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Designed to be range-ready and customized for competition, the Ported M&P9L from Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center features the extended and ported slide and barrel, a tunable trigger and C.O.R.E.—competition optics ready equipment—configuration. Ready to run, this pistol comes from the factory with a red-dot optic installed. Champion shooter Julie Golob was at the NRA range to give us a rundown. Watch the full video here.
We're on the range in this video to get a closer look at an affordable plinker imported by Armscor. Whether you’re training on a budget or just want a rimfire for plinking, the TM22 is a proven platform worth investigating.
A little-known light machine gun from the inter-war era, the Finnish Lahti-Saloranta M/26 garnered a poor reputation during its service in World War II, but a closer look and some context reveals how innovative it was for its time.
Federal Ammunition was recently honored with the 2025 4-H Shooting Sports Pioneer Award, which recognizes individuals or companies that have made significant contributions to the 4-H Shooting Sports program at a national level.
"At a gun show, I saw a Colt 1860 Army Richards Conversion with 12 cylinder notches instead of the usual six. The dealer was not sure whether this was original to the gun. Were these extra notches a factory variation or just some frontier gunsmith’s backroom project?"