June NICS Checks Jump as NFA Background Checks Surge 177%
June 2026 NSSF-adjusted NICS checks rose 11.7% from last year, while NFA background checks exploded 177% as suppressor and SBR demand continued to climb.
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Berlin Candy Bomber in the Berlin Airlift
U.S. Air Force Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a transport pilot best known as the “Candy Bomber” or “Onkel Wiggly Wings,” who became famous for dropping candy to German children in Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city. Following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the vic...
FirstSpear - The Frogskin Collection Is Back
There's a pattern in American military history that's so intrinsically tied to a specific thing that mentioning it feels like you're setting up a punchline, and yet, FirstSpear just dropped it unironically across an entire collection. The five-color disruptive pattern that the Mari...
Staccato’s New “Advanced Mission-Ready” HD P4X 2011 Pistol
I’ll admit it: as I’ve matured as a shooter, I’ve slowly become a sucker for the 2011 platform, so news of a new HD variant always gets my attention. Fittingly dropped right before the Fourth of July, Staccato has announced the HD P4X, and it’s a bit of a plot twist for a ...
PSA Drops Taurus TX22 Compact With Red Dot To $399.99
The Taurus TX22 Compact with RDS red dot is on sale at Palmetto State Armory for $399.99, marking $150 off this optics-ready .22 LR pistol package.
POTD: The Winchester Model 88 – A Bolt Action with a Lever
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the most unusual lever gun Winchester ever built, and one a lot of folks have never handled. This is the Winchester Model 88, introduced in 1955, the first all-new lever-action Winchester had designed in roughly 60 years, and it threw out al...
Remington UMC 9mm 115 Gr FMJ Mega Pack – $260.77 w/ Code
Save on Remington UMC 9mm 115gr FMJ bulk ammo at Ammunition Depot. Get 1,000 rounds for $260.77 with AmmoLand code ALand5.
POTD: Microtech Hera II Marks America's 250th in Apocalyptic Steel
Two hundred and fifty years is worth more than a flag decal, and Microtech Knives agrees. The North Carolina OTF maker dropped a limited-edition Hera II to commemorate the Semiquincentennial, dressed in patriotic Cerakote and paired with a double-edge Apocalyptic finish blade that carries the kin...
The Rimfire Report: Franklin's F22-V SBR - Is Two Stamps The Way?
I'll admit up front that I've become one of those guys who can't stop doing math on the amount of money I haven’t spent recently on tax stamps, which is a strange sentence to type, but here we are. For the last two weeks, I've had a Franklin Armory F22-V SBR on the...
New Staccato HD P4X: Full-Size Compensated Duty Handgun
Staccato is making a smart move with the new HD P4X, and it's a response to market demand that's been building since the compact C4X started gaining traction in the concealed carry space. While the C4X uses an aluminum frame to keep weight down, the HD P4X swaps that for a full-size ste...