Tactical

CANCON Carolinas, November 7-8! The World’s Largest Fully-Suppressed Range Day!

BACK IN THE CAROLINAS FOR A SECOND YEAR Welcome to CANCON A Fully Suppressed Range Day! The World’s Favorite Suppressed Shooting Festival! CANCON is back again on the East Coast: Clinton, South Carolina. Join us on November 7th & 8th, 2025 for an action-packed weekend of fully suppressed shooting! BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE HERE The Clinton House Plantation Shooting Complex ...

CANIK TTI Combat Smoke: Turkish John Wick [REVIEW]

Turkey imports more firearms to the United States than any other nation, and in the 21st century they’ve earned a reputation for producing affordable arms — and Canik is the reason why anyone takes them seriously. It was 2015 and RECOIL Issue 18 when we first covered Canik — we were impressed with them, and it’s only gotten better since ...

Political Prisoners: Battlefield Contractor Speaks Out On The Murky Legalities Of Asymmetric Warfare

Pictures by Nick Slatten When the Sept. 11 attacks shook our nation to its core, 17-year-old Nick Slatten was one of thousands who answered the call to stand and fight. Soon after graduating from high school in his hometown of Sparta, Tennessee, Slatten was on his way to basic training. Months later, he was a paratrooper in the storied 82nd ...

Better Shooting Through Technology [Cabinet of Curiosities]

Photography by Straight 8 & Kenda Lenseigne Editor’s Note: In this column, we look back at iconic guns that have either stood the test of time or vanished without trace. About a decade ago, the folks at TrackingPoint seemed to have a whole pot of tech startup capital to throw around on R&D and put guns in the hands of ...

First Look: Beretta Performance Carry Optic Dark Series

Beretta USA originally launched the all-steel-frame Beretta 92X Performance 9mm sporting pistol in 2019. That launch was significant because it offered Beretta 92 shooters a full-steel-frame option as a regular catalog item tather than a special-order or special-edition pistol with a special-edition price tag. Since then, Beretta kept offering other variations of the 92X Performance including the Defensive model for ...

First Look: Reptilia Picker Ambidextrous Safety

Reptilia Corp. is expanding its parts and accessories for modern AR-15 tactical carbines. The most recently launched new product is the new Reptilia Picker, an ambidextrous safety for standard AR-15-pattern lower receivers. While many ambidextrous safety selector levers for AR-15 pattern firearms are already on the market, the main design consideration behind the new Reptilia Picker ambidextrous safety selector is ...

Nosler Announces Passing of Robert “Bob” Nosler

Robert “Bob” Nosler, chairman of famed bullet, cartridge case, ammunition, firearm and suppressor manufacturer Nosler, Inc., died on Sept. 2, 2025. He was 79. Bob was a passionate member of the NRA family, and former member of the NRA Board of Directors. “It was with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of past board member Bob Nosler,” said ...

Does It Fit Your Mitt?

The ProblemYou bought a handgun, the one recommended by the guy at the gun shop. You even shot it at the indoor range where you bought it and hit your target, sort of … Most of the shots were on the target somewhere. After learning to shoot your new purchase, you decided to enter the realm of carrying the gun ...