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...
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...
ZeroTech Optics USA has introduced the Thrive HD Reflex Sight 3 MOA, a compact 1x optic designed for compatible pistol, rifle and shotgun mounts. The sight uses an RMR mounting footprint and ships with both low and high Picatinny bases in the box.
The Arizona sun does not negotiate. By mid-morning at ParaBellum Shooting and Tactical Training Academy, the range was already pushing into the 90s, the mirage was already starting to run hard across the lanes, and the big rattlesnake sculpture that marks the firing line was catching the morning ...
In case ya aren’t familiar with the M&P FPC 22, Smith & Wesson brought it to market in the summer of 2025. It offers plenty of tactical features—it’s suppressor-ready, it has a forend covered with a generous slathering of MLOK slots as well as a Picatinny rail on top, it...
Picatinny rails are everywhere on guns, and almost nowhere else. Atlas Defense Co wants to change that with the CRC Compact Rail Carrier, a small, clip-equipped 3-slot rail that turns Picatinny into everyday carry. The idea is to take the versatility of the standard accessory rail and put it wher...
Red, green or gold: Lodestar Technology has put the choice of reticle color into the LNK9 lineup. The LNK9 now comes in three new optics configurations, with a 2 MOA Green, Red or Gold Dot reticle. The new options give owners more say over the sight picture, while keeping the features, performanc...
You are lying prone behind a rifle, the clock is running, and you need the wind, the range and your drop. So you lift your head, look at the Kestrel in your hand, read the numbers, lose your sight picture and start again. I have done that more times than I care to count, on the range, in matches ...