American Rifleman

An Old Friend: My 1911

Still has all the speed necessary, but the bumps and grinds simply are not there.

If It Looks Like a Glock ... Nomad 9 and Shadow Systems Pistols

The Glock pattern seems poised to finally unseat the 1911 as the handgun of choice...

Video—First Look: Colt 1911 Classic Pistol

Some products are so iconic that even as time and technology progress, demand remains for...

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Greenland and the Strategic Advantage of Weather Reporting

Explore the history and strategic importance of Greenland during the Second World War.

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Rifleman Q & A: Mysterious Markings

A reader inquires whether there was another manufacturer of the Model 1917 rifles besides those...

Book Review—The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver

Author Charles W. Pate has again provided the gun collecting community with another remarkable tome,...

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The Keefe Report: Stoeger Firearms

The company featured on this month’s cover has traveled an interesting road. It started on...

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Lt. Col. “Sherm” Mills—Last Man Standing at the U.S. Springfield Arsenal

For the first time ever, we learn how retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mills, decorated...

An Old Friend: The Ruger No. 3 Rifle

If you have been acquiring guns for any length of time, you probably have one...

Reaching Out With Trijicon’s Accupower

The American gunsight company best known for its revolutionary both-eyes-open aiming concept, military-contract battle optics...

Tested: FN’s 509 Tactical Pistol

Inspired by the U.S. Army’s XM17 pistol trials, the FN 509 Tactical brings well-thought-out features...

Wartime Winchesters

In its advertisements on the back page of this magazine during World War II, Winchester...

Tested: Dan Wesson TCP 1911 Pistol in 9 mm

The Dan Wesson TCP (Tactical Carry Pistol) is a Commander-style 1911, a full-size “Government” length...

By the Decade: Wiley Clapp's Favorite Handgun—2010s

The "By the Decade" series concludes with the handgun—or handguns—Wiley Clapp considers his favorite.

Nighthawk Custom Thunder Ranch 1911 Pistol

Nighthawk Custom’s “One Gun, One Gunsmith” old-world firearm manufacturing techniques meet the famed marksmanship and...

Men and Guns of the 1900 China Relief Expedition

Some American troops fought with guns one would expect in the multi-national mission to Peking,...

5 Reasons Why an AR is the Perfect Platform For Her

It’s called “America’s Rifle” for a reason! If you've ever doubted whether the AR can...

Last Of The Breed: Marine Corps M45A1

The final example of U.S. military M1911s, the Marine Corps M45A1 was carried on special...

The Model of 1941 Johnson Rifle in Marine Service

Although the M1 Garand was the United States’ main infantry rifle during World War II—the...

A Very Special Carbine

The “U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30 M1” is without a doubt one of the most popular...

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