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  • Springfield Echelon COG Review | Is the $295 Standalone Chassis Worth Building Around?

    The Springfield Echelon COG is now available as a standalone serialized chassis for $295. That means buyers can start with the Echelon’s Central Operating Group rather than purchasing a complete pistol and replacing half of it afterward. Springfield announced the standalone COG on October 20, 2026. It contains the Echelon’s trigger and primary operating components…

  • Smith & Wesson Buys Savage Arms for $160 Million | What Happens to Savage Rifles and Stevens Shotguns?

    Smith & Wesson bought Savage Arms on October 21, 2026, completing a $160 million acquisition that joins two of America’s oldest firearm manufacturers under one corporate roof. The short answer for gun owners is reassuring: Savage Arms has not disappeared, current rifles and shotguns have not suddenly become obsolete, and the company has announced no…

  • How to Avoid Garand Thumb | M1 Loading, Injury and First Aid

    Garand thumb is a crushing injury caused when an M1 Garand’s bolt closes while the shooter’s thumb remains inside the receiver. It is also called M1 thumb, Garand finger and, by people whose phones refuse to cooperate, Grand Thumb, M1 Grand Thumb, Garant Thumb, Garand Thimb, Garand Tumb or Garand Thump. Whatever spelling brought you…

  • Supreme Court AR-15 Case Update | Cook County and Connecticut Briefs Explained

    The Supreme Court AR-15 case moved forward on October 21, 2026, when Cook County and Connecticut submitted their merits briefs in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins. These consolidated cases ask whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect the right to possess AR-15-platform and similar semiautomatic rifles. Oral argument is scheduled for December…

  • Beretta A400 Solo vs A400 Xtreme Plus | 40-Yard Range Report

    The Beretta A400 Solo vs A400 Xtreme Plus comparison began at 8:15 in the morning, when the thermometer already showed 84 degrees and the air felt thick enough to reload. By 10:00, the temperature had passed 90. The wooden bench was hot, the ammunition boxes were softening at the corners, and our blonde range influencer…

  • Supreme Court AR-15 Case Update | Government Briefs Due Today in Viramontes and Grant

    The Supreme Court AR-15 case reaches an important deadline today, October 21, 2026. Cook County and Connecticut must submit their merits briefs defending bans on AR-15 platform rifles and similar semiautomatic firearms in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins. The Supreme Court will hear the consolidated cases on December 2. At publication this…

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