Feature Articles

The Holosun IRIS-3 made a big splash for a reason. It delivers the kind of clean, useful VCSEL illumination that used to feel locked behind much pricier options, and it does it in a compact package that is actually pleasant to live with.

The Altor 9mm is crude, awkward, and about as far from a refined carry gun as you can get. That’s exactly why this odd little single-shot pistol makes such a provocative modern echo of the FP45 Liberator, and why its implications reach way beyond the range.

Breek Arms took a charging handle I already liked and fixed the one weakness that kept it from being a no-brainer recommendation. If you run a suppressed AR-15 and ever shoot from both shoulders, the Omni-Buster deserves your attention.

Henry’s walnut-stocked 9mm PCC already stood out in a market packed with lookalike carbines. The M-LOK version adds just enough modern utility to make this brushed-bronze oddball feel even more at home on the range, around the homestead, and anywhere a traditionalist wants a carbine that still knows what century it lives in.

Indoor gunfire is punishing. A good suppressor slashes blast, keeps your head clear, and helps you control the chaos when it matters most.

A young Luftwaffe pilot in a Me262 rammed multiple American bombers, bailed out wounded, and drifted into his mother’s backyard. WW2 air combat rarely reads this unbelievable.

Seekins Precision has redesigned their rifle actions and bolts for high pressure. Now, they’re rethinking the barrel itself for a new generation of cartridges that run hotter, hit harder, and punish old-school barrel design in a hurry.

Springfield Armory and Aimpoint did not just bolt a red dot onto an Echelon and call it innovation. The 4.0FC COA feels like a factory-built optic pistol that actually starts where most plate-mounted guns stop, with a lower, cleaner, tougher setup that makes a whole lot of sense the moment you pick it up.

Colt finally gave the Python its polished blue skin back, and the 3-inch version might be the sweet spot of the whole line. It looks like a safe queen, carries like a serious belt gun, and shoots well enough to make you forgive a few snake-like quirks.