The $200 stamp is gone for several NFA items, but the forms, fingerprints, and waits still bite. Here is what changed, what did not, and how to play it smart.
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Snuffy Smith: The Ball Turret Screwup Who Saved Six
Published: February 21, 2026 { 26 comments }A handcuffed enlistee, a burning B-17, and a stubborn ball turret gunner who wouldn’t quit. Maynard “Snuffy” Smith was flawed, fiery, and absolutely fearless.
Pulsar Trail 3 LRF XQ50 & XR50 Debut — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 15, 2026 { 0 comments }Pulsar Trail 3 LRF thermal scopes bring a 1,500-yard laser rangefinder and better battery life to Pulsar’s fan favorite hunting lineup.
Leupold BX‑6 Range HD 4DOF: Ballistics, Mapping, and Glass in One System — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 15, 2026 { 1 comment }Built around a 10×42 optical system, the BX‑6 is aimed at long‑range shooters, hunters, and archers who want one device to handle ranging, ballistic computation, and target location.
NVision HALO-C Clip-On — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 15, 2026 { 0 comments }The NVision HALO-C Clipon brings 640×512 resolution and long-range thermal detection to shooters looking for advanced clip-on performance.
Haile Selassie: Ethiopia’s Wise Wartime Emperor
Published: February 14, 2026 { 6 comments }Born in 1892, Selassie reigned over Ethiopia from 1930 through 1974. History recognizes Selassie as an enlightened reformer. Like all public figures, however, his actual legacy was mixed. While lauded for such stuff as a new freedom-centric Constitution in 1931 and the abolition of slavery eleven years later, he was nonetheless still criticized for the repression of human rights.
Pulsar Symbion LRF DXT50: Multispectral Binos — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 10, 2026 { 0 comments }The DXT50 is aimed at hunters and professional users who need continuous visibility across changing light and terrain.
Browning BAR Mk 4: Next Gen. Autoloading Hunting Rifle — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 10, 2026 { 1 comment }The BAR Mk 4 builds on John M. Browning’s original gas‑operated autoloading concept that’s more than 100 years old, retaining the system’s reputation for reliability while refining the rifle’s mechanical interface and handling characteristics for modern hunters.
Case Knives: Modernized Classics — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 9, 2026 { 0 comments }The Cheetah Cub returns in 2026 as the Case XX Vault Pattern, reviving a compact design originally introduced in 2005.
KJI Expands K‑Series with K950 and K750 Tripods — SHOT Show 2026
Published: February 9, 2026 { 0 comments }Together, the system is aimed at shooters who want modularity without sacrificing stability, whether in the backcountry, on the range, or in professional applications.









