27Oct, 2025
Help Me Collect Concealed Carry Data
Concealed carry has been one of the biggest areas in which the right to keep and bear arms has gained protection nationwide over the past three decades, and the increased […]
18Aug, 2025
Influential Firearms You’ve Never Heard Of, Part 1: Steyr M
Introduction Nihil sub sōle novum—there’s nothing new under the sun. Rarely does a firearm enter production whose design relies on a completely novel idea; all take features from existing designs […]
16Jun, 2025
“This Is My Rifle:” M1816 musket
Unlike its predecessors, production of the M1816 was subcontracted to many private manufacturers. The markings on this example’s lock plate show it was produced by an “M.T. WICKHAM” of Philadelphia. […]
03Mar, 2025
“This Is My Rifle:” M1795 Springfield
Author’s Note: This blog post is adapted from a short piece I wrote for the December 2024 issue of Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines. It is part of a series […]
10Feb, 2025
What the Heck Happened to Big Green? Part 2
The Other Remington If you haven’t read last week’s blog post, go do that now to get the proper context underlying this story. In that post, I gave an overview […]
03Feb, 2025
What the Heck Happened to Big Green? Part 1
Remington’s gone, man. I’ll be outside. Good luck. There was once a time in this country when the shotgun was the Remington 870 and the hunting rifle was the Remington […]
16Jan, 2025
SHOT Show Bingo
It’s that time of year again! Every January, tens of thousands of exhibitors from across the firearm industry descend on Las Vegas for what many consider to be the high […]
06Jan, 2025
“This Is My Rifle:” M1763 “Charleville”
Author’s Note: This blog post is adapted from a short piece I wrote for the November 2023 issue of Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines. It is part of a series […]
02Dec, 2024
Greetings From the Bullpup Timeline, Part 3
This is the conclusion of the last two posts stolen from the parallel reality in which bullpup long guns became mainstream decades ago and are now considered the default. You […]
27Nov, 2024
Mob Violence – What options does a legally armed citizen have when attacked by a violent mob?
Civil unrest (aka mostly peaceful protest) is an ugly phenomenon that occurs in our country from time to time for a variety of reasons. It’s sometimes caused by an unfortunate […]