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Collectors Love The FN-49 Rifle

With many varieties available, and a great history, the FN-49 is popular with modern gun collectors.

Ruger Collectibles Raises Over $18,000 For USA Shooting

A Gunbroker auction of nine Ruger collectibles, firearms that netted $18,250, was then donated by Ruger to the USA Shooting Team. Ruger executives presented a check to the team during the recent NRA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh.

Gun Collector's Corner: Sjogren, The First 12-Gauge Auto

A rare semiautomatic shotgun proves to be interesting and elusive.

New Dies for Handgunners Improve Reloading Ease

Consistent, quality loads are the key to productive handgunning. These new titanium dies from Redding will speed things along at the reloading bench so you have more time at the range.

Gunsmithing: Can You Improve the M-1 Carbine?

While the M-1 Carbine has been denigrated for lack of stopping power and inaccuracy, it has a lot going for it and, yes, it can even be improved.

NSSF “Challenge Grants” Will Aid Boy Scout Shooting Programs

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently announced that it had made $100,000 in “Challenge Grants” available to encourage and improve shooting sports programs at local Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Councils.

Gun Collecting: Tokarev’s TT-33 and Its Clones

Popular with collectors around the world, the history of the Russian TT-33 is worth a closer look.

The Army’s Newest Sniper Rifle Doing the Job in Afghanistan

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.

IN MEMORIAM: Dan Shideler, Gun Digest Editor

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.

Fun with Semi-Automatic Sub Guns

Phillip Peterson reports on the history and performance of three unique semi-auto sub guns.

Pennsylvania: Users of State Shooting Ranges Need License or Permit

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.

1911: Before the Great War

The Pistol, 1911, .45 ACP, adopted by the armed forces of the United States, was quite a beast. In a time of transition to medium-bore pistols, a .45 was a cannon.

ArmaLite and Impact Training Center Announce New Partnership

ArmaLite, Inc. and Impact Training Center have teamed up to provide the finest in firearms training.

The M1903A4 Sniper Rifle: An Old Soldier Still Hits the Mark

An excellent representation of sniper rifle technology from the 1940s, the Springfield M1904A4 is still plenty enjoyable and accurate today.

All About Shipping Guns

How to navigate the firearm rules of three popular shipping companies. Hint: It can be done.

Alabama Gun Collectors Association Tribute Show

The Alabama Gun Collector’s Association is sponsoring an “Honor the Veteran” Gun Show on March 26-27 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The show will feature a reunion of the last three remaining B29 airmen of the 509th Composite Group which participated in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 5, 1945.

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