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Just released, the CZ Shadow 2 Compact squeezes the performance of a competition pistol into a carriable package. Who doesn’t love the supreme shootability of a race gun? They are purpose-built to shoot well, after all, but they’re also too big to carry concealed. If you’ve been looking for a competition-style pistol that you can

SACRAMENTO, CA (August 29, 2023) — Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement regarding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “28th Amendment” convention proposal, SJR-7, to deny the fundamental rights of all peaceable Americans passing its first committee hearing: Today, The California State Senate’s Committee on Public Safety has voted to pass Governor Newsom’s tyrannical push to

An evaluation of common shooting stances that can help you shoot a handgun easier and more consistently. I began working in law enforcement in the early ’90s. At that time, competition pistol shooting and tricked-out pistols were the rage, and the things that worked in competition were the marketplace and training. Though you don’t hear

A Q&A with Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat. I believe most gun writers take for granted how fortunate we are. We’re for damn sure not special, but many of us do have access to special people, experts the average shooter would love to be able to talk to for just a few moments. Some of

MDT has just released the ORYX bipod, a functional and affordable design available with two attachment head options. When it comes to bipod shopping, the options always seem to be dominated by expensive, high-tier models and cheap Chinesium. The number of decent yet affordable bipod options is lacking in comparison. Thankfully, the new MDT ORYX

Flat trajectory, excellent long-range accuracy and mitigated felt recoil define the .270 Weatherby Magnum. Most shooting enthusiasts think that the .270 Weatherby was developed to satisfy a demand for this caliber after the popularity of the .300 Weatherby Magnum had been established. As a matter of fact, the .270 was the first of the line

When replacing it isn’t an option, here’s how to refinish a simple rifle stock. Restoring firearms has been a hobby of mine since I became interested in guns nearly four decades ago. The Gun Digest Books of Exploded Firearms Drawings were invaluable as I started this journey. Having a few gunsmith courses under my belt

NEW ORLEANS, LA (August 24, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of their response brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in VanDerStok v. Garland, defending their win at the district court in their lawsuit challenging the ATF’s “Frame or Receiver” Rule. The brief can

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 22, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of its response brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in its lawsuit challenging multiple aspects of the New Jersey gun control law passed to severely restrict the ability of those with carry permits from actually being able to carry

The author extols the virtues of his Ruger Hawkeye in .257 Roberts to explain why it has a permanent spot in his collection. I now jokingly refer to myself as a dinosaur, meaning I’ve started using things like a Parker 51 fountain pen and a Buck 119 Special knife. That also means I like my

When I was in college, I used to carry pepper spray. My roommate, who was in ROTC, always carried pepper spray and told me how good it was in case I was ever attacked. I took the advice, bought some pepper spray, attached it to my keychain and carried it in my backpack at all

Was there ever a more anticipated product in the Glock lineup than the Glock 43 9MM? Probably not. When the Glock 42 .380 ACP was released, it certainly pleased many people. However, at the same time, others strongly felt that it should have been chambered for the more powerful 9mm round. After all, Glock had

Smith & Wesson’s M&P 45 Shield is a new compact, single-stack pistol chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol). This new addition is almost identical to the original Shield in 9mm and .40. However, the only difference is that it’s a bit larger. The M&P Shield is a favorite pistol among consumers — mostly because

You may have thought that the Glock Generation 4 represented the pinnacle of everything that Glock could do, but the Glock Gen 5 that was released last year shows that Glock still has many tricks left up their sleeve. But really, was the Glock Gen 5 even necessary? Was the Generation 4 really even necessary

Regardless of whether you are a recreational gun user or an undercover police office looking for a way to holster your backup firearm, you need something that is going to keep your firearm safe and secure at all times. Hence the Blackhawk Ankle Holster. After all, you don’t want to end up losing your handgun

The M&P Shield 9mm is an amazing gun, which is sworn on by hundreds of thousands of gun owners. It is not hard to see why. The Shield packs all the stopping power of larger pistols into a compact design that is easy to conceal. If you already own a Shield, or are considering getting

The best thermal scope is an incredible piece of hunting gear that every hunter should have in their arsenal. They are great for those times when you are out in the field, and your night-vision scope simply isn’t enough to actually see your prey clearly enough to pull off the perfect shot at that 250-yard

I sometimes wonder if John Browning had any idea his 1911 design would be relevant over one hundred years after its inception. It is. Not only is it relevant, it continues to change, and engineers continue to modify Browning’s original invention. One of those modifications resulted in the Commander series 1911 pistols. New guns need