Shield Sights, the company best known for pioneering the smallest open-emitter slide-mounted red-dot sights on the market, released a number of new products at SHOT Show 2025, and the OMSsc red-dot sight is one of those items. I recall it wasn’t too long ago that it made a splash when it was launched in conjunction with Springfield Armory’s new Hellcat ...

Italian firearms furniture company WOOX has just released stocks and handguards compatible with Kalashnikov pattern rifles and carbines. This new product line is known as the WOOX Forty-Seven series. The lineup includes two different rifle stock options, a pistol grip and two separate handguards. One of WOOX’s signature moves is including hardwoods in its products, and the WOOX Forty-Seven line ...

Australian leaders have vowed sweeping changes to already strict firearm regulations after a deadly Hanukkah shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach left at least fifteen people dead and dozens injured. The attack, labeled an act of antisemitic terrorism, has renewed scrutiny of firearm licensing, domestic intelligence, and the safety of Jewish communities in Australia. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE SYDNEY, NSW (7-minute ...

Editor’s Note: This article is also featured in the current Winter 2025 print issue of The Armory Life magazine. I shot my first Springfield Armory 1911 for a feature in Guns Magazine about 35 years ago. At the time, Springfield was noted for accurate, reliable and affordable firearms of all sorts. It’s interesting to note things haven’t changed in the intervening years. The stainless steel ...

Surplus kits, like this vz. 58 kit from Century Arms, are a DIY way to get hard-to-find models while learning about how these firearms operate. The components that make up a “rifle kit” have evolved over time. For several decades, the term chiefly referred to a complete set of parts for a traditionally styled, blackpowder rifle that needed minor fitting, ...

A reported double death at a Brentwood Los Angeles home tied in records to Rob Reiner has raised difficult questions about safety inside our own houses. For many responsible firearm owners, this kind of case is a painful example of why they train, plan, and carry long before an emergency. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA (5-minute read) — ...

Police say a man armed with a hammer and a knife forced his way into a Gulfport home where two women, both protected by court orders against him, were staying. After one woman was injured and the pair barricaded themselves, the uninjured woman used a firearm to fatally shoot the intruder. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE GULFPORT, MS (3-minute read) — ...

A father of two is being praised as a hero after confronting and disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. His split second decision likely prevented even more loss of life during what authorities are calling an antisemitic terror attack. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE SYDNEY (4-minute read) — A terrifying scene at ...

When it comes to dealing with a violent encounter, you aren’t allowed a whole lot of say in the matter. The dirtbag picks the time, the place, the weapon he uses and how close he is going to be when he attacks. But you can control your choices in personal protection long before the attack begins. What gear should you ...

Wyoming-based Big Horn Armory has now expanded its Model 89 Series to include a new variant: the Big Horn Armory Model 89 Take Down Tactical Lever-Action carbine. It has a 16-inch barrel and is chambered the powerful .500 S&W Magnum cartridge. This variant of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 combines the proven merits of the original Model 89 Take ...