By Todd Burgreen The Springfield Armory XD handgun traces its heritage back to 1991 to the war-torn Balkan nation of Croatia. Initially, entry into the U.S. market was less than stellar via...

By Frank Iannamico The universally respected M1 Garand service rifle was designed and developed at the U.S. Springfield Armory. During World War II, the rifle was manufactured by both the Armory and...

By Frank Ianamico I like to peruse back issues of the old Machine Gun News and Small Arms Review magazines. In a 1992 issue of MGN, a question appeared in one of...

By Knox Williams - Silencer. Suppressor. Muffler. Moderator. Can. All words to describe the same thing – one of the most misunderstood tools in existence. Within the gun world, there’s a tremendous...

By Paul Evancoe - No, this is not about fighter jets, bombers or anything else that pilots fly. It’s about air guns. Air guns exemplify the oldest pneumatic technology. The word “pneumatic” is a...

By Michael Heidler - At the beginning of the 20th century, Mexico was a country without any tradition in arms manufacturing. Interestingly enough a domestic development from Manuel Mondragón became one of...

By Oleg Volk - Rostislav Ikonnikoff likes guns. From 2012 to 2016, he was an avid IPSC competitor. He is also a professional dessert chef, a designer and an engineer, and an...

By Dan Shea I am continually amazed at how gullible people are, and how quickly they take refuge in rumor or falsehood when presented as convenient fact. Dan Quayle, as Vice Presidential...

By Michael Heidler - When small-scale production of Sholokhov's anti-tank rifle started in Moscow, plans for a more powerful weapon in a larger caliber also began at the same time. This is...

By Terry Edwards - A Civil War soldier poses with a Smith & Wesson No. 1. The .22 rimfire revolutionized firearms development. PUBLIC DOMAIN Parlor shooting was the after-dinner rage in the...