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Glock 30SF 45 ACP

In an evaluation of 45 ACP subcompacts, Gun Tests magazine asked how best to package the big bullet in a small concealable machine. The $687 Glock G30SF feeds from a high-capacity magazine with rounds compressed in a staggered column. Its ignition is via a striker system, and the frame is polymer, not steel.

Burris Eliminator II and III LaserScopes Now Shipping

Burris is pleased to announce that the much anticipated Eliminator II and Eliminator III LaserScopes are now being shipped to dealers across the country. The new 3.5x-10x-50 Eliminator LaserScope, which was introduced in August, starting shipping in October.

MidwayUSA Teams up with LensPen for New Product

MidwayUSA recently released the MidwayUSA $7.99 LensPen, a way to properly care for lenses on rifle scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars.

Hornady’s New 45 Auto +P Load Produces “Barrier Blind” Performance

Meeting the FBI-protocol handgun-ammunition terminal-performance test requirements is no small task — especially with a bullet as large as .45 caliber – but Hornady engineers have apparently succeeded.

U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle Championship Underway

The 2013 U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle Championship, conducted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, is underway. The USAMU is keeping with its long-standing tradition of supporting America's youth by sponsoring the event for the sixth time after a one-year hiatus.

AcuSport Adds FireClean Brand to Gun Cleaning Lines

AcuSport Corporation, a leading distributor of shooting and hunting products, has added FireClean advanced gun oil to its cleaning products lines. FireClean is non-toxic and odorless, and is designed to melt carbon while lubricating and conditioning the gun in one step.

Fifth Circuit Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to People Under 21

Last week, an appeals court upheld a federal law that prohibits people under the age of 21 from purchasing handguns from dealers, rejecting the first challenge to the age rule since the Supreme Court recognized an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.

CCRKBA Says Partial Retreat On Cook County Violence Tax Only A Start

Wednesday's partial retreat by Cook County, Ill., board President Toni Preckwinkle on her proposed 'violence tax' is a good start, but the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said the entire idea should be scrapped.

New BOG-POD HD-3 Model is Tripod on Steroids

BOGgear has just introduced a brand-new tripod, the BOS Series HD-3S Short Tripod, and the MINI-U Shooting Rest, a smaller version of the popular Universal Shooting Rest.

Connecticut State Police Award Pistol Contract to SIG Sauer

SIG Sauer, a U.S.-based leading manufacturer of law enforcement and military firearms, is pleased to announce that the Connecticut State Police has selected the SIG SAUER P220 as the agency’s next service firearm.

Magnum Research Re-engineers Magnum Lite MLR .22 Win Mag Rifle Series

USA-based Magnum Research, Inc. (MRI) has re-engineered the Magnum Lite MLR22 Win Mag rifle series in a semi-auto configuration.

Cook County Board Proposes Firearm Tax to Fund Gun Control Organizations

The Cook County Board's plan to punish citizens who purchase firearms has gone from bad to worse with the announcement of a so called 'compromise' plan, according to a release today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA).

Shotgunner Rhode Bests Cali Ammo Scheme

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s law requiring a background check for each ammunition purchase violates the Second...