Premier Body Armor has just announced its expansion of the Level III A protective lightweight ballistic-panel line, in collaboration with Vertx. These panels are designed to fit inside of Vertx’s latest backpack products from the new Siege Collection including the Vertx Siege Slong and Siege Pack. Premier Body Armor’s newest Vertx-compatible ballistic panels are rated to protect the wearer from ...

Kimber, Mfg. Inc. is expanding the lineup of its new double-stack 1911 pistol, the Kimber 2K11, to include variants that can be purchased in restrictive states such as Vermont, New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Connecticut and Delaware. These new state-compliant models, which are based on the Kimber 2K11 Stainless model, will ship with three 10-round ...

So, you’ve taken the plunge. Some guy at work or a buddy someplace invited you out to shoot and made the pitch about joining the ranks of responsible armed Americans. Now you are the proud owner of a sparkly new Springfield Armory SAINT rifle. Springfield Armory designed the SAINT line of rifles to be compatible with rifle-rated sound suppressors. They ...

The 2025 NRA Annual Meeting is winding down, and as with annual meetings of the past, there was a huge exhibition floor filled with booths from manufacturers big and small. Unlike SHOT Show, which is aimed towards the people who manufacture and sell firearms, the exhibits at the Annual Meeting are wide open to anyone who owns or is interested ...

Two options for aiming pistol sights are a combat hold, where the sights cover the target and a 6-o’clock hold, where sights are just below the bullseye. The ProblemYou are a student of the handgun, diversified in many directions. You have shot Precision Pistol, Steel Challenge, IDPA, Bowling Pins and a few other informal disciplines. You are familiar with the ...

It’s hard to overstate the important lessons that come from studying, training and competing with firearms. With so many new first-time firearms buyers around now, I am hoping this article will be of some use to them. Choosing to carry a firearm is a serious decision. Have you planned to learn everything you should to carry it? First, a little about ...

NexTorch has just unveiled the new TA22 Tri Mode Tactical Penlight, a compact high-performance tool with the latest technology meant for hard use by tactical professionals, first responders and outdoor enthusiasts.    NexTorch designed the new TA22 to be a professional-grade, compact penlight that throws out up to 850 lumens of white light illumination. It has a maximum beam throw ...

Rock River Arms (RRA) first caught my attention at SHOT Show in 1997, where its M1911 pistols really stood out for high quality—and included an ultra-rare 9 mm long slide. Two years later, the company started making AR-15s, and now that line is among the broadest of any manufacturer, with a bewildering array of models. One of its latest releases ...

Galco Gunleather recently added a new shoulder holster system to its premium Galco Masterbilt series. The Masterbilt Series represents Galco Gunleather’s superlative products made to the highest standards. These items are also made by Galco’s most senior and experienced leatherworkers and are manufactured so that the leather will not need a final break-in period, which makes these holsters ready to ...

Luth-AR has just announced two new complete retro AR-15 upper receivers with 20-inch barrels. Retro AR-15s are back in a big way, and Luth-AR is now offering complete carry handle uppers to help keep up with the demand. The company had previously offered some retro AR parts like furniture and standalone upper receivers, but now four different complete uppers are ...