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The Mantis Blackbeard turns an AR-15 into a fast-resetting laser dry fire trainer without making you manually cycle the action after every shot. After thousands of possible trigger presses per charge, boring dry fire starts looking a whole lot more interesting.

Shot three times and still refusing to quit, Dr. Arthur Martin-Leake became one of only three men ever to earn the Victoria Cross twice. His story makes most definitions of courage seem inadequate.

The Savage 110 Core Tactical pairs a thoroughly modernized Model 110 with the low-recoil reach of 22 ARC. Ours was shooting around three-quarter MOA with factory ammunition almost immediately, then making repeatable hits all the way to 1,024 yards.

The S&W Spec Series VI M&P 9 M2.0 Metal Compact pairs a ported barrel, Aimpoint ACRO P-2, metal frame, and roughly $985 in included accessories with genuinely fast, controllable performance. After several weeks of shooting and carrying it, the $1,899 package makes a stronger case for itself than the sticker price suggests.

The G43 was the single-stack 9mm Glock shooters begged for, but the G43X and G48 changed the equation with larger grips, optics-ready variants, and dramatically more capacity. In 2026, the smallest Glock is no longer automatically the best Slimline Glock.

The Major Kong Industries MisterSeven gives a non-railed 1911 something classic pistols were never built with: a solid mounting point for a modern weapon light. Better yet, it does it without permanently modifying the pistol.

The SnapSafe Two-Gun Keypad Vault is a simple quick-access handgun safe with room for 2 guns, smart backup features, and an easy setup. At $140.99 MSRP, it solved a very real storage problem well enough that I’m buying another one.

A real WWII gold grab with OSS shadows and missing bars reads like Kelly’s Heroes with receipts. The chaos was real, the loot was massive, and the ending still stings.

The Uberti 1873 Sporting Rifle brings the Gun That Won the West back to life with a slick toggle-link action, gorgeous Old West looks, mild .44-40 recoil, and a best five-shot group of 0.97 inches at 25 yards. This old-time rifle still has some game.