The World’s Largest Fully Suppressed Range Day came with more firepower than ever in 2025. Circumnavigating the suppressor world is a tough road to travel. Which is why CANCON has become such an invaluable asset to this niche in the firearms world. The world’s largest fully suppressed range day a evolved into an important gateway…
Using NFA Items to Protect You and Yours Passionate arguments about what’s ideal for home defense have been going on since the cavemen Grogg and Ogg had both rocks and clubs. This article isn’t about the standard “pistols versus rifles versus shotguns” debate, but instead about the use of federally regulated National Firearms Act (NFA)…
The 2025 holiday season is off to the races and the deals are hot! Here is a collection of some of the best deals we’ve found this year. Updated DAILY from now until the sales are over, check back for more great deals! EDITOR’S PICKS MDT Ckyepod Gen 3 At a cool $1,000, this is…
Editor’s Pick: Shadow Systems CR920XP Budget Editor’s Pick: PSA Dagger / Micro High-End: Staccato HD 3.6 Most Options: SIG P365 X/XL/Macro/Fuse The Sleeper: Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0C Runner Up: Springfield Armory Hellcat German-American: Walther PDP Compact Do-All Easy Button: Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 The OG: Glock 43x Now With 100% Less Glock Switch: Glock…
Though the AK and her variants may be the most prolifically used rifle in the world, in some (alright, many) aspects it can be a bit long in the tooth. In the early aughts the lower prices of the AK made for a cheap and fun project gun to tinker with in the garage or…
RECOIL and Shield Sights have teamed up to give one lucky reader a cutting-edge piece of innovation: the brand-new SHIELD OMSsc red dot sight. The contest runs from November 18th through December 2nd, 2025 and entering takes less than a minute. If you’re a concealed-carry practitioner, a competitive shooter, or simply a gear obsessive, this…
The international arms trade is full of intrigue. There are books and films, invariably highlighting the sexier parts of the subject while minimizing the mundane. All international trade is an extension of politics, and double so when we’re talking about outfitting nations and secretly arming insurgents. Nation-states expand their influence by supplying small arms to…
As the trend of demand for higher precision and accuracy continues across firearm types, rifles have become the centerpiece for maximizing that capability. From mile rifles to recce builds, the desire to have consistent first-round impacts continues. A growing sector of this pursuit of precision is methods to keep a rifle level. But why is…
You’ve spent years building your collection and worked way too hard to let some ne’er-do-well gank it to feed his meth habit. If you’re considering investing in a gun safe to protect your property from light-fingered miscreants, here’s what to look for in the good, better, best categories, as understanding key features and price points…
When most people think of “real” knives, images of 1980s action films with muscle-bound heroes sporting massive Bowie knives with serrated spines, hollow handles to store fishing gear, and a mostly useless compass may spring to mind. The fact is that, more often than not, a sub-3-inch blade can take care of 95 percent of…