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Sheriff Garry McFadden has faced multiple lawsuits over alleged intentional delays in processing concealed carry and gun-purchase permits. MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — Editor's note: The attached video originally aired Nov. 28, 2022. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says it has implemented several changes to help clear the backlog…
Marketed as being shot with practical photography, the producers of Top Gun: Maverick seem to be hiding a CGI facelift. With the Oscar nominations finally out, it’s time for us to chat about the thrilling blockbuster that had everyone talking about its practical photography. Top Gun: Maverick is…
Linas Jegelevičius A poll by the Lithuanian pollster Vilmorus which results were presented at a conference organised by the Civil Society Institute (CSI) reveals a worrying fact – only a mere 14 percent of respondents said that, in case of aggression, they would defend the country with a…
Even though it looks like the LCP II, the Ruger LCP MAX takes the same stagger-stack magazine technology popular in the micro-compact pistol category and applies it to the company’s incredibly popular pocket pistol. Despite being virtually the same size as the single-stack, .380 ACP LCP II, the…
This article appeared originally as “The Need For Speed: The 4,200 F.P.S. Ruger .204” in the August 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Sixty-nine years is a long time, nearly a lifetime by today’s…
Is Ruger’s MAX-9 the perfect concealed-carry gun? To help answer that, American Rifleman staff headed to the range this week with Ruger’s optic-ready semi-automatic. It is apparent that Ruger made great strides in its concealed-carry lineup when looking at the design and functionality its MAX-9 semi-auto pistol has…
Browning began developing his .50-cal. machine gun when he was 63 years old. Shown above is an early water-cooled version. His air-cooled model armed every American aircraft in World War II and remains in use today worldwide. Image courtesy of Museums at Union Station. Anything a person might…
As firearms continue to sell at record pace, manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand for existing models. Nonetheless, innovation continues. We are seeing introductions of MRDS-ready, striker-fired, polymer-frame pistols, including higher-capacity micro-9s. Also hitting the market with some frequency are large-format pistols in both rifle and…
As firearms continue to sell at record pace, manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand for existing models. Nonetheless, innovation continues. We are seeing introductions of MRDS-ready, striker-fired, polymer-frame pistols, including higher-capacity micro-9s. Also hitting the market with some frequency are large-format pistols in both rifle and…
Support NRA American Rifleman DONATE Browning Arms of Morgan, UT, continues to expand its Buck Mark series of semi-automatic rimfire pistol in 2021. With several line extensions announced, the Contour Gray URX 5.5” one such model that is built for the precision shooter in mind. Browning has included…
Despite its decades-long popularity in military and law enforcement circles, shooters in the U.S. have struggled to get their hands on genuine Heckler & Koch MP5 designs, even in semi-automatic-only configuration. For years, the market’s relied on clones, but all that changed with the introduction of the SP5.…
Ever since I began my study of defensive handguns, I’ve been fascinated with pocket pistols. These are the smallest of the small semi-automatics designed to be discreetly concealed for up close-and-personal defensive situations. I believe my preoccupation with petite pocketables can be traced back to one gun in…
HK’s new VP9L OR is the long-slide, optics-ready pistol VP9 fans have been waiting for. VP9L OR (Handguns photo) February 12, 2021 By Brad Fitzpatrick I clearly remember the first time I fired the HK VP9. I was attending a premiere for the film Jurassic World in Bozeman,…
