TFB Review: Vortex Venom Enclosed 6 MOA Micro Red Dot

The newest trend in handgun optics is enclosed emitters over the last several years. As the industry leans into incremental changes and improvements to make optics, handguns, and our shooting experience better, many optic manufacturers believe enclosed emitters are the way. Vortex Optics has anno...

By Adam Scepaniak

POTD: Integrally Suppressed Henry H23 Supreme in .300 Blackout

Henry's Lever Action Supreme Rifle was already a strong argument that the lever gun still has a place in modern shooting. This version, offered through CNC Firearms as a limited edition build, takes that argument a step further with an integrally suppressed 19-inch barrel that transforms the...

By Eric B

The Rimfire Report: Celebrating 75 Years of CCI — A Trip to Lewiston

There are media event trips, and then there are the kind of trips that remind you why you fell in love with this industry in the first place, and continue to sacrifice much to keep working in it. My recent visit to Lewiston, Idaho, to participate in CCI Ammunition's celebration of its 75th a...

By Luke C.

Biofire's Fire-By-Wire 9mm Smart Gun

Luke C is at GunCon checking out one of the more talked-about booths on the floor this year: Biofire and their 9mm Smart Gun. This isn't your average striker-fired pistol. It's a biometric handgun, secured by both fingerprint and facial recognition, and the first product of its kind to ...

By Luke C.

Taking the Hellcat .380 to 200 Yards

Before we begin, let’s just address the elephant in the room. What is “long-range” with a pistol, especially in a caliber like .380? That is a fair question, so let’s just start with the simple fact it is FUN to see how far we can go, to push our skills and develop our technique for Read ...

By Beyond Seclusion

Chestnut Mountain's Veteran-Designed Range-Ready Apparel

Luke C. speaks with Elliot from Chestnut Mountain Machine at GunCon 2026 to check out their growing line of apparel — and if the name sounds familiar, it's because these are the same group of veterans behind the newly imported OKP-7 optics covered earlier in this series. The lineup inc...

By Luke C.
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