NFA check surge proves demand for suppressors is real. The margin, though, is no longer in the paperwork fee or the can itself - it is in the bundle, the service, and an intake process that knows which customer is on which legal path.

By Gary Stone •

Modding My SAINT Victor 7.62

Editor’s Note: Be sure to employ the services of a qualified gunsmith if you are incapable of installing these parts on your rifle. The SAINT rifle used in this article was originally loaned to the author by Springfield Armory, but it was subsequently purchased by the author. Springfield Armory...

By Alan M. Rice •

Combat Index: Dots, Irons or Point Shooting?

The world of defensive-style shooting has long been filled with controversy and differences of opinion. One point we might all agree on is that the road to success involves putting decisive hits on an adversary in the shortest possible time. But how we achieve this has been open to debate for yea...

By Mike Boyle •

FBI Director Confirms NICS Surveillance Five Years After AmmoLand Exposed It

Five years after AmmoLand’s John Crump exposed a secret program monitoring lawful firearm purchases through NICS, FBI Director Kash Patel has confirmed its existence before Congress. ATF restricted the surveillance system in 2025 but did not eliminate it.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Vietnam’s Best Spec Ops Weapon? The Stoner 63

The names of firearms designers such as John Moses Browning, Mikhail Kalashnikov and Eugene Morrison Stoner are synonymous with iconic firearms. Stoner was a prolific firearms designer who was responsible for the AR-7 U.S. Air Force survival rifle, the AR-10 rifle, the SR-25, and, of course, the ...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •

FFL SEO: Ranking on Page One With Zero Clicks

28 days of FFL Search search data: 'ffl license' ranks 7.8 with 70 impressions and zero clicks, while the lookup-and-locator queries that convert sit past position 75 in Google. Here is the snippet audit — and the rewrites — that fix both.

By Sara Owens •
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