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Last fall American Rifleman’s Mark Keefe was offered an early look at the new SIG Sauer M400 Tread--and he's still talking about the rifle. An already upgraded AR, the Tread offers the ability to easily upgrade its parts simply by matching it to genuine SiG parts marked with the Tread logo. For more, check out this 2019 SHOT Show primer.
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.