One of the most exciting products introduced at the 2017 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Atlanta, Ga., was Springfield’s XDE—a familiar, yet very different, polymer-framed semi-automatic pistol. Watch the video as American Rifleman’s Joe Kurtenbach gives the gun a once-over and offers his opinion about where the new entrant fits within the very lively personal-defense market.
CVA's mid-point Optima muzzleloader got a refresh in 2025, and this third-generation model offers a number of additional features while still remaining affordable.
Any survey of military firearms isn’t complete without also discussing the development of ammunition across this past quarter-millennium. From a conceptual standpoint, very little has changed.
Initially introduced in 2019 to the international military market in a select-fire format, the IWI Carmel is a modular, durable and thoroughly modern sporting rifle.
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. became the first Blue Diamond level sponsor of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) in 2024 by supporting the youth shooting sports program with more than $75,000 a year.
KelTec has brought the stripper clip back with the thoroughly unconventional PR57—a carry pistol with an uncommon chambering, an unusual action and no box magazine.