American Rifleman

NRA’s flagship publication, American Rifleman presents expert coverage of rifles, shotguns, handguns, ammunition, optics and shooting accessories.

Review: Tikka T3x RoughTech Superlite

Tikka released the RoughTech Superlite model at nearly a pound lighter at 5.88 lbs versus the 6.6 lbs. of the standard T3x Lite model.

New For 2025: KRISS Vector Gen 3

New for 2025, KRISS USA has updated its unique pistol-caliber Vector design with a few Gen 3 enhancements.

Gun Of The Week: Ruger LC Carbine In .45 ACP

Join American Rifleman staff here on the range in this week's video to learn about Ruger's pistol-caliber carbine chambered for America's cartridge, .45 ACP.

The Armed Citizen® Dec. 20, 2024

Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

Review: Hi-Point Firearms YC380 YEET Cannon

Hi-Point Firearms has been offering its budget-priced .380 ACP pistol options for quite some time. But this year, the company decided it was time to bring this cartridge into its Yeet Cannon fold with the release of the new striker-fired YC380.

Silencer Central Breaks Ground On New Facility, Adds Customer Portal

Moving the warehouse and distribution operations to a new building will free up roughly 20,000 square feet of space in the Silencer Central headquarters, paving the way for additional staffing to keep up with the growth of Silencer Central and its business extensions.

New For 2025: Wilson Combat Division 77 Project 1

Wilson Combat established its Division 77 as a "proving ground for advanced research and development." As a result of this cutting-edge work, the division has released its first product, aptly called "Project 1."

Rifleman Review: EAA MCP35 PI Ops

The Girsan MCP35 PI Ops High Power clone imported by European American Armory Corp. is one of the most feature-packed handguns we've seen in recent years.

Review: ATN X-Sight 5

The ATN X-Sight 5 is a digital riflescope that can be used in any lighting conditions. It operates via a quad-core sensor that captures the image transmitted through the objective lens and then processes and displays it on the 1280x960 DPI screen that is viewed through the ocular lens.

Black Friday Sales Trend Down, Gun Sales Still Strong

According to a recent NSSF report, NICS checks performed during this year's Black Friday sales event indicate nearly a 10 percent drop compared to the previous year. November held strong, however, being the 64th month in a row with more than 1 million firearms purchased across the nation.

Preview: Volquartsen Mark IV Competition Bolt

Volquartsen Firearms specializes in rimfire precision and performance, offering both its own complete firearms and enhanced components that customers can use to soup-up other companies’ designs, and the Competition Bolt for Ruger’s Mark IV pistol is a prime example of the latter.

Making The M1 Garand At International Harvester

It took no fewer than 152 separate machining operations to produce a single M1 Garand rifle receiver, and this page from the Spring 1954 issue of International Harvester Today illustrates just how these cuts were made.

Brush-Busters Are Back!

Some hunters still need hard-hitting, close-range cartridges, and the recent introductions outlined here validate the existence of several favorite old-timers.

The Armed Citizen® Dec. 16, 2024

Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

Declining Number Of Guns Detected At TSA Checkpoints

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stopped 5,028 firearms at airport security checkpoints in the first nine months of 2024, a decline compared to the same period in 2023.

Preview: Warne Shotgun Rib Reflex Mount

Warne engineers have devised a clever way to fit popular red-dot optics atop scatterguns without drilled-and-tapped receivers.

Review: Diamondback Firearms SDR

Some subcompact revolvers buck the trend by adding a sixth round into a cylinder while maintaining a small frame and grip size. The latest design in this vein is the SDR from Diamondback Firearms.

Preview: 1791 Gunleather M3 Tanker Holster

Issued during World War II to tank crews and aviators, the U.S. military’s M3 holster proved to be a simple, efficient design, suspending an M1911 pistol under the off-hand arm for unhindered crossbody draw even when a soldier was seated in cramped conditions.

Gun Of The Week: Rossi USA R95

Welcome to another American Rifleman Gun Of The Week video, and this time we’re headed to the range with a lever-action repeater chambered for a classic American cartridge. This is the R95 from Rossi USA.

The Armed Citizen® Dec. 13, 2024

Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

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