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Join American Rifleman Television as the crew takes a look at the SIG AMT. Chambered in .308 Win. and built with the exacting quality of a Swiss watch, the gun never really caught on globally due to its high cost. That does not detract from its effectiveness, however. For more on this esoteric gem, check out this I Have This Old Gun segment from a recent episode of ARTV.
Despite being early adopters of several semi-automatic rifles for military use, the French army took several decades to work out a standardized semi-automatic rifle for general service use. The rifle that finally came to being was the MAS-49.
"An armed society is a polite society," goes the famous quote, which is also the inspiration behind Polite Society Industries, a new suppressor manufacturer that now has a complete line available to consumers.
Iconic American firearms maker Smith & Wesson will join NRA-ILA on the road as nation's leading firearm group turns out voters ahead of the 2026 midterm.
The 2026 National Firearms Survey conducted by William English of Georgetown University estimates that armed citizens in America use their guns 2.2 million to defend themselves or others.