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Springfield M1 Garand 7.62×51 mm NATO, $1348

Here's a recommended gun from sister site Gun Tests magazine--Springfield's M1 Garand 7.62 x 51 mm NATO. If you are looking for a new Garand with a new action, this is probably the one you want, and we believe it will serve you very well. Some of our testers were more than happy with this Garand.

Glock Funds NRA Operations During Show

(GunReports.com) -- During the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) 139th Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Charlotte, NC, May 14-16, Glock, Inc. will award $120K to the NRA and its affiliates.

Barrett Announces REC7 in 5.56 NATO and 6.8 SPC

(GunReports.com) -- Barrett announces the newest improvements and additions to the respected REC7 piston-operated rifle line.

Reward Offered for Information on Retail Gun Theft

(GunReports.com) -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Atlanta Field Division announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of those responsible for a recent firearms theft at Pannell’s Firearms, located at 10102 Main Street in Woodstock, Ga.

Remington Re-Enters Handgun Market with R1 1911

Remington reenters the handgun market with a hand-fitted 1911 45 ACP, called the R1. Available June 2010.

Beretta USA Proud Partner of USA Shooting

(GunReports.com) -- Beretta U.S.A. announced today its partnership with USA Shooting, the national governing body for Olympic Shooting Sports.

Firearms Industry Releases Economic Impact Report

(GunReports.com) -- The firearms and ammunition industry has a significant economic impact on the nation's and each state's economy—about $28 billion overall, according to a new report.

Lipsey’s Announces Exclusive Ruger 44 Special Vaqueros

(GunReports.com) -- Lipsey’s LLC, a leading nation-wide firearms distributor, is pleased to announce several new exclusive Ruger 44 Special Vaqueros.

New model from the Safariland ABAR XtremeR Series Approved as Compliant with NIJ Standard-0101.06

(GunReports.com) -- Safariland announced today that it has released another armor model that satisfies the requirements of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).

CTD Weekly Special

Cheaper Than Dirt is running an ammo special that will interest 40 S&W owners.

AR Beats AK Almost 2:1 in GunReports Survey

A recent tabulation of 467 respondents to a GunReports.com survey question, “Which is the better platform: The AR or the AK?” showed a strong preference for the designed-in-America ArmaLite Rifle model. Please see the Special Report for full comments.

Check Out GunReports.com Videos!

Check out several new GunReports.com videos are loaded this week: A super slow motion video of bullets hitting stuff 0:47; Sighting In Crimson Trace Lasergrips, 2:43; Ruger Tactical Tips - 2: Handgun Fundamentals, 4:48; and Sinclair Reloading Series Part 3: Introduction to the Components of a Metallic Cartridge, 4:14.

Listen to Mexico’s lawsuit against Smith & Wesson

I know you won’t do it, but I want to encourage you anyway. Go listen to the oral arguments attached to the blog entry entitled,...