Lightweight Lead-Slinger: A lightweight AR build that’s designed to be used hard.
PATRICK SWEENEY

The Experienced ‘New’ Guy: Aero Precision’s Solus Hunter bolt-action rifle revels in precision for the field or range.
RICHARD MANN

Collecting the Rare Enfield Jungle Carbine: There are many like it, but finding a true original takes some investigative work.
JOSH WAYNER

The Old and the Bold: Adapting yesterday’s guns for today’s retro firearms fashion.
JOSH WAYNER

Fusil Automatique Leger: The life and times, and potential comeback, of the FAL.
PATRICK SWEENEY

Holland’s Super 30: She’s anything but old and in the way.
PHIL MASSARO

Handheld Heft: A .44 Magnum somewhere between just right … and too much.
RICHARD MANN

When Too Much is Not Enough: Battle of the big-bore AR-15s.
PATRICK SWEENEY

There Can(’t) Only Be One: Know your options before starting your suppressorbuying journey.
JOSH WAYNER

Should You Suppress Your Hunting Rifle?: Suppressors are great, but they’re not ideal for every hunting situation.
RICHARD MANN

You and Your Suppressor: Sweeney’s top secrets for making your suppressor last … well, a long time.
PATRICK SWEENEY

The Night’s Watch: How to choose a shotgun for home defense.
MIKE SEARSON

Schrödinger’s Bullet: The paradox of firing defensive bullets within the confines of your home.
JOSH WAYNER

Dad-Bod Defense: Semi-old school, middle-aged guns still work well … especially for home defense.
PATRICK SWEENEY

Springfield M1903 Mark 1: A historic gem still capable of producing impressive downrange results.
JOSH WAYNER

Dot Watching: The growing demand to equip defensive handguns with red-dot sights. Why the sudden shift?
JOSH WAYNER

The Dark Series 1895: Can a lever gun still be considered “old school” if it looks like something John Wick would own?
RICHARD MANN

Precise Precision: Faxon’s new 700-footprint action is capable of producing incredible downrange precision … with the right setup.
JOSH WAYNER

Dad’s Last Gun: Father and son shared a lifetime of firearms experiences. But in the end, there was one piece of unfinished business.
ANDREW EWERT

Little Fellas: The pleasures and pitfalls of the smallest centerfires.
PHIL MASSARO

The ‘Not a Ruger’ 10/22: Building your own tack-driving 10/22 is easier than it’s ever been.
JOSH WAYNER

Rimfire Riflescopes: With the right optics on a good rifle, it’s possible to print .22 LR groups that would make your grandpa’s jaw drop.
MICHAEL R. SHEA

Don’t Clean Your Gun: Well … don’t waste your time cleaning it too much.
RICHARD MANN

Levers and Cans: Is it practical, or blasphemy, to modernize a lever gun?
JOSH WAYNER

They Might Be Cheap, But They Are Mighty: A buyer’s guide to budget rifle combos.
DAVID LANE

The Optics of Optics: How much magnification is too much, or too little?
JOSH WAYNER

Night Divides the Day: Destroy the night, or at least your immediate area.
PATRICK SWEENEY

A Little Bit Country … And Some Rock ’N’ Roll: The Henry Homesteader 9mm Pistol Caliber Carbine.
MIKE SEARSON

EDC Advice from 6 Experts: Here’s how to be more prepared, and more comfortable, while carrying a concealed handgun.
RICHARD MANN

What Should a Gun Be Made Of? Guns were once exclusively made of metal and wood. And then came plastic.
JOSH WAYNER

Gems of the Mediterranean: Some of the best firearms this sun-soaked corner of the world has to offer.
ELWOOD SHELTON

New Leverage: The new .360 Buckhammer and Henry’s Model X rifle.
PHIL MASSARO

Major Lack of Respect: The underappreciated, do-all 10mm.
RICHARD MANN

Three Exceptional Hunting Rifle Drills: A zeroed rifle and tiny groups from the bench do little to prepare you for the field.
RICHARD MANN

Ultra-Compact 1911s: Little versions of a legendary pistol for CCW.
RICHARD MANN

Good Ain’t Cheap, Cheap Ain’t Good: Current optics that offer the best 2023 bang-for-buck ratios.
PHIL MASSARO

From Barrels to Custom Built: A first look at Shaw’s Excursion rifle.
JAY PINSKY

A Ramblin’ Man’s Revolver: Cimarron honors frontier legend Bat Masterson with an engraved SAA reproduction.
RICHARD MANN

The Big X: Smith & Wesson’s X-Frame family, and the new.350 Legend chambering.
SHANE JAHN

Ode to the .44 Special: Not really gone, but almost forgotten.
JOSH WAYNER

Legends Never Die: 150 years with the Winchester 1873 and the Colt SAA.
GDTM EDITORS

The Gun That Joe Built: A classic, custom and emotionally priceless 1911.
RICHARD MANN

Collecting the Garand: Collecting and shooting America’s greatest battle rifle.
PATRICK SWEENEY

You Need Another AR: Top new rifles for 2023 for your first, or fifteenth, AR.
TODD WOODARD

The Perfect AR Barrel: You won’t find it, but you can get pretty close.
PATRICK SWEENEY

How to Run Your AR-15 Like a Pro: The secret to shooting your AR is... running the right drills.
RICHARD MANN

Enough Gun … Or Something Like It: Using data and ballistic information to select a big game cartridge.
RICHARD MANN

Top 2023 Shotgun Picks: While tactical rifles and handguns always steal the spotlight, there’s no shortage of excellent shotguns available for 2023.
COREY GRAFF

Right Down the Middle: Swiss’ K31 is the best service rifle to never see wide-scale combat.
JOSH WAYNER

How They Are Made
Can Designs and How They Work.

The Best of CANCON
Top Products From a Fully Suppressed Range Event..

Grasshopper Mouse: Large format pistols versus “conventional” handguns for protecting your castle.
JOSH WAYNER

Play to Win: Lights, red-dots and suppressors give you an advantage in defending your home.
JOSH WAYNER

Shaken, Not Stirred: The Heym Express by Martini is an elegant twist on a classic big-game rifle.
PHIL MASSARO

A Rifle By Any Other Name: Unraveling the enigma of the scout rifle, and those guns that seek to mimic it.
RICHARD MANN

The Anatomy of a Defensive Bullet: Various construction elements, and what they’re really designed to do.
RICHARD MANN

Camouflaged for Daily Life: Easily concealed self-defense items … that aren’t guns.
JOSH WAYNER

Mossberg’s Patriot LR Tactical: Priced to fit any marksman’s budget, and provides the ideal gateway to long-range shooting.
ELWOOD SHELTON

A Solution for a Solved Problem?: Is the 8.6 Blackout a subsonic game-changer or short-range snake oil?
JOSH WAYNER


Volquartsen VT2 Takedown Rifle in .17 HMR: A sleek, accurate and highly packable hummer from the king of rimfire.
PATRICK MEITIN

Full-Sized .22 LRs: Long-range rimfire is no longer a “hold my beer” situation.
JOSH WAYNER

Better Barrel Builds: The right aftermarket Ruger 10/22 barrel will tighten your groups.
PATRICK MEITIN

Shotgun Shangri-La: Mossberg’s 940 Pro Tactical and Turkey shotguns.
BY RICHARD MANN

The Reincarnation of Big Green: Can the new Model 700 Alpha 1 be better than the Remington classic?
PHIL MASSARO

From Geek to Glorious: The complete rifl e makeover … all done from the comforts of home.
LUKE HARTLE

Red-Dot or Not: Red-dot, reflex, holographic and prismatic—all sights with a red dot are not created equal.

Big Bore, Little Noise: Considerations for suppressing the .45 ACP.

Sig P365 Aftermarket Parts Buyer’s Guide:
Top upgrades for one of America’s most popular CCW handguns.

How to Start a Training Regimen: 
Have a plan, and take one bite at a time.

Double-Fold AR Pistol: 
EDC an AR without alerting a soul.

The Revolver vs. the Semi-Auto: Which is better for self-defense? Follow the data.
RICHARD MANN

The Double Triad: How to improve your semi-auto defensive skills isn’t a mystery. It’s a process.
RICHARD MANN

Lost in the Shuffl e: The unfortunate saga of the Steyr GB pistol.
MIKE SEARSON

The Four Amigos: The bellwether cartridges of modern-day, large-bore deer hunting.
JOSH WAYNER

Five Blue-Collar Deer Guns: Rifles, muzzleloaders and scopes to hunt whitetails on a budget, wherever they live.
WILL BRANTLEY

Sig Sauer P322: This is the .22 pistol you’ve been waiting for.
RICHARD MANN

Unexpected Optics: Value riflescopes to meet your hunting, tactical and long-range needs.
ELWOOD SHELTON

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