Can an M1 Carbine give you Garand thumb? Not authentic Garand thumb. The M1 Carbine uses a detachable magazine, so its normal loading procedure never requires putting your thumb inside the action. If you somehow catch your smallest finger in the M1 Carbine bolt, you have earned the lighter and considerably less prestigious injury known…

The Ruger Red Label is back from the dead again. The new Ruger Red Label III is an American-made, 20-gauge over-under shotgun available with 28- or 30-inch barrels and a substantial $3,299 suggested retail price. That price completely changes the question. The original Red Label became popular as a durable American alternative to expensive European…

The ATF has quietly reversed years of restrictive suppressor guidance. Under a new federal open letter published September 8, 2026, a registered silencer may be repaired or converted to another caliber without being treated as a newly manufactured NFA firearm—provided the work preserves the serialized frame or receiver and does not create an additional suppressor.…

The federal government may finally allow ordinary Americans to purchase firearms remotely and have them shipped directly to their homes. This is not some imaginary “gun-show loophole.” It is not mail-order anarchy. It would not allow prohibited persons to click a button and receive an unregistered machine gun from Amazon before dinner. The proposed ATF…

The U.S. Army says its SIG Sauer M17 and M18 pistols are safe, reliable and have not experienced a mechanically induced accidental discharge during any investigated incident. That is important evidence in the ongoing SIG P320 safety debate. It does not prove that every civilian P320 is identical to a military M17 or M18. It…