Mossberg has just announced a special edition Bliksem version of the Mossberg 590 pump-action firearm.The 590 Shockwave just got cooler, as Mossberg has announced the special edition Bliksem version of the 12-gauge pump-action firearm. It’s made in collaboration with Christian Craighead and his brand, Ministry of Defence (MOD). If you don’t know Craighead, he’s the SAS bloke who saved hundreds of hostages in Nairobi after single-handedly storming the hotel to engage their terrorist captors back in 2019. If that wasn’t enough, he looked really damn cool while doing it.Speaking of cool-looking, the new Mossberg 590 Bliksem. Basically a 590 Shockwave…
A 16-year-old boy is dead after a 27-year-old man shot him during an attempted armed robbery in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. Chicago police report the teenager drew a firearm first, prompting the resident to return fire in self-defense; two handguns were recovered at the scene. CHICAGO, IL — The broad daylight of a Wednesday afternoon was shattered by gunfire in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. At approximately 3:36 p.m. on March 18, 2026, Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers were dispatched to the 11700 block of South Normal Avenue following reports of a person shot. According to investigators, a…
Here are a few things you should consider when choosing or building home defense guns.When things go bump in the night, there are of course some things to consider before you start bumping back. The gun community has been a mixed bag of sorts lately with products and technology coming out at a blistering rate thanks to changes in legislature and the expansion of the broader consumer base. There are more gun owners on a much wider spectrum of diversity than ever before, and this has inadvertently led to less tribal knowledge, less general understanding of technology and a “too…
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HK MP5SD, Welrod pistol, De Lisle carbine, VSS Vintorez, High Standard HDM. These are some especially iconic firearms from years past. What do they all have in common? Yep, you got it — they’re all integrally suppressed guns that were designed with built-in suppressors. Standalone suppressors are much more common. They’re designed and rated for certain calibers, and you attach them to your firearm by threading them on to the end of your barrel or attaching them to a compatible muzzle device. There are several advantages to a standalone can. You can use it on multiple hosts, and many suppressors…
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Editor’s Note: In today’s article, author Joe Kurtenbach reviews the 9mm Speer Gold Dot Carbine ammunition in a Springfield Armory SAINT Victor Carbine. Speer provided the ammunition for testing. When the editor-in-chief of The Armory Life reached out to me and asked if I’d be interested in testing out a new Speer loading — the Gold Dot Carbine 135-gr. 9mm — I jumped at the chance. Speer is a brand with a reputation for quality, and I was very interested in learning more about it. So, I put in a request for a SAINT Victor Carbine 16” 9mm as well as a…
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Earlier this year at The Shootist’s Holiday at NRA’s Whittington Center in Raton, NM, I met Jason Cloessner, who calls the shots at Lipsey’s Guns regarding what firearms the company wanted specifically modified by the manufacturer to be sold only as a “Lipsey’s Special.” One of his choices this year is a 2-inch-barreled, J-frame Smith & Wesson Model 432 chambered in.32 H&R Mag. The most intriguing thing about Cloessner’s decision was that the small-caliber revolver would be presented to the shooting world by Lipsey’s as a defensive gun. In 1986, when the .32 H&R Mag. cartridge was introduced, the cartridge…
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EchoCore Suppressors has shown up huge at the 2025 Silencer Summit! In their first year of operation, the EchoCore Sector 5.56 Full Size and Sector 5.56 Compact suppressors finished first and second in the 5.56mm category, respectively, based on Shooter’s Ear (SE) LEQ dBA measurements, the Summit’s real-world standard for evaluating suppressor performance. For a new American manufacturer, landing both top spots in a category crowded with established names is noteworthy and impressive. The Silencer Summit is known for its independent, data-driven approach, stripping away brand loyalty and marketing claims in favor of measurable results. EchoCore’s showing suggests the company…
A deadly shooting in the Berry area of Tuscaloosa County is being reviewed as a possible act of self defense after investigators interviewed witnesses and collected evidence. One man died and another survived with injuries, and the case is now headed to a grand jury for a decision on charges.LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLEBERRY, AL (3-minute read) — Deputies in Tuscaloosa County are working to understand what led to a deadly shooting on Billy Bigham Road that investigators say may have been an act of self defense.Around 9:40 on Friday morning, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a…
Forsyth County deputies say the first homicide of 2026 has been ruled a justifiable act of self defense after a late night shooting at a home on Hartman Plaza Court. Investigators, working with the district attorney, concluded that the resident’s use of a firearm met the legal standard for self defense, though the incident remains a tragic loss of life.LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLEWINSTON SALEM, NC (3-minute read) — Forsyth County deputies are investigating the county’s first homicide of 2026, which they say turned out to be a legally justified act of self defense. Around 11 p.m. on Thursday, deputies were…
VKTR Industries has just announced the VKP Pro, a new double-stack 1911 9mm pistol.It seems that every week these days a new company comes out with a 2011-style pistol, but that’s a good thing given the massive demand. The more options that exist, the more features and price points shooters have to choose from, and the latest to be announced is VKTR Industries’ VKP Pro.Made entirely in the U.S. using American-made parts, the VKP Pro is designed for personal defense, duty use and even competition shooting. It features a 4.4-inch bull barrel, a DLC ArmorLube coating and a hefty weight…
ZeroTech Optics recently showcased its new 1-8 x 24 mm Vengeance LPVO scope. Low-power, variable optics (LPVO) are a specialized class of riflescope that can combine the quickness of shooting with a red-dot sight in addition with ability to zoom in on targets that lie further away like a traditional riflescope. The new ZeroTech Vengeance LPVO has an 8X zoom level and is built around a standard 30 mm maintube and a series of multi-coated optical lenses. This optic employs ZeroTech’s second-focal-plane illuminated MOA RAR (Rapid Acquisition Reticle). Its ¾-segmented circle and central aiming point are illuminated in conjunction with…
Eugene Morrison Stoner was born in Gosport, Indiana, on 22 November 1922. He passed away in Palm City, Florida, in 1997. In the intervening 74 years, Stoner established himself as the most successful American firearms designer of the modern age. When Stoner graduated from High School in 1939, his parents could not afford to send him to college. Instead, he took a job as a machinist with the Vega Aircraft Company. Vega ultimately morphed into Lockheed, which then became Lockheed Martin. They build F-35s and C-130s today. Eugene Stoner’s AR-10 introduced design concepts that would dominate military and civilian rifle…
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