Two Icons, One Platform: The SIG Sauer P226-X AGENCY

SIG Sauer and Agency Arms  have teamed up on the P226-X AGENCY, a purpose-built evolution of the P226 under the tagline "Two Icons. One Legendary Platform." The pistol combines SIG Sauer performance with Agency Arms design, and every element is aimed at control, speed and shootabil...

By Eric B •

Buck 110 & 112 Crossbar Elite: MagnaCut Meets a Crossbar Lock

Few folders are as instantly identifiable as the Buck 110 Folding Hunter, a design that has shaped what generations of buyers expect a Buck folder to look and feel like. For 2026, Buck rebuilt it and its slightly smaller sibling, the 112 Ranger, into the Crossbar Elite series, keeping the silhoue...

By James Chen •

Why Everyone Wants Montana — And Why Montanans Are Fed Up

Ask a lifelong Montanan how they feel about the steady stream of newcomers, and you may get pointed to a sign hanging in a Bozeman bar. It reads that you should welcome yourself to Montana while remembering you are a refugee, not a missionary. The message is blunt, but it captures a tension that ...

By James Chen •

Interstate Handgun Sales Ruling and ATF's NFA Timetable

A Fifth Circuit panel struck the federal interstate handgun sales ban and ATF told dealers in Dallas that NFA guidance is weeks away. What licensees should do now — and what not to change yet.

By Fred Thompson •

Vertx Urban Ghost 36L Weekender, DOPP Kit & Utility Pouch

Vertx has expanded the Urban Ghost line with three new pieces aimed at people who travel armed and would rather not announce it at the gate. The headliner is the Urban Ghost 36L Weekender Travel Bag, joined by a matching DOPP kit and utility pouch. The 36L Weekender is sized to meet most airline ...

By Sam.S •

What the FTC's Beretta-Ruger Order Actually Means

The Federal Trade Commission's announcement  about Beretta Holding and Sturm, Ruger & Company sounds dramatic. The agency says it is stopping an anticompetitive arrangement between two major firearm manufacturers. TFB covered the companies' cooperation agreement in May ; this i...

By Josh C •

Q4 for FFL Dealers: A 63-Day Marketing Countdown

ATF says its NFA guidance is weeks away, the 18-to-20 buyer segment is opening, and the revised Form 4473 will not land until after the holidays. Here is the week-by-week plan for the 63 days that decide a dealer's year.

By Gary Stone •

NFA Guidance 'Weeks Away': What ATF Told Dealers in Dallas

ATF's director and chief counsel spent three days with FFLs in Dallas. The NFA guidance dealers have waited for is close but unsigned, 4473 suppressor transfers will not be cited, and the new Form 4473 slips past the holidays. What was actually said - and what to do with it.

By Fred Thompson •

Oct. 1 Pistol Ban, Virginia Enforcement, and a Bruen Split

Connecticut's convertible-pistol ban takes effect October 1 with felony penalties and two federal challenges pending. Virginia's attorney general has switched on civil enforcement, and the appeals courts now disagree about whether buying a gun is protected conduct.

By Fred Thompson •

Fifth Circuit Handgun Ruling: What FFL Dealers Do Now

A divided Fifth Circuit panel held that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment. For dealers, the effect is on the calendar, not the counter yet.

By Claire Eason •
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