Luth-AR recently launched a brand-new aftermarket bull-barrel option for rimfire shooters who build rifles around Ruger 10/22-pattern actions.  Luth-AR’s new Ruger 10/22 pattern bull barrel is turned from a 416 R stainless steel blank and measures 18 inches long. Its muzzle is cut for ½x28 tpi threads while its barrel twist consists of the standard rimfire 1:16-inch, ideal for 40-grain ...

I am a fan of the Ruger Redhawk line of revolvers and have several chambered in .357 Mag., .44 Mag. and .45 Colt/.45 ACP. I also have a Super Redhawk chambered in .454 Casull. As a recent retiree, I now have time to spend time on the range shooting these revolvers. Due to the volume I am shooting, I usually ...

An MIT professor was fatally shot inside his Brookline home, prompting an active homicide investigation by Massachusetts authorities. Officials say there is currently no evidence linking the killing to a recent Brown University shooting. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE BROOKLINE, MA (3-minute read) — Authorities in Massachusetts are investigating the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who was ...

There’s something invigorating about heading into the backwoods with only the essentials on your person. Walking through the forest provides a sense of peace and tranquility that urban areas fail to deliver. The environment, your equipment, and you are the only things that exist in those spaces, and entering them without proper planning can constitute dangerous behavior. Over the years, ...

Benelli USA has recently unveiled a new version of its legendary gas-operated M4 Tactical shotgun to the U.S. commercial market with the arrival of the Benelli M4 EXT.  The Benelli M4 EXT closely resembles the military issue Benelli M1014. M4 EXT shotguns offer a seven-round tubular magazine capacity, the signature five-position adjustable stock that incorporates a pistol grip and an ...

Howell—in Monmouth County, New Jersey—joined 11 other Garden State municipalities in late November when it announced it would also be refunding a significant portion of the fee paid by residents for a permit to carry. In 2022 New Jersey increased the cost of its permits to $200, with $150 going to the municipality/borough in which the applicant lives. The remaining ...

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 ...