Virginia's FAIR Unit Is Live: What FFL Dealers Face Now

Virginia's FAIR Unit can now investigate and sue firearm dealers under the state's reasonable-controls standard. Plus: why SIG SAUER's new dealer locator makes accurate in-stock data a marketing asset.

By Fred Thompson •

Killing the Buck of a Lifetime in the Swamp

The mature buck that vanishes into a cattail marsh every day is not random about where he beds, and that predictability is the whole reason you can kill him. To hunt swamp bucks, you need to identify the dry, secure ground where an old deer feels safe, map the trails he uses to move between [&#82...

By James Chen •

How a 45-Day Moratorium Becomes a Permanent Gun Store Ban

Two Southern California jurisdictions froze new firearms retailer approvals within two weeks of each other. The mechanism was not a gun law — it was land use, and it moves faster than anything most dealers track.

By Claire Eason •

Russia’s Machine Gun Belts: From Soviet Legacy to Future Warfare

As warfare evolves, the machine gun will always be needed. The technology surrounding it may change, but the basic requirement remains the same. One area where Russia has taken a noticeably different path from many Western countries is machine gun belts. Russian PK and PKM belts can be a headache...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Meindl USA Enhances Comfort Fit Lineup with Updated Pro Models

Meindl USA has introduced new boots with updates to the Comfort Fit Hiker and Comfort Fit Hunter series: the brand’s highest-selling boots! The new Comfort Fit PRO offering incorporates waxed full-grain nubuck leather uppers, and full rubber rands in place of unwaxed leather and partial rands. ...

By Adam Scepaniak •

S&W Model 1854 Lever Guns Ship With Vortex Crossfire HD Scope

Buying a lever gun and then figuring out optics is its own project. Smith & Wesson decided to skip that step for you. The company has rolled out factory scoped combos of the Model 1854, each one mounted with a Vortex Crossfire HD 2-7×32 and ready to hunt the day it leaves the counter. Th...

By Sam.S •

Wiley X Drops Kryptek Camo Editions of the JAKL and Founder

Wiley X's new Limited Edition Camo Collection  is getting a new Kryptek facelift. The Founder and Ovation models (both carry a Z87.1+ ballistic rating), representing Wiley X’s ballistic-rated eyewear line, will be the first to get this new hydro-dipping treatment. In total, there ...

By Luke C. •

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 •

The Rimfire Report: Remington’s Discontinued Standard Target 40gr RN

I’ve been shooting rimfire long enough to see more than a handful of rimfire ammo types go the way of the dodo. Today’s is a particular shame, simply because of how consistent and clean the original formula was. I’m of course talking about Remington’s now-discontinued Stan...

By Luke C. •

James Reeves Subpoenaed for Being a Guntuber: Highland Park Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson Reaches Into Firearms Media and Defines Unpaid Reviews as ‘Advertising’

A YouTube gun reviewer says he was subpoenaed in Roberts v. Smith & Wesson, the Highland Park lawsuit that calls unpaid reviews advertising. Read the original story: James Reeves Subpoenaed for Being a Guntuber: Highland Park Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson Reaches Into Firearms Media an...

By Luke McCoy •
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