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Shake it Up

With just a few more episodes before revealing the Season Two Top Shot, the producers are shaking things up to bring the best to the top by having the competitors shoot a variety of firearms from unstable positions.

April 12, 2011

Steiner Predator Xtreme Binoculars

Steiner Predator Xtreme Binocular features proprietary lens coating and ergonomic design, merging clarity and comfort.

April 11, 2011

LaserMax Uni-IR Infrared Laser

LaserMax Uni-IR Infrared Laser

April 06, 2011

Stephanie Hayden's Message to Fans

If you watched the first season of "Sons of Guns" on the Discovery Channel you probably realized that it's as much about the personalities that work at Red Jacket Firearms as it is about the guns they create.

April 06, 2011

"Reload" Firearms and Tactics Simulator for iPhone

This new iPhone/iPad app features realistic tactical gear and firearms from Remington, Magnum Research, Champion and Wiley X.

April 05, 2011

Getting Out the Big Guns

On this week's episode of Top Shot, the contestants will face a long-range test that most shooters don't get to experience, the 1000-yard shot. The remaining competitors, who have made it to the individual stage, will be settling in behind the biggest gun ever used on the show—the Barrett 82A1, chambered in .50 BMG.

April 05, 2011

Gunsite Academy Honors M1911 100th Anniversary

The famous marksmanship academy celebrated the long-standing pistol design with a Centennial Pistol class, focusing exclusively on the 1911.

April 04, 2011

Wilson Combat Introduces 7.62x40 WT Cartridge

Wilson Combat introduces a new 7.62x40 WT cartridge, rifles and barrels, offering better terminal performance than similar .30-caliber platforms.

April 04, 2011

Daryl Parker: Don't Underestimate Jay

In the long tradition of chatting with Top Shot contestants post-elimination, Rifleman's Reality Shots caught up with Daryl Parker.

April 01, 2011

Friends of NRA Auctions Special Edition 1911

A truly unique, master engraved Colt 100th Anniversary NRA special edition M1911 pistol is being auctioned off on GunBroker.com.

March 31, 2011

Discovery Channel's "Sons of Guns" New AR

"Sons of Guns" New AR

March 30, 2011

Behind The Scenes with the Sons of Guns

Stephanie Hayden is standing by the printer. “Dad look at this,” she shouts holding up a list of rare guns, including an Uzi, from a prospective client. In a flurry of phone calls, e-mails, messages and wish lists, Owner Will Hayden pulls on a cigarette in his office. Through the vale of smoke to his left is a window that let's the boss see into his shop. Right now Vince Buckles, lead gunsmith, is welding a stock in the corner as gunsmith Glenn Fleming puts together a folding stock for a conversation kit. At the same time in the bustling lobby Kris Ford breaks out a box to show off a Desert Eagle for an upcoming “special top secret” project. The group's attention is soon gathered by a bright purple pickup in front of the building. The distinctive truck is sporting a bunch of Louisiana State University stickers and one other interesting item—a Civil War era mini cannon.

March 30, 2011

Browning Left-Hand X-Bolt Hunter

Although the gun’s lineage can be traced to the company’s BBR and A-Bolt, the X-Bolt stands on its own as the next-generation Browning bolt-action.

March 30, 2011

Ruger 10/22 Rifle

Ruger Model 10/22 carbine sporting arm is neat, compact and functionally reliable.

March 29, 2011

The Shooting Gallery

This week, the marksmen of Top Shot have the opportunity to bust out in a real-life shooting gallery, made famous years ago at carnivals around the country, using one of the most fun rifles ever made—the Ruger 10/22.

March 29, 2011