Tanfoglio Firearms has recently launched the new Pugio, a single-stack, compact 1911 pistol in 9 mm named after the ancient Roman Pugio dagger that was once carried by legionnaires and centurions. This new pistol takes after some of the same qualities, such as sleek, purpose-driven design and lighter weight along with the inherent accuracy afforded by 1911-pattern pistols. To save ...

Editor’s Note: Massad Ayoob has been covering Post-Shooting Trauma in his classes both for police and armed citizens around the world, currently is teaching through Massad Ayoob Group (MAG), and has been an expert witness for the courts in weapons- and homicide-related cases since 1979. He began debriefing gunfight survivors in 1972. In the wake of a lawful self-defense shooting, the stress can ...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety—Highway Patrol Division has selected the KGM Technologies R556A2 Suppressor for deployment across its law enforcement divisions. The selection underscores KGM’s commitment to providing superior sound suppression, recoil mitigation and operational efficiency to law enforcement professionals. The R556A2 was chosen after extensive evaluation and is currently being fielded across the state. “We are honored to ...

Those who choose to protect themselves and their families inside their home with a rifle or shotgun may find that keeping their defensive long-arm in a traditional gun safe (think giant metal locking box) isn’t practical. Accessing this kind of safe can be slow and cumbersome, and since everyone’s floorplans and living situations are different, that big gun safe may ...

We hit the range to test out the PSA JAKL, a long-stroke hybrid child of the AR and the AK. An AR-15 and a Kalashnikov walk into a bar. They hit it off, go home together, and 9 months later a JAKL rolls off Palmetto State Armory’s production line. At least, that’s how I imagine it happened. Jokes aside, the ...

Franklin Armory is releasing the new Franklin Armory AR Essential Binary trigger for AR-15 and AR-10 pattern firearms. Franklin Armory created the new AR Essential Binary trigger to serve as a budget-friendly alternative to its top-of-the line AR Elite Binary trigger, which retails for $429. The new AR Essential Binary trigger, on the other hand has a retail price of ...

We take a quick look at the Staccato HD pistol line, a new family of 2011s that take Glock mags. If you like 2011s, you’re probably going to love the new Staccato HD line. Available in two sizes, Staccato HD pistols were designed based on direct feedback from law enforcement officers and other government agents, and the changes and new ...

In today’s article, a review of Hornady Backcountry Defense 10mm Auto ammunition, Wayne van Zwoll examines the load from the perspective of a outdoorsman with a need for bear-stopping power. How well does it perform? The author goes hands-on with the ammo to find out. The ammunition tested in this review was provided by Hornady Manufacturing. Bringing stock from the ...

In performance shooting, it is said that firearm mastery is achieved by the seamless integration of timing, flow, and form—three pillars that separate the elite from the average. A professional shooter achieves peak performance by forging these foundational elements into subconscious execution, ensuring that every movement is purposeful, every decision is automatic and every shot is placed with calculated intent. ...

President John F. Kennedy, an NRA Life Member, famously addressed the people of Berlin in 1963, as the communist East Germans erected the Berlin Wall, saying “Ich bin ein Berliner!” to show the solidarity between the United States and the non-communist West Germans as they faced Soviet aggression at the height of the Cold War. The proper translation of the ...