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Sights have changed a lot on handguns in the last 200 years. Wiley Clapp walks through what became important and why.

Last year, Taurus USA replaced the Model 94 rimfire revolver series with the sub-nose Model 942 double- and single-action revolver line chambered in either .22 LR or .22 Mag.

On this week’s “Gun of the Week,” American Rifleman take to the range a 1911 from Kimber that is chambered for 9 mm Luger, adapted for concealed carry and fitted for optics.

Though inspired by the 1911, Nighthawk Custom's TRS Commander takes the platform to an entirely new level.

The most famous rifle of D-Day—or at least the most memorable rifle of “The Longest Day”—wasn’t actually there. Lord Lovat did carry his Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine in combat, however, and we can learn a lot about British and American guns used during World War II from his memoirs.

While political events have forced NRA more and more into the legislative arena, all of the things upon which the NRA was founded, marksmanship, firearm safety and the national defense, are still part of our mission.

"...the .45 Colt’s automatic; the latest, the most deadly, the finest and the best hand arm which had yet to be produced by man.”

It was more than half a century ago that American troops stepped up ground operations in the Republic of Vietnam. Here are some of the guns used by the guys on the ground.

For most of its existence, the M1911 pistol has been inexorably linked to the .45 ACP cartridge. But thanks to advances in the platforms and ammunition, M1911s in 9mm Luger may just be the perfect pair.