Colt Defense LLC has acquired Colt Holding Corp., parent company of Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC, combining the two companies that produce products under the Colt name for the first time since their split in 2003.
Colt Defense produces rifles and carbines for the military, law enforcement and sporting markets, while Colt’s Manufacturing Company builds firearms for the civilian and sporting markets. Now a single company will manufacture and sell firearms under the Colt name for all markets.
Despite having been made popular by John Moses Browning over 100 years ago, his sacred M1911 design has soldiered on into the modern era, and companies like OA Defense are taking to the classic military platform in all-new ways, improving functionality by nearly tripling the design's capacity with double-stack mags, adding optic-mounting capabilities and more.
POF-USA's LMR and P15 BASE rifles are designed to get the company's patented rifle technology into the hands of more users than ever before.
The unmagnified Midas TSP1 from Athlon Optics features an etched-glass reticle and a nitrogen-purged, one-piece aluminum chassis.
Watch our Gun Of The Week video this week to learn about an American-manufactured bullpup pump-action shotgun in .410 bore made by KelTec CNC Industries of Cocoa, Fla.
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
After thousands of rounds sent downrange, the author has some insights on the nuances of handgun design and marksmanship, and it all revolves around the gun's grip.
