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Designed for concealed carry, the 5-shot .44 Special Boomer by Charter Arms packs a powerful cartridge in a small, snag-free package.

It is so frustrating sometimes to have a safe full of guns, but no time to go out and shoot. For that reason I’ve been exploring a series here on air gun training, and BB gun, Airsoft and Paintball versions of popular guns in general. This is a high-end replica of the Mosin-Nagant rifle from Gletcher. It weighs over 5 lbs, and looks, feels and even works similar to a real Mosin. The bolt cycles with the same weight and resistance, and you feel as if you are shooting the real thing. Of course it goes “poof” and not bang, but oh well, the neighbors would call the cops on you anyway. And who doesn’t miss the gargantuan Mosin kick right?

Obviously, these are success stories the likes of which have changed firearms history. However, for every success story, there are dozens of ideas that didn’t make it. Even the vaunted Smith & Wesson was not immune from the pitfalls of 19th Century firearms design. Case in point: the Model 320 revolving rifle.

The Ruger SP101 combines a small frame with a full-power chambering in .357 Magnum, but it is limited to five rounds. The addition of the .327 Federal Magnum chambering bumps that up to six, while still having fight-stopping power.

In addition to showcasing their new products at Blade 2016, Benchmade also highlighted improvements made on some of their most popular knives. I got a chance to look at the new and improved Benchmade 940-2, which keeps the Osborne design of the original 940, but now comes equipped with G-10 handles featuring green anodized barrel spacers. [...]

Some knives just call out to you.  It’s not something you can control.  You walk by and they just whisper, Hey there, come check me out.  You know you want to.  Everybody’s doing it. Such is my experience with Zero Tolerance’s Limited Edition 0427.  I couldn’t help but to stop by and, well, drool a [...]

Brand-spanking new from White River Knife & Tool is the Firecraft line of knives.

Quick bit of history for you.  Did you know that Spyderco was the first manufacturer to include a pocket clip on a knife?  Yup.  They were. Truth be told, Spyderco has always been on the cutting edge (forgive the tired pun) of blade design and innovation.  Arguably, no one does more to push the boundaries [...]

The biggest headliner at Blade 2016 might have been Columbia River Knife & Tool’s Homefront with “field strip” technology.