In today’s review, Richard Johnson takes a look at the X3 Driver gunsmithing set from Real Avid. This kit offers the gunsmith or home hobbyist 57 different pieces: bits along with a ratchet and T-handle screwdriver. But is this a quality set or no better than the cheap junk sold by some online discounters? Spoiler: this set beat expectations. The ...

The Brief: A 37-year-old man was wounded and arrested after forcibly entering a Milwaukee home on Thursday morning. Upon encountering the intruder inside, a resident used a firearm to shoot the suspect, halting the break-in. Responding police officers took the wounded intruder into custody and transported him to a hospital. The resident was uninjured and cooperated fully with law enforcement. ...

Though it’s been about a century and a quarter since John Browning first graced us with the .45 ACP, it’s not tremendously difficult to see why it’s still with us. While some gravitate to the cartridge due to nostalgia or a connection with America’s military past, just as many people recognize its efficacy as a proven fight-stopper. The automatics that ...

The Brief: A Phoenix resident successfully deterred an intruder attempting to break through his front door. After retrieving a firearm from a safe, the resident confronted the suspect from a secure position. The intruder fled the scene, and police confirmed the resident acted lawfully in self-defense. Safety instructors advise homeowners to reinforce exterior doors with heavy-duty strike plates and three-inch ...

Picture this: you drive out to the range with a rifle you know is zeroed. You spent good money on a scope, so you have a crystal-clear, parallax-free view of your target. You get your rifle set up on a good rest, chamber a round, and pull the trigger to the rear. You are rewarded with a perfect center-punch. Two ...

The Brief: The Department of Justice has reactivated the federal process for restoring firearm rights under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c), shifting review authority to the Office of the Pardon Attorney. This ends a decades-long blockade, allowing individuals prohibited from owning firearms due to past nonviolent offenses to petition for relief. The program requires a rigorous background evaluation, maintaining strong presumptions ...

Just picture it for a second. It’s 1910. You walk into Abercrombie & Fitch, arguably the premiere outfitter for American sportsman of the day. As you get to the gun counter you see something different; it’s not the typical wheelgun dominating the American market. Built by DWM in 1910 for the American market, this commercial Luger is chambered in the ...

Editor’s Note: Springfield Armory provided the Master Class 10-8 Performance 1911 pistol used by the author in this review. The opinions and evaluations expressed here are the author’s own. I must admit something: I’m a Fudd at heart. I love carrying a full-size 1911 .45 ACP in a leather holster. It’s a classic setup that’s hard to beat. But like ...

Feral hogs are a year-round problem across much of the U.S. where they tear up pastures, destroy crops and multiplying faster than most landowners can keep up with. When I had my own land to protect, I needed a rifle that could handle them at close range in thick cover, day or night. I settled on the Springfield Armory M1A ...

The argument can be made that the Germans make the world’s best engineers. By way of evidence I would submit the StG44 assault rifle, the Me 262 jet fighter, and the Panther tank. While, in each case, the exigencies of around-the-clock bombing certainly took a toll on these revolutionary weapon systems, one cannot help but be impressed with the sheer ...