On the first sleepy Saturday of 2026, the world woke up to news that was surprising if not totally unexpected. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured in a daring overnight raid into that nation’s capital, executed by US military and law enforcement personnel following a weeks-long buildup of American power in the…
In 1947, Bruce Hodgdon, a Navy veteran, got word the military was planning to dump 50,000 pounds of surplus gunpowder into the ocean following World War II. Bruce saw an opportunity: Instead of discarding gunpowder now that global conflict had ended, purchase the surplus and sell it to reloaders in America. Bruce cut through government…
Images by Patrick McCarthy / Match Grade Media Designed by Victor Kalashnikov and Yevgeny Dragunov, both men, the sons of legendary Soviet firearms designers, the PP-19 Bizon was adopted by Russian forces in 1996. Sharing more than 60% parts compatibility with the AK-74, the PP-19 Bizon has long held American fascination entirely due to the…
There often comes a time when your typical EDC items are forbidden. Maybe a trip to a restricted building, concert, or other non-permissive environment. For some folks, it can often be their workplace. In this case, we’re looking at the most basic and often regarded as harmless everyday items such as drinking straws and writing…
The car is racing across the high Utah desert, your foot pressed to the gas, but someone else is steering and you’re blindfolded — like a high-speed trust exercise with an Abu Ghraib aesthetic. As the hood is pulled from your head, you grab the wheel, scant feet and split seconds for quick decisions as…
18 USC 929(R) is another of the many unconstitutional bullsh!t laws foisted on the American citizen by politicians who knew f@ck all about the subject they were pontificating upon, and cared less about the Second Amendment. Under it, foreign-made semi- auto shotguns, which appear particularly scary-looking to the ignorant may not be imported. Mag holds…
It was only 2024 when we first featured the Diamondback Firearms SDR in CONCEALMENT Issue 38. That polished stainless steel piece puts six rounds of powerful .357 Magnum in a package roughly the size of a five-shot .38 Special J-frame. Then, they followed up with a 9mm model chock full of ballistic surprises we detailed…
Getting into precision shooting isn’t cheap, and it seems the farther out your target is, the more money it’ll cost you. What started out as an idea for a “budget” bolt gun to reach past a kilometer turned into a bit of a lesson on the cost of precision. Then again, we’ve reviewed long-range rigs…
The 20 gauge shotgun rarely gets the love it deserves. Too often, its more famous cousin, the 12 gauge, steals the shooting spotlight. However, modern advances in shot technology have narrowed the gap between these two popular scatterguns. With suitable loads, the 20 gauge offers plenty of firepower in a lightweight, milder recoiling package. The…
Two new pistols from Shadow Systems that share a lot of DNA, but shoot very differently. What is better, more barrel or less muzzle flip? The choice is personal, but with the CR920XL and CR920XP you’re getting a lot of gun in a small package. SHADOW SYSTEMS CR920XL/XP SPECS Action: Semi-Auto Caliber: 9mm Luger Capacity:…