Gun Reviews

Having a rifle made on order is a pretty big deal; you can get into some real money in a hurry if you're not careful. Putting together a rifle for yourself can be a rewarding experience and save you some cash. All it takes is a bit of planning.

12/27/09 Gun Rights: Arms-control bureaucrats at the United Nations and dozens of allied NGOs have been busy for two decades talking and negotiating among themselves to produce an international treaty regulating the sale of small arms. A U.N. resolution adopted in October calls upon member nations to negotiate the matter and finish writing a treaty by 2012. The United States voted for the resolution, which was adopted almost unanimously.

12/26/09 Gun Rights: Alaska State Rep. Kelly says federal rules should only apply to firearms sold across state borders.

12/28/09 Gun Rights: Introduced by Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-43, Marietta), HB 873 would have the effect of repealing Article 4, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, in its entirety. This would mean that there would no longer be Georgia laws against carrying a pistol without a license, carrying a concealed weapon, and carrying a deadly weapon to a public gathering.

12/23/09 Gun Rights: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his personal anti-gun crusade have cost his constituents some big money.

Experimenting with different loads takes a little work, but the results are worth it.

12/18/09 Gun Rights: Gun prohibitionists are using the murder of a Seattle police officer, and a couple of other slayings, to launch a new effort to ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms in Washington State, and require current owners to register their firearms.

Fort Hood officials announced Thursday a new command policy regarding registration requirements for privately-owned firearms was signed into effect Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commander.

The Model 1894 incorporated a newly designed action in a light, thin-walled frame (receiver) that was quite revolutionary.

In this featured auction by SoldUSA.com, you'll find extremely rare military and firearm collectibles, including a WW1 German Ace 1st Class Iron Cross and Pilots Badge, Colt Third Model Shoulder Stock Provision Dragoon (1858), Winchester “A Classic Combination” Advertising Poster, plus over 200 guns and related merchandise.

Gun rights groups are divided in Iowa on proposals to lift restrictions on concealed carry. Iowa Gun Owners is pushing for Vermont-style legislation, in which no permit would be required to carry.

Police say they received a call from a homeowner around 7 p.m. Friday. He told police someone tried to break into his house and he shot at them.

A would-be robber is shot to death by a tire store owner in north Houston, and officers are searching for three suspects who got away.

One man, Edward Hamilton, 24, of Brooklyn, produced a handgun and the store owner retrieved his own gun from behind a display case, according to police.

Having held out for years, Dan Shideler gives the SKS a chance.

Fifteen tips for gun maintenance, and much more, is inside the Jan. 4, 2009 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.