Springfield Armory's SOCOM 16 CQB—Close-Quarters Battle—rifle features a single-piece Archangelcomposite stock, a five-position adjustable shoulder stock, an AR-type removable pistol grip and QD sling cups. Additional components include two sighting systems as well as accommodations for a third sighting option. Springfield's SOCOM 16 CQB is the most compact, versatile M1A rifle to date that brings in the most recent expectations of performance.
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.
A number of states in the western U.S. have opened or are planning to open large, versatile ranges to serve the growing need for publicly accessible shooting spaces.