Blast from the Future: UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun
Doc Holliday used a side-by-side shotgun to help the Earps against the Clanton gang during the gunfight at…
Stabilizing SBRs: Understanding Twist Rates
Short-barreled rifles have skyrocketed in popularity over the last several years, but has the niche outrun the knowledge…
.308 AR Battle Royale: Six Go Head to Head
This year at SHOT, several S.W.A.T. readers approached me with questions about .308 ARs. They wanted to know…
Cheap or Right: Rethinking The Pump 12
The slide-action 12-gauge shotgun is the archetypal American long gun—the everyman’s universal tool that is equally useful harvesting…
Running the Big Dog: SIG Sauer SIG50 Rifle
When it comes to downrange power and accuracy at long distance, the .50 BMG round is king. Besides…
The Crusader: Templar Tactical MK-12 SPR
Certain terms in the gun industry are thrown around all too often. Tactical, sniper, Special Ops, milspec, the list goes on and on. So when I first heard of a new company going by the name Templar Tactical and offering an MK-12, I was skeptical. I only resisted the urge to dismiss them outright because they were being recommended to me by a pair of former Marines—one of whom I know very well and respect (we can forgive him for being a Marine, hooah?).
Bargain Blaster Blows Away Big Boys: Turkish TP-9
Tactical firearms are big business these days. Societal uncertainty combined with a truly abysmal political landscape have fueled an orgy of commerce in guns, gear, and ammunition. And somewhere out there is the contemporary version of me, that young guy just getting into this gig who needs some good tactical iron that isn’t going to bankrupt him. For this particular demographic—as well as a surprisingly wide additional audience—Century International Arms rides to the rescue.
Midget Wrestling: Battling Buzzguns From a Bygone Era
Back in the 1970s and early 1980s, there was a niche arms race to see who could produce…
Israel Warrior in the US: WI Tavor SAR
The TAR-21 (Tavor) israeli bullpup rifle was selected as the standard-issue weapon for the Israeli Defense Force in…
Deal of the Century: CZ 82
Among shooting enthusiasts, there are a variety of niche firearms that serve as good excuses to acquire additional…