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LaserLyte's Kryptonyte Center Mass laser system now offers users the option of choosing a single dot aiming point.

We have yet to meet a gunsmith who knows all there is to know about repairing, improving and servicing all kinds of firearms. Nor have we ever met one who’s discomfort level fails to rise when a gun he’s never worked on, or hasn’t seen in years, comes in. Unless you specialize—rifles only, pistols only, shotguns only, stocks, engraving—you can ill afford to turn down work unfamiliar to you, yet you can’t afford not to if performing it could create a dangerous situation. That’s why books take up much space in the best shops. They’re our safety net, and they have proven their value many times by showing a way to fill a customer’s needs.

Uncle Mike’s has introduced a new adapter plate for its popular Reflex Holster, improving versatility for law enforcement professionals or competitive shooters.

JP Enterprises is debuting a new and improved JP-22R action that opens up every small-frame JP platform (JP-15, CTR-02, SCR-11 and PSC-11) for a .22 LR conversion.

The modern-day shotgunner is now waking up to the benefits of back-boring in certain sporting applications. This may be just the common cycle of the trend, or perhaps this feature has finally found a permanent place in our list of optional features for the shotgun bore. Both Remington and Browning now offer this feature in their target guns. This may fool some gun owners into thinking their trap guns are obsolete; indeed, many will trade in perfectly good and serviceable guns and barrels to obtain this "new" feature.

To help soldiers and predator hunters maintain their stealth, Alpha-TAC’s ExtremeBeam has designed a silent remote switch for select models of its tactical-flashlight product line.

Technically, browning and blueing are metal finishes, not coatings. They are both controlled oxidation processes employed to color the metal itself. Browning has been around longer than blueing, since about 1780, but blueing is the more popular finish. The bead-blasted or "satin" stainless-steel finishes have also gained popularity in recent years.

New for 2014, Redding has introduced a pair of innovative Micro-Adjusting Taper Crimp Dies for the two most popular bottleneck cartridges used in competitive rifle shooting today — the 223 Rem/5.56 NATO and 308 Win/7.62 NATO.

Don't give up if a replacement firing pin is unavailable from your catalog suppliers. Instead, use these tips to solve the problem.

Arizona's Gunsite Academy has teamed up with Crimson Trace to develop a class that covers the use of lasers in the academy’s Modern Technique of the Pistol instruction.

SHOT Show 2014 Product Spotlight visits the American Technologies Network Corp. booth to see ATN’s new line of smart optics.

SHOT Show 2014 Product Spotlight went inside the Slide Fire Solutions booth to check out the companys latest products.