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See a .22LR Colt M4 Rifle with cool Terminator type technical and digital effects wrapped into a 30-second spot. These .22 Colt black rifles are made by Walther and offered by Umarex under license from Colt.

(GunReports.com) -- The SKS Type 56 rifle proved to be fun, and Ruger’s KMini Thirty-P/20 was hard working and versatile. The DPMS Panther also adapts well to the 7.62X39mm round.

On GunReports.com, the 'History of the Gun' online video series produced by site sponsor Ruger looks at the progression of firearms technology. Part 1 examines the Hand Cannon.

(GunReports.com) -- Large majorities of Americans feel that they should be allowed to have guns, a new Harris Poll shows, but ominously, pluralities of Americans favor stricter control of guns, particularly hand guns.

The .30-06 is the most popular cartridge all over the world, and rightly so. The many varieties of bullet weights, types and velocities available, in both factory loads and as components for the handloader, are unmatched in any other cartridge. There are saboted lightweight bullets at varmint-getting velocities, heavyweights up to 220 grains with enough horsepower to cleanly take fairly heavy game, and lots of options in between. The cartridge is versatile and flexible, and an outstanding choice for anyone who doesn’t want a closetful of rifles for different uses. The ’06 fills many needs.Stainless steel rifles are not maintenance free. The use of stainless means your rifle won’t be damaged by occasional neglect, as sometimes happens on extended hunts or near the seashore. It’ll still need cleaning after use, just like rifles made of ordinary steel. Essentially, the use of stainless steel means the firearm will never need refinishing. Unless it is seriously damaged along the way, fifty years from now your rifle will look exactly like it does today. That’s the good part.

Three 22 LR conversions for centerfire pistos earned 'buy' recommendations in the June 2010 issue of Gun Tests, says its editor, but the magazine showed a strong preference for one unit.

Hundreds have answered the GunReports.com survey question: Is the 9mm Sufficient for Self-Defense? They are entered to win a $225 Insight Technology X2l Subcompact Laser/Light MTV-100-A1. Voting closes June 21, 2010.

Video: Larry Potterfield of Midway USA talks about the 38-55 Winchester Centerfire, which started life as a Ballard target cartridge in 1884. Winchester later chambered this cartridge in the 1885 single shot along with the 1884 lever action.

(GunReports.com) -- Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun writer, etc.) for a bona fide business purpose to be a 'transfer' under the Gun Control Act of 1968, according to the NSSF.

Champion shooter Jerry Miculek demonstrates proper trigger control.

Video: Picking The Right Smoothbore for Women (5:46)

Video: Terminator, Mummy shotgun, Legend Puma (Armi Chiappa) Lever Action Shotgun, from Gun Tests Magazine (3:06)