ARTV's Mark Keefe gets an inside view of Colt's latest products, manufacturing process and business plan. Stressing an intensive program of upgrade and modernization, Colt officials explain the latest tweaks and upgrades keeping Colt's classic 1911s and M4s updated for the modern age. Want to learn more? Check out this feature segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV.
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.