Garrett Negen

Lightweight, compact, AR-mag compatible, and wearing a 16” threaded barrel, the Ruger American Ranch 300 BLK checks nearly every box for a suppressor host. Add a 0.8″ best group and whisper-quiet subsonic potential, and this little bolt gun starts making a lot of sense.

The Holosun SCS promises a pistol red dot with direct Glock MOS mounting, solar charging, no battery swaps, and enough toughness to ride on a 10mm Glock 20. I ran it like a defensive optic, worried about the solar power, broke a screw, dunked it in water, and still came away thinking this little green dot is one of the easiest pistol optics to live with.

We stepped inside Beretta’s living headquarters in Gardone Val Trompia to see 3,000 historic firearms, cutting-edge Industry 4.0 lines, and a subterranean range that dives two hundred meters into the mountain.

FLUX continues to expand its PDW chassis lineup with the Raider X. Pairing this chassis with a Sig P320 creates one of the most compact and versatile PDWs on the market. 

Striking a balance between performance and form, does Primary Arms’ GLX 2.5-10 have the muscle to hold its own on an SPR?

Sig’s extensive catalog offers no shortage of variations to fit almost any need or budget. With so many variations, will the P320XF BXR3 hold its own?

With options ranging from under $200 to over $2000, will the $600 Vortex Viper 1-6 be the king of mid-tier LPVOs? 

Identifying your target and seeing what is both in front of and behind it is critical any time we use a firearm. And that concept does not simply cease to bear weight as soon as we lose natural light. 

This 50-caliber muzzleloader is often the first choice for those looking to get into traditional black powder. Let’s get back to the basics as I spend some time with the Traditions Kentucky Rifle.