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I love making and shooting lead projectiles for my 1911 pistols chambered in .45 ACP. My standard load consists of a 200-grain Lyman 452460 bullet seated over a healthy charge of Unique powder in a Winchester case, initiated by a Federal large pistol primer that chronographs slightly slower than 1,000 fps. It is more accurate than I can shoot, and it stops varmints as well as game animals decisively. Being a fan of Colt pistols, I picked up a used Single Action Army chambered in .45 Colt not too long ago, to go along with a .45 Colt Ruger Vaquero…

Armed Citizen® Today A couple in San Jacinto, Calif., were spending time with their neighbors on June 5 when an intruder made his way inside their home. When the woman decided to go inside to charge her phone, she came face to face with a man who started firing shots at her. She ran outside yelling: “There’s a stranger in the house with a gun!” Her husband, knowing their daughter was inside, attempted to go in, but the stranger fired on him as well. The armed citizen apparently managed to duck down enough to avoid the gunfire and then shot…

A while back, I stumbled across a witticism from author Robert A. Rinker (“Understanding Firearm Ballistics”) that anyone claiming their firearm has no muzzle flash should try keeping their eyes open while shooting. While there are exceptions, his point that some amount of flash can be expected from centerfire rifle-caliber firearms remains valid. The primary muzzle flash we see in low light is caused by still-burning powder and super-heated gases exiting the muzzle together. Primary flash is fairly uniform from shot to shot when using the same ammunition. Typical ways to manage it include lower-powered loads, reduced-flash powders, ammo tailored…

For many of us, our first gun was a BB gun. These simple air guns typically launched a single BB before requiring us to manually power the next shot, and they taught us our earliest fundamentals of marksmanship, safety and responsible firearm ownership. Over the past two decades, the world of BB guns has gotten way more sophisticated than the simple muscle-powered models of our youth. A case in point is Crosman’s new-for-2026 Raiden, the company’s first battery-powered, full-automatic BB gun.  The Raiden is Crosman’s first battery-powered full-auto BB gun, powered by a rechargeable battery stored in the buttstock. The…

Mossberg’s 590 is based on one of the most popular pump-action shotguns ever made: the Mossberg 500. For those who are seeking a shotgun that’s a bit more heavy-duty and are willing to pay for the associated cost, the company’s 590 line offers plenty of options, and one of the latest is the striking 590R Chisel. Watch our “Gun of the Week” episode above to see more details about this cutting-edge shotgun. “What’s the ‘R’ stand for, you ask? It has a rotary safety,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “If you’re a fan of the AR-15-style rifle, you’ll…

Today marked a deeply personal and cathartic visit for me—one that bridged more than 35 years of memories, gratitude and admiration. I returned to Midway Arms, now MidwayUSA, a place I first visited decades ago in the early 1990s as publisher of Guns & Ammo magazine alongside the late, great Robert E. Petersen. What I found this time was not just a thriving business, but a testament to vision, passion and an unwavering commitment to America’s shooting sports heritage. Larry and Brenda Potterfield have truly set the recreational shooting world on fire. Under their leadership, MidwayUSA has earned three Malcolm Baldrige National…

WOOX, manufacturer of Italian-American made gunstocks, axes and knives, is breaking ground to expand its operations in Hickory, N.C.—where woodworking expertise has been passed on for generations. The manufacturing facility’s growth will help meet demand for the firm’s premium products, particularly its line of Standard American and High-Grade American Walnut stocks. For decades, Hickory was considered the furniture capital of America, or at least a major suburb. At its peak, the local furniture and woodworking industry employed thousands of skilled craftsmen, often in the same factory in which their parents and grandparents worked. The tradition began in the late 1890s…

Gun-control groups are again trying to ban one of the best-selling and most iconic semi-automatic pistols ever—yes, most Glocks. They are also after, with some temporary success, any other semi-automatic pistols they can accuse of being “machine-gun convertible.” A few states have now enacted bans on so-called “machine gun convertible pistols,” a term primarily referring to semi-automatic handguns that can theoretically be illegally modified by criminals into machine guns via—again, illegal—devices like “switches” or auto sears. Federally, these “switches” and similar devices are classified as machine guns under the National Firearms Act (NFA), making their possession, manufacture and transfer illegal…

The Aimpoint ACRO made the closed emitter famous. The Steiner MPS followed with a similar construction and aesthetic. Some people love the “mailbox” design, some hate it. If you’re one of the latter, there is a sleeker option. We now have a closed emitter, rugged, extremely compact optic with a ubiquitous RMS-C footprint. This optic exhibits clear glass, shake-awake technology, a large viewing window, no “tunnel vision” and it’s not made in China! The new Steiner MPS-C is here, and it is one of my favorite new drops from SHOT Show 2026. I mounted one to my Smith & Wesson…