The Soviet AK-74 Inspiration

The U.S. Small Caliber High Velocity concept started in 1950 with a study, then evolved into testing and evaluation. By the late 1950s, they discussed a .22 caliber rifle with respectable accuracy at 300 yards. The Army Infantry Board brought Armalite’s Eugene Stoner, designer of the AR-10,...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Berkley’s Limited-Edition Swamp Lord Terror Pack – Scary Good

Just in time for Spooky Month, Berkley Fishing is here with a new limited-edition three-pack of Swamp Lord topwater frogs, the Swamp Lord Terror Pack. Featuring three haunting new color patterns on the tried-and-true Berkley Swamp Lord hollow-body frog. The Swamp Lord Terror Pack delivers the sa...

By Eugene L. •

Colt Canada C25 Sharpshooter: A Compact 5.56 Built for Accuracy

Every army has a few soldiers whose job is to hit what the rest of the squad cannot. Colt Canada has built a rifle around that job. The new C25 Sharpshooter is a semi-automatic modular 5.56mm NATO rifle, billed as "compact with maximum accuracy," and it is the first look at what the C25...

By Eric B •

TFB Review: Kestrel HUD - The Dope Card That Updates Itself

You are lying prone behind a rifle, the clock is running, and you need the wind, the range and your drop. So you lift your head, look at the Kestrel in your hand, read the numbers, lose your sight picture and start again. I have done that more times than I care to count, on the range, in matches ...

By Eric B •

Why Your Bolt Gun Doesn’t Need a Flow-Through Suppressor

Flow-through suppressors have become increasingly popular for their ability to reduce backpressure on gas-operated rifles. But do those benefits translate to bolt-action hunting and precision rifles? The post Why Your Bolt Gun Doesn’t Need a Flow-Through Suppressor appeared first on The Tru...

By Luke Cuenco •

Silent Steel Unveils the Gen 2 Baffle Streamer Suppressor Family

Silent Steel has launched the Baffle Streamer Gen 2 family, a new generation of its traditional baffle suppressors. A completely redesigned Gen 2 Baffle Module is produced by 3D printing, and additive manufacturing allows internal geometries that conventional manufacturing methods cannot produce....

By Eric B •

NRA Board Member Blasts Egos Blocking Effort to Shrink 76-Member Board

NRA Board member Dick Fairburn says a proposal to reduce the organization's 76-member board to 46 was derailed by internal resistance. In this firsthand opinion column, he questions whether personal egos and reelection interests are standing in the way of reforms NRA members deserve.

By Dick Fairburn •
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