Author: Gunner Quinn

Argentinean manufacturer Bersa has long been known for its line of compact handguns centered around the company’s Thunder models. Over the past few years, the company has expanded its lineup for the American market, including 1911s, 2011s and AR-15s, and it has also established a manufacturing base in this country. New for 2026, the company is upsizing its polymer-framed, striker-fired BP9cc into the BP9 FS (full-size). The BP9 FS is a new, from-the-ground-up design that is intended for the duty, self-defense and competition markets. Chambered in 9 mm Luger, while the BP9 FS is similar to the compact carry BP9cc…

Tikka’s T3x line of rifles has long been a popular option for many hunters and shooters, and recently, the Finnish company has expanded this line with its T3x Ace Target model, which is specifically designed for competition use. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: Rifleman Review” segment above to see the details of the Ace Target and learn why it’s a great option for those seeking a purpose-built precision platform. “One of the more popular competition circuits out there right now is in the realm of long range precision shooting, PRS competition, and one of the latest makers to get into…

Trends seen in the past two years continue in the firearms industry. Spurred on by the repeal of the $200 NFA tax on suppressors, threaded barrels are offered on more and more guns. In handguns, compact and larger personal-protection pistols now routinely include an optics cut, and many model lines now include a variant with an integral compensator. Overall, gunmakers are continuing to incrementally improve their products, causing manufacturers to introduce guns with “value added” features. The big winner in this, of course, is you, the consumer. It’s a buyer’s market. You know what to do. New Handguns   Archon…

If finding a deer in the big woods is like finding a needle in a haystack, finding a mature buck is like looking for that needle in an entire hay field. Unlike ag country, the big woods might only boast two bucks per square mile in some areas. Finding big bucks in such places requires a ton of legwork in and out of season. And that starts with summer scouting. It’s a low pressure/high reward activity that can pay off once deer season rolls around. Here’s where you can start.Start with EdgesOne of the hardest things about hunting in the…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show when conservation always wins. I’m your host Spencer new Arth, and today we’re joined by Brody Randall, Corey, Seth, Sarah and Logan. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from Meat Eater’s four verticals, which are hunting, fish, and conservation cooking. There is a prize will donate five hundred dollars to the Conservation organization of the winners choosing. Starting off today’s show with a mail bag question, send your mail bag question to Trivia at the meadeater dot com with the…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: I don’t think that the people living in eighteen sixty had any framework for understanding what this country was about ready to be plunged into. If you take the number of people who were killed in the Civil War as a proportion of the entire population and then apply that to our population today, you’re looking at about seven point six million people dead at the end of the war. 00:00:30 Speaker 2: This is part two of our series on the Civil War, and it’s about Abraham Lincoln, the secession of the States, and the Confederate…

FALCO Holsters is expanding beyond firearm carry with the introduction of a new collection of minimalist leather wallets, card holders, and a leather EDC tray. The post FALCO Holsters New Minimalist Wallets & EDC Tray appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

A prepared American should approach convenience store visits with a little strategy and forethought. If you want to make it home safe with your 64-oz Lime Squishy and questionable gas-station snacks, you need to use our favorite “tactical” word: Awareness. The post Surviving the Stop-N-Rob appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

Not every .22 is built for punching paper. The Henry Garden Gun takes a different approach, using a smoothbore barrel designed specifically for .22 LR shotshells. The post Henry Garden Gun: Smoothbore Lever-Action .22 LR appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

Gun: Model 1000 CarbineManufacturer: Universal Firearms; Hialeah, Fla.Chambering: .30 CarbineManufactured: c. 1968Condition: NRA Excellent (Modern Gun Standards)Value: $750 The United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 was one of the most prolific firearms made in World War II, with more than 6 million produced. After that conflict and the Korean War, many returning G.I.s wanted one of the light, handy rifles they had carried in service for their civilian lives. The M1 carbine excelled at everything from plinking to self-defense to close-range, medium-game hunting. But until the 1980s, military carbines were still in active use and being distributed around the free…