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Are Revolvers Good For Self Defense?

Though most concealed-carry shooters prefer pistols these days, a cadre of knowledgeable, experienced self-defense aficionados prefer revolvers, sometimes referred to as wheelguns for the...

Court Ruling Supports Carry Reciprocity

I’m looking at a remarkable opinion by Massachusetts District Court Associate Justice John F. Coffey, who ordered on August 3, 2023, that the state’s...

RIA Sights Are Too Tight?

I recently purchased a 9mm 1911 Rock Island Armory Standard FS Model 51632. Certainly didn’t need another 1911, but this was a screaming deal...

He’s Not a Fan of Car Gun Safes

Re “Gun Security in Automobiles,” August 2023 AAAARRRRGGGH! Just read this article. As a 33-year-plus veteran of a large Pacific Northwest police department, I took...

Biden Administration Cancels Hunter Education & Archery Funding

U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis recently wrote Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to register their disapproval of a decision by the Biden...

Ammo, Oiling, and Shotgunning

Re “Three Revolvers Shoot It Out: Smith, Taurus, and Charter Arms,” July 2023 Hello, Todd. First off, great publication. When I receive my monthly copy,...

President Biden’s Truths

After the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a joint resolution to nullify the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule that...

Getting In Depth in Reviews

Online Is a Blessing Dear Mr. Woodard, even two years ago, if you had said you were putting more material online than in the paper...

Bits and Pieces

There are so many things going on in the gun world these days, it’s hard to dial in and focus on just one thing....

How About Three 380 Pistols?

380 Lineup, Thank You I just received the May 2023 issue. Nice as usual. I would very much like to see the new Ruger Security-380...

Color Me Skeptical

A press release on the PR Newswire said, breathlessly, “Biofire Announces World’s First Smart Gun® Secured by Fingerprint and Facial Recognition.” Will this smartphone...

Too Late to Leave Illinois? Nah.

Reader Walter asks about his home state’s recent gun-ban law. Yeah, it’s a doozie. Reader Ron wonders if we might “Equalize” an upcoming test with a Walther PDP. And more lever-action reviews?

Gun News

In the September 2022 issue, I mentioned in Downrange that “Fifteen Republican senators rolled over earlier in the year to pass a bill negotiated...