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  • Threaded Barrel Desert Eagle .50 AE Review | Can the DE50THR Hand Cannon Really Be Suppressed?

    The threaded barrel Desert Eagle finally exists. Magnum Research’s new DE50THR is a suppressor-ready Desert Eagle Mark XIX chambered in .50 Action Express. It combines a six-inch threaded barrel, specialized gas piston and seven-round magazine with the same enormous gas-operated pistol that has occupied movies, video games and financially irresponsible gun collections for decades. Yes,…

  • ATF Called After a Delayed NICS Check | New NICS Alert Policy Explained

    If the ATF called after a delayed NICS check, do not assume a routine background-check delay automatically placed you under federal surveillance. On October 2, 2026, ATF published an updated NICS Alert Policy⁠ explaining how agents may monitor firearm-purchase activity connected to an existing federal investigation. The new policy automates requests through ATF’s Case Management…

  • Connecticut Glock Ban Blocked | What the Federal Injunction Means for Glock Owners

    Connecticut’s new “convertible pistol” ban was supposed to take effect on October 1, 2026. Instead, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction only hours before the deadline, allowing Connecticut dealers to continue importing, advertising and selling affected Glock pistols. That is a significant Second Amendment victory. The Connecticut Glock ban attempted to punish ordinary semiautomatic…

  • SIG P385 Review | Is SIG’s New Modular Pistol Replacing the P320?

    The SIG P385 is a new modular 9mm pistol built around a removable fire-control unit, low bore axis, recoil-dampening system and interchangeable MagStrap grip. It accepts SIG P320 magazines, but it is not a renamed P320 and does not use the P320 fire-control unit. SIG announced the P385 on September 22, 2026, with five configurations:…

  • Beretta A400 Solo Review | Is the $1,649 One-Gun Hunting Shotgun Worth It?

    The Beretta A400 Solo is a new 12-gauge semiautomatic hunting shotgun intended to occupy the large financial gap between the affordable A300 Ultima and Beretta’s expensive A400 Xtreme Plus and AX800 Suprema. Prices start at $1,549 for the black synthetic A400 Solo and $1,649 for camouflage models. That is serious money, but the Solo includes…

  • New Taurus Judge Review | 2026 .410 and .45 Colt Range Report

    The new Taurus Judge remains the strangest successful revolver in America. It holds five rounds, fires both .45 Colt cartridges and .410 shotshells, and looks like a conventional revolver that swallowed a length of pipe. For 2026, Taurus redesigned the Judge with better sights, revised controls, an improved trigger and two barrel lengths. Those changes…

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