Affordable in All the Right Places! Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 9mm

Springfield Armory has created a pretty large lineup of pistol offerings via their Echelon platform. With a chassis design that allows for switching between different slide and frame combinations, the sky is the limit as far as what configuration you can create for yourself. The only thing that m...

By Adam Scepaniak

Ghost Gun Crackdowns Expose the Dirty Secret of Gun Control

A new report on so-called “ghost guns” says the quiet part out loud: bans do little to stop criminals who already ignore the law. From Boston indictments to Washington’s move against digital firearm files and 3D printers, the fight is about more than unserialized guns.

By Dave Workman

POTD: Merrimack Southerner Derringer – Double Struck Marking

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Merrimack Arms Southerner derringer manufactured 1866-1869 with double struck “SOUTHERNER” marking. Merrimack Arms & Manufacturing Company operated in Newburyport, Massachusetts during a brief window after the Civil War. The...

By Sam.S

First Look: Echelon Alpha 4.0C

Admittedly, the Echelon had a steep hill to climb. At its launch in mid-2023, the then-new Echelon faced a packed market of duty-style, polymer-framed, striker-fired 9mm pistols. To say there was a plethora of choices would be a remarkable understatement. As a result, the Echelon had to bring som...

By Scott Conditt

Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C vs. Echelon 4.0C

Springfield Armory just dropped the Echelon Alpha 4.0C, and I got hands on with one ahead of the launch. The short version is that this is the most affordable entry into the Echelon ecosystem to date. MSRP is $599. The standard Echelon 4.0C currently runs $720. That gap is the entire reason this ...

By Luke McCoy

How 3D Printing Supports Army Readiness, One Layer at a Time

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Inside a small workspace filled with printers, plastic filament and computer-aided design software, a battlefield problem can be solved with a solution and takes shape one layer at a time. That process was the focus of the 3D printing symposium, hosted by 1st S...

By Eric G

The Rimfire Report: Remington Subsonic 40gr HP CPHP - Amazing!

There are times when I’m surprisingly disappointed by the items I review—and times when I’m just flat-out surprised. This is definitely one of the latter. As most of you who follow the series already know, Remington 22LR ammunition hasn’t exactly earned the best reputation...

By Luke C.
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