Ever wonder if you can learn how to shoot faster without sacrificing accuracy? This is a question many shooters have wrestled with in both competition and defensive shooting. In today’s article, veteran law enforcement officer and trainer Mike Boyle provides concrete steps you can take to impro...
Over the last couple of years the guys at MK Machining have been working up their MK2.6 bullpup rifle chassis series. This year at SHOT Show they had some brand new prototypes of a new type of bullpup - a straight-pull.
The AKS-74UB is one of the rarer Kalashnikov variants, a suppressed short carbine designed for missions requiring minimal noise and visual signature. Derived from the AKS-74U developed by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov in the 1970s, the AKS-74UB was created by a team of engineers at the Research Institut...
Ruger’s American Gen II Scout blends Jeff Cooper’s scout rifle concept with modern design, iron sights, and .308 performance in a compact, suppressor-ready package. The post Ruger’s American Gen II .308 Scout Rifle: Jeff Cooper’s Vision, Realized appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Even positive changes can be hard to accept. Long before the M1 Garand rifle was in widespread service in the US military, it had its share of detractors. A number of these objectors simply disagreed with the Army’s decision to adopt a semi-automatic rifle at all. They argued that the...
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union raced to develop weapons that could tip the balance of power. Among the most audacious creations of this era was the M65 Atomic Cannon, an enormous artillery piece capable of firing a nuclear shell. Nicknamed “Atomic Annie,” this wea...
Firearm ammunition has been a fundamental component of both the evolution of firearms and the progression of military, law enforcement, and civilian practices throughout history.
In 2015, photographs and videos began circulating of several prototype rifle designs from the mid-2010s, chambered for an obscure experimental round, the 6x49, which was the Soviet Union's unified 6mm cartridge . The photos and videos show new developmental rifles chambered for the Soviet-er...
Founded in 1927 after the Russian Civil War, KBP Instrument Design Bureau has since earned numerous state honors, and its factory has accumulated a long list of proven designs, including small arms and a broad portfolio of air-defense systems. Today, as a joint-stock company, KBP, one of Russia&r...
Hush Puppy Project announced Ruger RXM and Sig P365 kits at SHOT Show 2026, expanding beyond their established Glock lineup . The company builds pistols with an integrated Slide Lock Device (SLD) that prevents the slide from cycling, eliminating action noise for maximum suppression when pai...