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I’ve long advocated for varmint hunting, specifically prairie dogs, as a fantastic way to test and hone one’s long-range shooting skills. It can be quite tempting to aim for the largest steel target when on a static range—the dopamine of the clang on steel is really hard to beat, especially when reaching out past 800 yards or so. That time-of-flight delay gives just enough time to reacquire the target, and if you can spot your own impact before the sound reaches your ears? Bliss. But, maybe you want a greater challenge for your shooting skills. Hitting a 24-inch plate at…

Having trained everyone from first-time gun owners to specialty military and law-enforcement teams over multiple decades, I’ve repeatedly encountered an interesting phenomenon that eventually catches up with many shooters as their skills improve. I’ve even experienced it myself more than once, and if you stay in this game long enough, chances are you will, too. I call it the “Bulletproof Bubble.” It’s one of the most frustrating things a shooter can experience, because it doesn’t make any sense. You haven’t forgotten how to shoot. Your fundamentals haven’t suddenly disappeared. In many cases, you’re still shooting respectable groups. The problem is…

Turkish-made firearms, from lever-action rifles to concealed-carry handguns, have taken a huge share of the U.S. market. After years of being marketed under other brand’s names, recently, these manufacturers have not just opened U.S. subsidiaries that sell guns under their name, they have also begun manufacturing complete firearms in the U.S. The Derya Arms MAX is an example of both, a new semi-auto shotgun designed for serious competitive shooters that is made in the USA. The MAX is a new competition shotgun by Derya Arms that is a new and proprietary design. Over the years, semi-auto, magazine-fed shotguns made by…

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One of the most anticipated firearm releases of 2026 was the Zev Technologies FDP, a folding pistol-caliber design that the company produced in conjunction with Magpul Industries. Watch our “Gun of the Week” episode above to see exactly how it works. “This is the Zev Technologies/Magpul FDP-C. That is the Folding Defensive Platform-Carbine,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “Now it’s a carbine. That’s what they call it. It’s actually a short-barreled rifle, so it does fall under the NFA. You have to file the paperwork for one, but the tax is now zero, thanks in no small part…

Armed Citizen® Today A woman and her boyfriend were outside a nightclub in Tulsa, Okla., on July 26, when a man threatened them and bragged about having served time for murder. Reports do not indicate how they resolved that threat at the time, but the 41-year-old man apparently followed them home or found out where they lived and broke into their apartment at about 5 a.m. the next morning. The boyfriend shot the intruder dead. (okcfox.com; Oklahoma City, Okla.; 7/27/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – Dec. 2, 1986 Chester Blanchard was in the kitchen of his Stark County, Ohio,…

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On July 31, the Bureau of Reclamation released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the future management of the Colorado River through Lake Powell and Lake Mead. This 10-year plan will replace the 2007 operating guidelines currently in effect.This marks the first instance of the federal government stepping in to manage the waterway. Previously the seven basin states, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, have collaborated on creating long-term plans for the river. But the last three years of negotiations have failed to yield an agreement.The twenty-year-long “megadrought” currently plaguing the west is likely to blame…