New For 2025

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.

Two new models joined the Rost Martin handgun lineup in 2025, one with subcompact dimensions and another with a built-in compensator that promises to reduce recoil substantially.

With the use of aluminum and polymer, Auto-Ordnance's latest semi-automatic version of the iconic Thompson submachine gun is lighter than ever. And more affordable, to boot.

Building on the .45 Colt/.410 bore Brawler introduced in 2024, Rossi USA is expanding its line of break-action handguns to include chamberings in 5.56 NATO and .300 Blackout.

For 2025, your American Rifleman staff engaged with the latest optic products available for the year, with a few of the most interesting noted here.

The latest model to join the CZ USA family of firearms is the Shadow 2 Carry, a handgun the company says was “born from sport, tailored for EDC.”

Introduced at the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, the IWI Mafteah is a 12-ga. firearm with a birdshead pistol grip and a short, 14" barrel.

Without ammunition, what good are new guns? So, here are a few new ammo products to look out for in 2025...

A new Model 2020 rifle from Springfield Armory, the Heatseeker, will come wrapped in an aluminum Coyote Brown-colored chassis from Sharps Brothers featuring M-Lok modularity and more.