When Judge Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held on August 5, 2026, that the National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns exceed Congress’s constitutional authority—this occurred after Congress eliminated the NFA taxes on those items—we entered an exciting but uncertain time. This court order was stayed until August 12 to give the Department of Justice (DOJ) time to appeal, but that stay expired without an appeal. This left gun owners asking what this means for those who want to purchase these items. To help answer…

In partnership with Lipsey’s, Smith & Wesson recently re-introduced two of its classic Night Guard revolvers, the Models 386 and 396, which are chambered for the .357 Magnum and .44 Special, respectively. We had a chance to take a closer look at the Model 386 in our latest “Gun of the Week” episode above. “It is, if you will, kind of the apex of the fighting revolver,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “It’s got a 3-inch barrel. It’s .357 Magnum, which, as you may or may not know, will also fire .38 Special, and it is a seven-shot…

Colt’s Police Positive revolver was one of the most popular firearms made in the early 20th century and remained in the company’s line for nearly half a century. Or so they say. But during my research on the Colt Police Positive revolver, I discovered something unexpected. Colt actually made two versions of the Police Positive. At the same time. In fact, from a certain perspective, you could say they made three versions at the same time. And it lasted a whole lot longer than most sources say. Let’s take a look. Colt Police Positives are small-frame, six-shot, double-action revolvers produced…

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00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the White Tail Woods, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week in the show, I’m running Alabama public Land deer hunter Michael Perry through the what would you do? Gauntlet to find out exactly how he’d handle some of the most interesting and tricky deer hunting scenarios I can throw. 00:00:35 Speaker 3: Out of…

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Once largely considered the realm of military users, the category of Personal Defense Weapons (PDWs) has been recognized as having applications in the civilian world, where such firearms bridges the gap between pistol and rifle. As more of these types of guns have been introduced in recent years, C&H Precision saw fit to introduce its STRYKR, an optic designed specifically for use with PDWs.   The STRYKR is a hard-use, enclosed-emitter optic designed for PDWs and compact carbines.   The STRYKR is an enclosed-emitter red-dot optic that was designed specifically for the Flux Defense Raider Pistol Chassis. The Raider, which…

One of the most iconic German military handguns is the Luger P08, but on the eve of World War II, the German military sought a new sidearm that was easier to manufacture than the P08. For that, ultimately, the military turned to Walther, who had already had an extensive history of innovation within the handgun space. The company’s answer was the P38. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun” segment above to see the details of the P38. “Now, Walther has already been innovating in the handgun space in the interwar period,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Evan…

I first heard about the frontal shot on an elk from a friend and watched a few clips on YouTube to try and learn more about it. My interest was peaked, but the shot still seemed risky to me. Shooting right at the chest of an elk doesn’t seem to leave much margin for error. Not to mention, in my dozen years of guiding elk hunters, I’d never seen anyone attempt it.Then, in 2020, I went elk hunting with Jason Phelps. While backpack hunting in Colorado, we started talking about frontal shots. Jason had a lot of experience with them,…

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