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In 1986 GLOCK entered the United States with the introduction of its legendary GLOCK 17 made available to law enforcement and military organizations. This year, 2011, GLOCK is commemorating its 25th Anniversary in the United States with a Silver Anniversary, Limited-Edition, 25th Anniversary GLOCK 17 Gen4 (9x19) pistol.

About a year ago Gun Digest ran a story on the C.O. Arms 1911. We tested a fine firearm and stand by that review. But we have received several complai

As the Army Times recently reported, the Army’s newest sniper rifle, the XM2010, has done very well for itself in the Afghanistan theater of operations—so well, it appeared the Army was ready to make the XM2010 its chief sniper rifle.

We at F+W Media and Gun Digest are saddened to announce that our friend and colleague, Dan Shideler, a senior editor in the Firearms/Knives Group, passed away Sunday, April 3.

“Chairman Issa Chastises ATF for Refusal to Comply with Subpoena,” an April 20 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform release declares.

A limited run of this big game rifle is ready for the upcoming 2011 hunting season.

Anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has introduced legislation to ban large magazines. Don't panic, and if you buy, here's what to look for.

Unable to push a gun ban through the current Congress, the anti-gun Obama administration is seeking to ban many guns through executive fiat.

Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America exposes the ATF's fumbled Project Gun Runner Operation. Is the ATF ramping up their assault on mom and pop gun stores as part of a veiled PR campaign in the wake of the scandal?

The Connecticut Legislature was considering a bill that would have outlawed larger-capacity magazines holding ten rounds or better. That bill recently died in committee, and gun owners were a big reason why.

The U.S. Army, among others, has been using ammunition made from tungsten alloy metals in an attempt to find a “green,” non-lead ammunition. It looks like the search may just have to continue, based on research recently published in the scientific journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

Gun Digest the Magazine has reported, more than once, on warnings from firearms optics manufacturers that consumers needed to watch out for faked copies of their products. Recently, U.S. Customs snagged a shipment of these fakes, in this case counterfeit holographic sights, with a potential retail value of nearly a half million dollars.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the ATF's "Gun Walker" operation yielded heavily-redacted documents and virtually no information.

Starting this April 1, Pennsylvania shooters who want to use a public shooting range on State Game Lands must have a $30 range use permit, unless they already hold a Pennsylvania hunting or trapping license.

Sen. Grassley is hamstrung by the fact he is the only ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrat Patrick Leahy chairs the committee, and he has shown zero interest in uncovering the truth. None of the “gun control” Democrats are interested in doing anything other than circling the wagons, protecting the administration, and seeing if advancing more restrictions might distract attention from the whole sordid mess.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has subpoenaed the Department of Justices' Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for documents related to the highly controversial ‘Project Gunrunner' after being stonewalled following a March 30 deadline.