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The SWORD MK-18 semi-automatic sniper rifle is now available to the civilian market. With a number of unique features, such as a self-regulating piston system designed to reduce fouling in the upper receiver and bolt carrier group, this is a firearm that will catch the attention of hunters, long-range enthusiasts or competition shooters. The MK-18 comes chambered in .338 Lapua Mag., .338 Norma Mag. and .300 Norma Mag, with an MSRP of $6,995. For more information, please visit sword-int.com.
Initially designed by Croatian manufacturer HS Produkt to fulfill a military contract, the Kuna has since arrived on U.S. shores through Springfield Armory as a semi-automatic, large-format handgun chambered for the 9 mm Luger cartridge.
North Carolina’s Bear Creek Arsenal makes AR-15s, 10/22s and handguns, but new for 2026, it is introducing its first AK-pattern firearm with the BC-47.
Reliable pistol-caliber carbines, especially with quick-caliber-change capability, are fun, and the ASR 1911 from TNW Firearms is one of the most unique of the bunch.
Voyager Technologies announced on Sept. 8 that the GOEX plant in Camp Minden, La.—the sole black powder manufacturing facility located in the United States—has been modernized and is back in production.
Original firearms from the American Revolution era are valuable and best preserved for posterity. For those who want to shoot them, several modern makers offer quality reproductions.