SLP Competition: FN America’s 12-Gauge Range Master
With the berm cratered by nine slugs and our silhouette targets devastated with comically oversized holes, it was time to ...
Publication/Issue: Special Weapons April/May 2016
We Are Legion: Sig Sauer’s Legion Series of Pistols
For decades, Sig Sauer has dedicated itself to providing weapons that are designed by and for professionals, including elite military ...
MK220: Primary Weapons Systems’ Quiet 6.5mm Creedmoor AR
In my opinion, Primary Weapons Systems rifles have always been some of the softest-shooting AR rifles. They run cool with ...
Rock Solid: Rock River Arms’ NSP CAR Rifle
The new LAR-15 NSP CAR from Rock River Arms (RRA) is a well-made and competitively priced AR carbine that’s bound ...
Gun Test: Lewis Machine & Tool’s LM8MWSLTFDE
In 2011, Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT) introduced a 7.62x51mm NATO weapon designed to aid the designated marksman in his ...
Leveraging Power: Top 9 Big-Bore Lever-Action Rifles
Benjamin Tyler Henry can be credited with inventing the first lever-action rifle in 1860. The Henry, as it was known, ...
Tactical Titans: The Mossberg 500 Shotgun Family
Let’s be honest. High tech is fun. Who doesn’t want the latest “high-speed, low-drag” tactical firearm with cutting edge ballistics ...
Nyx: Spartan Blades’ Special Forces Warrior
If you don’t think about it too much, constructing a knife should be simple. It’s only two planes of steel ...
Southpaw Scatterguns: 6 Left-Handed Shotguns From Mossberg
Left-handed shooters never have it easy. For all of its adaptability, Mossberg saw that the ever-popular 500 was lacking in ...
Special Weapons’ Top 7 New Products For Spring 2016
As its name implies, SPECIAL WEAPONS is dedicated to providing readers with must-read intel on the latest and greatest weapons ...
IC-DI: A Gun Test with LWRCI’s Direct-Impingement AR
After testing several LWRC International rifles, they have become some of my favorites. I’m a fan of the 6.8 SPC, ...
Triggers Time: 16 Aftermarket Trigger Kits
You probably don’t appreciate your AR’s trigger the way you should, and certainly not the way you will after seeing ...
Gun Test: GlockStore’s G34 GSPC Signature Series Pistol
The Glock 17, which was first introduced to American shooters in 1986, seemed like a revolutionary design. In many ways ...
Equinox Z: Bushnell’s Night-Vision Binoculars
Bushnell has been producing high-performance sporting optics for 65 years, and the company recently added two new night-vision binoculars to ...
Redl, Aim Fire: 10 Questions with Mark Redl
The Team-Colt-sponsored competitive shooter and two-time International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) King of New England title holder, Mark Redl, was ...
Gun Review: GlockStore’s G19 GSPC Stealth Melt
The GlockStore provides a Lenny Magill-designed custom package for concealed carry called the Stealth Melt. In many ways, this Glock 19 ...
How the HK MP5 Defined a Generation of Submachine Guns
The world of counterterrorism is often cloaked in shadows and rarely visible to the average person. That changed in early ...
The Missing Linq: Crimson Trace’s New Light, Laser
Crimson Trace is an industry leader in creating integrated laser sights for concealed-carry and personal-defense firearms. The company’s Rail Master ...
P308-FA: Patriot Ordnance Factory’s New Full-Auto
It was a solicitation by the San Bernardino County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department (SBCSD) for a short-barreled, select-fire .308 Winchester/7.62mm rifle that ...
4 Types of Tactical Ammo From Barnes Bullets
Most of my gun and gear testing tends to lean towards the tactical and self-defense realms. I hunt on occasion, ...