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In today’s article, Peter Suciu reviews the Ace VR shooting simulator from AceXR. This system puts a virtual shooting range in your home with the ability to train with real-world firearms like the Springfield Armory 1911 TRP. “It’s not around the block,” was an often-used saying of this reporter’s late grandfather. That was really an excuse for places he didn’t want to go, but it was also a barrier for things he legitimately enjoyed. That included the shooting range. None were close, and as a result, he didn’t get out to the range all that often. That was part of…
John Moses Browning is perhaps the most important firearms designer of all time. His influence persists to the present day in not only the production of arms he designed, but those inspired, at least in part, by his work. The Model 97 Winchester was another of his accomplishments. It was the first truly reliable smokeless pump shotgun, and it served the United States not only in times of war, but times of peace, and earned a hell of a reputation along the way. The most notable and striking feature of the Model 97 is its exposed hammer. The hammer could…
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Here’s a look at just some of the fun that was had at CANCON Carolinas 2026. If you missed it, we hope to see you there next year! If you want to buy a car, you can test-drive it at a dealership. If you need new clothes, you can try them on at a store. But if you want a suppressor, you usually can’t go hands-on with the model you’re considering until after you’ve already bought it. CANCON, the world’s largest fully suppressed range day, changes that. With two CANCONs per year, one in the West and one in the…
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For many shooters I know (including myself), customization isn’t a question of if, but when. By their nature, firearms are intensely personal tools. They’re also personal statements. It’s the appeal of taking that personal tool and adapting it to your own preferences and needs that drives these efforts. These can be functional adaptations, aesthetic ones, or both. The Shepard Arms customized Echelon 4.5F 9mm combines a solidly engineering foundation with a sound selection of classy tweaks and modifications. From the moment Springfield Armory introduced the 9mm Echelon, it was evident that modularity and customization were in its DNA. Its modular…
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The M1A has an impressive lineage. Based on a design dating back to the 1930s and born from the prodigious mind of John C. Garand, the M1A has many of the hallmarks of his M1 Garand rifle. However, it is even more closely tied to the M14, the rifle developed as the successor to Garand’s classic military rifle. And while the M14’s reign as the U.S. military service rifle may have technically been short, its influence and capabilities have carried on well beyond its official role as a front-line military rifle. In fact, the spirit of this select-fire combat rifle carried on in the semi-automatic-only…
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The Brief: On May 13, 2026, a fatal shooting occurred in Austintown, Ohio, following a high-speed vehicle pursuit. Zachary Fisher chased his ex-girlfriend’s car, crashed his truck, and then attacked her vehicle with a handgun. A passenger shot Fisher in self-defense while two children were inside the targeted car. Austintown police confirmed that surveillance footage supports a claim of justified self-defense. No charges are pending against the passenger, who provided medical aid to Fisher after the shooting. The case remains under review by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to finalize the forensic evidence and investigation. AUSTINTOWN, OH — What…
