Tactical ... Hunting?

I recently found myself in Mountain Home, TX, with Ruger for the launch of the company's Ruger American Gen2 Ranch rifle in .308 Win. We were after Axis deer, which is not normally something we'd cover in Shooting Illustrated, as there's not a ton of crossover between hunting deer with a bolt-action rifle and home- or self-defense. Or is there? Read More

Heat Up Your Night Hunting: Sightmark's Wraith Mini Thermal Riflescope

The Sightmark Wraith Mini 2-16x35 Thermal Riflescope packs serious performance into an ultra-compact design. With a 384x288 microbolometer sensor, <40mK NEDT, 1400-yd detection range, 5-color palettes, built-in video and storage for up to five rifle profiles, When Night Falls, Hogs Fall. Read More

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Practicing Precision and Transitions

A common complaint among shooters is that range limitations make practicing transitions from target to target difficult. At indoor ranges, this is especially true. The situation isn't new; it has existed for over a century. Even in the early 20th Century, many shooters in urban areas, including the police, were limited to shooting at indoor ranges. Read More

One Million Gun Sales for 58 Months Straight

May marked the 58th month in a row that the number of firearms sold—as reflected by the volume of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) requests processed by the FBI—exceeded one million. The news wasn't all good, though. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) estimates, based on NICS figures, that sales decreased by 7.2 percent when compared to purchases made in May of 2023. Read More

Review: Century Arms WASR-10 Rifle

The WASR-10 is a semi-automatic AK-47 variant manufactured at the Cugir Arsenal in Romania and imported to the US by Century Arms. Amidst the AK variants seen around the world over the second half of the 20th century, the WASR-10 is arguably now a classic in its own right, especially on the civilian-commercial side. WASR-10s have been both the benchmark and a fixture for a no-frills, but dependable 7.62x39mm AKM-pattern rifle in the United States rifle market since the mid 1990s. Read More

A Piece Of History

This story is a bit of a change from my usual topics, but I thought you folks might enjoy it. The Texas Gun Collectors Association is a group that I call "The big boys at the bicycle rack." Their shows, attended by invitation only, are full of unbelievable stuff, like tables full of mint vintage Winchesters, historic guns and western history memorabilia. Read More

What Are Witness Marks?

Witness marks provide a quick-and-easy method of confirming whether your firearm's screws, including those anchoring your MRDS in place, are adequately torqued or if they have gradually loosened under the forces of recoil. Read More

Shot Control

The most fundamental influence of shot placement accuracy is stability. Stability refers to the shooter's ability to maintain connection with the gun in order to facilitate muzzle alignment with the target and effectively manage recoil. Rifles are more stable than pistols for several reasons, including their design, weight distribution and handling. Read More

Review: Galco Miami Classic Shoulder Holster

The idea of a shoulder holster is simple: Provide the wearer with portability and concealability for their handgun while being independent of any belts or the wearer's waist. The concept can be traced back to the days of cattlemen, cowboys and frontiersmen on horseback during the late 19th century, but perhaps the most famous and modern example would be Galco Gunleather's Miami Classic Shoulder Holster System. Read More

The Tempest Drill

Word to the wise: This exercise is not for the inexperienced shooter or for those who have yet to cultivate those essential, comprehensive, ambidextrous-shooting skills. For those shooters who have adequate training and safety discipline, the Tempest Drill is the perfect storm of shooting exercises and a challenge. Read More

I Carry: Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Compact Pistol in a Tulster Holster

Today we're re-examining Smith & Wesson's Compact 9 mm version of the M&P9 M2.0 pistol. When the M&P series first launched in the 2000s, two iterations were available: There was a full-size, 4.25-inch barrel model with a 17-round magazine, and a subcompact with a 3.5 inch barrel and 12-round magazine. It wouldn't be until the M2.0 upgrade in the late 20-teens that Smith & Wesson would introduce the Compact model with a 4-inch barrel and a 15-round magazine. Read More

In Memoriam: Melvin Forbes

Melvin Forbes, 77, founder of New Ultralight Arms, died on June 5 at his home in Granville, WV, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Forbes has been a mainstay in the firearm industry since the mid-1980s, when his Ultra Light Arms—as it was then named—introduced its line of highly accurate and lightweight rifles. Read More

First Look: New Thermal Monoculars From ATN

ATN Corp is launching of the Blaze Series of thermal monoculars, which features the new BlazeSeeker and the BlazeTrek models. The BlazeSeeker is designed for entry-level thermal imaging. Its workhorse 256x192 sensor boasts a NETD rating of <35mK, ensuring sensitivity to temperature variations and delivering high levels of image quality. Read More

First Look: Next Level Armament 6mm ARC AR-15

Next Level Armament (NLA) has just announced its new Phoenix rifle, chambered for 6mm ARC cartridge designed by Hornady Manufacturing. The Next Level Armament Phoenix is built with a precision machined billet upper and lower receiver and can be had in barrel lengths of 16, 18 or 20 inches, each of which has a Helix 6 Precision Carbon Fiber Barrel and a Next Level Armory muzzle brake. Read More