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Nick Sawinyh

Founder, GunsNation

Nick Sawinyh is a father, husband, hobby farmer, and gun enthusiast from Kentucky. He founded GunsNation to make firearm shopping less of a guessing game: the site tracks what guns actually cost and what's actually in stock across the retailers people buy from, and those numbers are where most of his articles start. He owns and shoots what he writes about.

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Articles by Nick Sawinyh

  • Maines v. Bethel challenges Pennsylvania’s under-21 carry-license bar
  • Judge Rejects Agreed Judgment in Florida Waiting-Period Challenge, Invites Briefs
  • DOJ finalizes voluntary NICS checks for firearm-business employees
  • Blackfin XL comparison documents first-round pop and lower nine-baffle ratings
  • GOA Proposes Adding Short-Barreled Firearms to Ohio Suppressor Bill
  • Fifth Circuit Rejects Federal Interstate Switchblade Restriction, Remands Case
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Nick Sawinyh

Nick Sawinyh

Founder, GunsNation

Nick Sawinyh is a father, husband, hobby farmer, and gun enthusiast from Kentucky. He founded GunsNation to make firearm shopping less of a guessing game: the site tracks what guns actually cost and what's actually in stock across the retailers people buy from, and those numbers are where most of his articles start. He owns and shoots what he writes about.

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Articles by Nick Sawinyh

IndustryOctober 31, 2026
Maines v. Bethel challenges Pennsylvania’s under-21 carry-license bar
An October 29 federal complaint targets Pennsylvania’s under-21 licensing exclusion and asks for relief covering local issuance and statewide background checks.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 29, 2026
Judge Rejects Agreed Judgment in Florida Waiting-Period Challenge, Invites Briefs
An October 28 order denies the parties’ proposed waiting-period judgment and sets amicus and party briefing deadlines through February 2027.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 26, 2026
DOJ finalizes voluntary NICS checks for firearm-business employees
The final rule allows checks of consenting eligible employees, with distinct results, access limits and separate ATF paperwork changes still pending.
Nick Sawinyh
GearOctober 26, 2026
Blackfin XL comparison documents first-round pop and lower nine-baffle ratings
PEW Science compares 12- and nine-baffle Blackfin XL configurations on a Q mini FIX, documenting suppression differences and severe first-round pop.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 23, 2026
GOA Proposes Adding Short-Barreled Firearms to Ohio Suppressor Bill
GOA seeks to add short-barreled rifles and shotguns to Ohio SB 214, which remains in House committee and has not changed state law.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 23, 2026
Fifth Circuit Rejects Federal Interstate Switchblade Restriction, Remands Case
The Fifth Circuit rejects the federal interstate switchblade restriction but leaves a separate federal-jurisdiction provision standing.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 22, 2026
Cook County and Connecticut Submit Defenses of Rifle Bans to Supreme Court
October 21 merits briefs argue that historical weapons restrictions support the rifle bans despite common ownership; oral argument is set for December 2.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 22, 2026
Varmint rifles and the heavy barrel that makes one
On a maker's label, Varmint means a heavy barrel and a stock built for a rest. About one varmint rifle in five is chambered for a deer cartridge, and the classic .22 centerfires grew up with the rest.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 21, 2026
Smith & Wesson completes Savage Arms acquisition in $160 million base deal
Smith & Wesson closes its Savage Arms acquisition, with adjusted consideration of $164.9 million and product-integration details still unannounced.
Nick Sawinyh
ShotgunsOctober 21, 2026
28 Gauge, the Small Bore That Is Not a Beginner Gun
The 28 gauge kicks less than a 20, but scarce ammunition, a small payload and a market built on expensive doubles make it a shooter's second gun, not a first.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 20, 2026
New Mexico Dealers and Gun Groups Seek Broader Waiting-Period Relief
An October 19 lawsuit seeks waiting-period protection for firearm groups, dealers, members, and customers after a dispute over the reach of the Ortega judgment.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 20, 2026
Springfield Offers Standalone Echelon Central Operating Group for $295
The serialized Echelon COG is now offered separately for $295 MSRP, with an FFL transfer required and compatible components purchased for the completed pistol.
Nick Sawinyh
ShotgunsOctober 20, 2026
Tokarev Shotguns: How to Read the Model Codes
Tokarev shotguns are Turkish-made pumps, AR-style and bullpup semi-autos sold under a Soviet designer's name. The model letters tell you which gun a listing is for.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 19, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 2855 Targets Offensive-Weapons Definition and Stun-Device Instructions
The proposal would move firearm compliance into the offensive-weapons definition and revise electronic self-defense device provisions. It is not law.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 19, 2026
The Spencer Rifle: Seven Rounds in the Stock and a Hammer You Cock by Hand
Christopher Spencer's seven-shot repeater fed from a tube in the buttstock, and its lever never touched the hammer. How the action and the .56-56 cartridge worked, why the Army chose it over the...
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 16, 2026
DOJ Opposes Broader Reading of Silencer Shop Injunction
DOJ says ATF’s nationwide nonenforcement policy makes further clarification unnecessary, but argues the court order does not protect every transaction within plaintiff states.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 16, 2026
Hatsan Recalls 16,170 Blitz and Blitz 777 Air Rifles for Unexpected Firing Risk
Owners of recalled Hatsan Blitz and Blitz 777 air rifles should stop using them and obtain a free trigger assembly replacement after a reported accidental misfire.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 16, 2026
Krinkov, Draco, underfolder, milled: what the AK slang means
Krinkov, Draco, underfolder and milled are not official designations. What each word means on an AK listing, and what it does not tell you.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 15, 2026
OCC Report Details Firearm Industry Debanking at Nine Large Banks
A federal review documents bank policies and individual decisions that restricted financial services for firearm manufacturers, retailers and component makers.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 15, 2026
.22 TCM: the cartridge Armscor built, and the two lengths it comes in
Armscor's .22 TCM is a .223 case cut down to run through a 1911, and it comes in two lengths: the original for double-stack 1911s and the 9R for 9mm magazines.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 14, 2026
MP5 clones and what roller-delayed blowback buys you
Two rollers hold an MP5's bolt shut for a moment after the shot. What that buys over plain blowback, what it costs, and who builds the clones.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 13, 2026
FPC Seeks State Action on Laws Tied to Federal Firearm Registration
FPC asked 15 state attorneys general for immediate nonenforcement guidance and legislation addressing laws tied to federal NFA registration.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 13, 2026
Ninth Circuit Keeps Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Facially Valid After Hemani
A published Ninth Circuit opinion leaves 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) facially valid while declining to decide Dylan Youngblood’s fact-specific challenge.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 13, 2026
Springfield Armory Launches Three Echelon Pro Comp 9mm Pistols
The Echelon Pro Comp line adds three compensated 9mm configurations with distinct grip sizes, capacities and dimensions, each carrying an $899 MSRP.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 13, 2026
The single-action revolver, and the hammer you do not rest on a live round
How a single-action revolver works, why the Colt pattern was carried with five, and how Ruger's transfer bar, Heritage's hammer block, NAA's notches and the Italian replicas answer the same question.
Nick Sawinyh
AmmoOctober 12, 2026
SAAMI Accepts 5.56 Commercial Cartridge and Chamber Standard
The voluntary 5.56 COMM standard defines a commercial cartridge and chamber, but SAAMI says it does not establish compatibility with 5.56 NATO or .223 Remington firearms.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 12, 2026
Biathlon Rifles and the Straight-Pull Action
What biathlon rules demand of a .22 rifle, how the Fortner straight-pull action works, and the civilian straight-pull rimfires that borrow the idea.
Nick Sawinyh
GearOctober 10, 2026
Torch 762 Tops Tested Over-Bore Suppressors on 10.3-Inch Rifle
PEW Science measured the .30-caliber Torch 762 on a 10.3-inch 5.56 MK18, documenting strong muzzle and shooter-ear results alongside important test limits.
Nick Sawinyh
GearOctober 10, 2026
Taurus TTX Suppressor Line Covers Rimfire, PCC and .30-Caliber Hosts
Taurus has listed three titanium direct-thread suppressors with model-specific host ranges, weights, dimensions and $299.99 or $599.99 MSRPs.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 10, 2026
ATF Sets Nationwide Nonenforcement Policy for Four Zero-Tax Firearm Categories
ATF says it will stop enforcing federal NFA approval and registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and any other weapons, while GCA and state...
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 09, 2026
The Taurus Judge and the .410 revolver
How a revolver fires a .410 shotshell, what separates the Taurus Judge, Public Defender, Judge Magnum, Home Defender and Raging Judge, and where the S&W Governor and Magnum Research BFR fit.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 08, 2026
Contra Costa Sheriff Agrees to Lift CCW Restrictions on Optics, Lights and 1911-Style Pistols
A settlement will end Contra Costa County CCW restrictions on red-dot sights, weapon-mounted lights and semiautomatic single-action 1911- and 2011-style pistols, while qualification rules remain in...
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 08, 2026
The Henry AR-7 and Every Other Way a Rifle Comes Apart
The Henry AR-7 packs into its own stock. Most takedown rifles do not: how the AR-7, 10/22 Takedown, Little Badger, M6, Papoose and lever takedowns actually come apart.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 07, 2026
DOJ Details FRRERD Database and Proposed Privacy Act Exemptions
A new DOJ records system will support federal firearm-rights restoration cases, while a companion proposal would limit some Privacy Act access and amendment rights.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 07, 2026
The .350 Legend and the deer rifle that got shorter
Winchester built the .350 Legend for straight-wall deer zones on a .223 case head. Of 325 rifles in this catalog, 200 have barrels of 18 inches or less.
Nick Sawinyh
AmmoOctober 06, 2026
HEVI-Bismuth Pest-Control Rimfire Shotshells Arrive in Two Loads
CCI's new rimfire shotshell line uses No. 11 bismuth shot in .22 LR and .22 WMR, with both 20-round loads listed as available direct.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 06, 2026
Springfield Adds 4-Inch Polished-Blued SA-35 at $799
Springfield Armory has combined the shorter SA-35 configuration with a polished-blue finish, creating model HP9205 with a 4-inch barrel, 15-round capacity, and $799 MSRP.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 06, 2026
Hi-Point carbines and how the model numbers work
What the 995, 4095, 4595 and 1095 model numbers mean, the barrel and weight of each Hi-Point carbine, and which ones share magazines with a Hi-Point pistol.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 05, 2026
Garrett’s Law Would Put High-Powered Air Guns Under the Gun Control Act
H.R. 10583 would classify specified high-powered air guns as federal firearms, with an 850-day delayed effective date if enacted.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 05, 2026
The .22 Magnum rifle, and why most of them are bolt actions
Most .22 Magnum rifles are bolt actions, and the cartridge is the reason. How the .22 WMR's long case shapes the rifles built for it, from Savage and Ruger bolt guns to the few semi-autos that solved...
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 04, 2026
Justice Department Declines Appeal in Silencer Shop Case
A Justice Department court filing says no appeal will be taken from the Texas NFA judgment, while the injunction's reach and ATF implementation guidance remain unresolved.
Nick Sawinyh
AmmoOctober 03, 2026
Hunter Series Debuts With Standard and Subsonic 40-Grain Loads
CCI is shipping two 40-grain flat-nose .22 LR hunting loads, with standard and subsonic velocities in 100-round packs.
Nick Sawinyh
AmmoOctober 03, 2026
Shell Shock and CBC Sign NAS3 Manufacturing Agreement
The binding agreement adds licensed NAS3 manufacturing, dedicated tooling, and operations in Oklahoma and Michigan across six named calibers.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 02, 2026
SIG P385 Has No Ready-to-Suppress Variant at Launch
Four P385 models lack threaded barrels, while the MACH3D's 1/2x28 threads sit under a compensator and inside an extended grip module.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsOctober 02, 2026
John Wick's guns: what he carries in each film
Film by film, the pistols, shotguns and carbines John Wick carries, the Taran Tactical work on them, and which production models you can actually find.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 01, 2026
Federal Judge Blocks Connecticut Convertible-Pistol Sales Ban
A preliminary injunction prevents Connecticut from enforcing the portion of Public Act 26-41 that would make sales and advertising of newly manufactured convertible pistols a Class D felony.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustryOctober 01, 2026
Amicus Brief Targets Categorical Bar on Nonviolent-Felon Challenges
Three gun-rights groups are asking the Supreme Court to review whether people with nonviolent felony convictions may bring as-applied challenges to the federal firearm ban.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesOctober 01, 2026
Revolver rifles: the Circuit Judge, the Rancher and the cylinder gap
How a revolver's cylinder ended up on a rifle, why Colt's 1855 version faded, and how the Rossi Circuit Judge, Heritage Rancher and 1873-pattern carbines differ in action, capacity and chambering.
Nick Sawinyh
AmmoSeptember 30, 2026
First Breach Moves Hagerstown Ammunition Plant to Seven-Day Schedule
First Breach has more than doubled scheduled weekly production hours at its Maryland ammunition plant, but has not disclosed actual output or a date for full 24-hour operation.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 30, 2026
Chiappa Rhino and the low-bore-axis revolver
How the Chiappa Rhino's bottom-chamber barrel works, how to read the 200DS, 40DS and 60SAR model codes, and which named variant is which.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 29, 2026
California Enacts New Firearm Certificate, Storage, and 3D Printer Laws
Five newly signed California laws change firearm-safety-certificate training, personal-importer reporting, voluntary police storage, protective-order procedures, 3D-printer sales, and...
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 28, 2026
YouTube Bars Branded Videos Featuring Weapons or Ammunition
YouTube's branded-content rules now prohibit videos featuring weapons or ammunition when a brand partner provides payment, free products, or sponsorships.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 28, 2026
Justice Department Challenges Minnesota Firearm Purchase Delays
A federal complaint targets Minnesota's permit-to-purchase and transferee-report timelines, including alleged delays approaching 60 days in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 26, 2026
ATF Proposes Broader Exceptions to Explosives Magazine Storage Rules
A proposed ATF rule would expand temporary exceptions to federal explosives magazine requirements, remove the Type 3 mandate, and revise storage rules for perforating guns.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 25, 2026
ATF Adds Annual Notice Requirement for Regulated Explosives Storage
A final ATF rule requires recurring notices to local fire authorities, closure notices, and five-year record retention for sites storing federally regulated explosives.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 25, 2026
PTR VENT 1 Earns 81.5 Rating in Q mini FIX Test
A new PEW Science test measures the PTR VENT 1 on an 8-inch Q mini FIX with subsonic 300 BLK, while defining the limits of that result.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 24, 2026
The STG 44 in .22, and the rimfire replica market
The .22 STG-44 copies the 1943 original's barrel length exactly and its weight within a pound. What it cannot copy is the mechanism.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 23, 2026
Maryland Glock-Ban Plaintiffs File Reply Ahead of January 1 Start
Plaintiffs in two joined federal cases ask a Maryland court to block the state’s cruciform-trigger pistol restrictions before they take effect January 1, 2027.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 23, 2026
The .270 Winchester and the rifle it never left
A hundred years on, exactly one .270 rifle in this catalog has a barrel under 20 inches and nine have a chassis stock. Jack O'Connor's cartridge never modernised.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 22, 2026
Amicus Brief Backs Supreme Court Review of Maine 72-Hour Firearm Wait
SAF and NRA filed an amicus brief supporting a Supreme Court petition that challenges Maine’s 72-hour firearm delivery waiting period after the First Circuit allowed enforcement to resume.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 22, 2026
Ninth Circuit Upholds Hawaii Handgun Permit Deadline and Inspection Rules
An en banc Ninth Circuit reversed an injunction against Hawaii’s 30-day handgun permit deadline and limited firearm inspection requirement, holding that the provisions impose non-abusive procedural...
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 22, 2026
The 6.5 Creedmoor and why every maker chambers it
One hundred and fourteen makers chamber it here, against 30 to 40 for the classics. The short action that seats long bullets is why.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 21, 2026
NSSF and Connecticut Firearm Businesses Challenge Convertible-Pistol Sales Ban
A federal lawsuit seeks emergency relief before Connecticut's restriction on sales of newly manufactured cruciform-trigger pistols takes effect October 1.
Nick Sawinyh
AmmoSeptember 21, 2026
First Breach Announces Three-Year 5.56mm and 9mm Supply Deal With SAS Ammo
The staged agreement starts at 3 million rounds per month in October 2026 and is scheduled to reach at least 8 million per month in April 2027.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 21, 2026
Virginia Attorney General Creates Firearm Industry Enforcement Unit
Virginia's attorney general has formed a dedicated unit to investigate firearm businesses and bring civil actions under the state's new industry-conduct law.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 21, 2026
The .30-06 Springfield and the century it outlasted
Fifty years as the US service cartridge, and not one service rifle left in a new-gun catalog. What survives is the widest set of actions of any American hunting round.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 19, 2026
DOJ Says Federal Handgun Dealer Ban for 18-to-20-Year-Olds Cannot Be Criminally Enforced
A new Office of Legal Counsel opinion says DOJ cannot criminally enforce the federal licensed-dealer handgun-sales ban against otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 through 20.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 18, 2026
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Expand Hunting and Shooting Access
A September 17 executive order sets deadlines for federal agencies to revisit hunting, shooting, lead-ammunition, land-access, hunter-education, and game-donation policies.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 18, 2026
California Barrel Check Proposal Draws AFS Mismatch Objection
SAF wants California's proposed barrel-check rules to move buyers with AFS record mismatches into a basic check or clearly explain that option before the September 22 comment deadline.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 18, 2026
Blackbird F556 Scores 43.7 in Independent Suppressor Evaluation
PEW Science measured the titanium Blackbird F556 on its standard 10.3-inch MK18 host, reporting a 43.7 composite rating and top-five placement in its current dataset.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 18, 2026
Holosun Adds Green HE407C-X3 and HE507C-X3 Pistol Optics
Holosun’s new-for-2026 green X3 pistol sights share an RMR footprint and updated housing, while the HE507C-X3 adds a selectable circle-dot reticle.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 18, 2026
Holosun EPS Core Brings Full-Size Window to RMSc Pistol Optics
Holosun’s new-for-2026 EPS Core line combines an RMSc footprint and enclosed emitter with 3 MOA dot or multi-reticle versions in several colors.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 18, 2026
Holosun Lists AEMS Core X2 and Pro X2 Optics in Three Reticle Colors
Holosun’s updated AEMS rifle-optic pages detail Core X2 and Pro X2 models in red, green, and gold, with different reticles, controls, construction, and listed prices.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 18, 2026
Adept Armor Adds 4.55-Pound Emperor and Lighter Archon Gen 2 Plates
Adept Armor's new Emperor and second-generation Archon pair reduced plate weights with different prices and threat priorities, but neither model is currently NIJ listed.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 18, 2026
The .243 Winchester: one cartridge, two jobs
The .243 was built to be a varmint round and a deer round at once. Twist rate decided that argument in 1955, and it still decides what a .243 rifle can do.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 17, 2026
Ruger Ends Rights Plan After Beretta Regulatory Conditions Are Satisfied
Ruger terminated its shareholder rights plan after reporting that regulatory conditions in its Beretta Holding agreement were satisfied, starting the timing window for a planned partial tender offer.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 17, 2026
Christian Petition Asks Supreme Court to Review New York Public-Park Carry Ban
The Christian v. James petition challenges New York's statewide public-park carry ban and asks the Supreme Court to address how lower courts evaluate facial Second Amendment challenges and historical...
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 17, 2026
Primary Arms Adds ACSS 22LR G2 Reticle to CLx 1-6x24 Scope
The $199.99 second-focal-plane rimfire scope combines a 50-yard zero, 75-to-200-yard drop references and wind holds.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 17, 2026
Primary Arms Ships PLxC 2.5-20x48 and 4.5-36x56 Scopes
Two first-focal-plane PLx Compact scopes add Japanese ED glass, configurable turret cartridges and model-specific reticle choices.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 17, 2026
The Schofield and the top-break revolver
The top-break revolver reloaded faster than a Colt and lost anyway. Smokeless powder and longer cases finished it, and the reproductions keep three barrel lengths.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 16, 2026
The Beretta PX4 Storm and the barrel that turns
The PX4 unlocks by rotating its barrel instead of tipping it. That choice explains its recoil, its stubborn .40 S&W following and its small aftermarket.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 15, 2026
Supreme Court Filing Challenges Minnesota Carry-Permit Reciprocity
Six gun-rights organizations ask the Supreme Court to review whether Minnesota may require carriers licensed by unrecognized states to obtain a separate Minnesota permit.
Nick Sawinyh
ShotgunsSeptember 15, 2026
The Remington 1100, and what gas operation buys you
The Model 1100 made the soft-shooting semi-auto normal in America. Gas against inertia is still the split that decides how these guns behave.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 14, 2026
Federal Court Finds Nassau County Pistol License Suspensions Violated the Second Amendment
An Eastern District of New York ruling found Nassau County liable for suspending two residents' pistol licenses based on their daughter's mental health treatment, while leaving damages for trial.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 14, 2026
The .22 revolver: one barrel, two cartridges
Rimfire revolvers are overwhelmingly single action, dominated by two makers, and often sold with a second cylinder. The reasons are dimensional.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 11, 2026
5.7x28mm: what the cartridge asks of the gun around it
The 5.7x28mm is a bottlenecked rifle cartridge in a handgun, and FN, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, CMMG and Kel-Tec each hold the breech shut a different way.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 10, 2026
ATF Expands Repair and Caliber-Conversion Options for Registered Suppressors
An August 28 ATF open letter permits broader repair and caliber-conversion work on complete, registered suppressors while preserving firm limits around the serialized component and loose parts.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 10, 2026
Black powder: the one specification the listings leave out
Flintlock, percussion and inline are three incompatible ignition systems, and 193 of the 247 black powder records in this catalogue do not say which one the gun uses.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 09, 2026
Third Circuit Revives NSSF Challenge to New Jersey's A1765
The appeals court found standing and rejected Younger abstention, allowing NSSF's federal challenge to proceed without deciding whether A1765 is valid.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 09, 2026
New Jersey FPIC Appeal Draws Challenge to Character-and-Temperament Standard
A new amicus brief asks New Jersey's highest court to review an FPIC denial tied to an applicant's online speech and the state's character-and-temperament standard.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 09, 2026
M14 and M1A: the rifle that outlived its own service
The M14 was the standard US Army rifle for nine years. Springfield's civilian M1A has been in production for over fifty, and on the M1A the barrel length names the model.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 08, 2026
DOJ Notice Names Nine People Granted Federal Firearm Rights Relief
A Federal Register notice identifies nine people who received relief from federal firearm disabilities before DOJ's new public application system opens.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 08, 2026
The 9mm revolver problem, and the three ways out of it
9mm has no rim and a revolver's extractor needs one. Moon clips, a sprung extractor and a second cylinder are the three answers, and which one a gun uses matters more than any other specification.
Nick Sawinyh
ShotgunsSeptember 07, 2026
Pump-action shotguns: one mechanism, two completely different guns
Sort every pump shotgun by barrel length and you get two peaks with a valley between: 305 records at 28 inches, 294 at 18.5. One mechanism, two markets, and the barrel tells you which.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 04, 2026
GOA Coalition Files Viramontes Brief Before December 2 Argument
A GOA-led coalition asks the Supreme Court to reverse lower-court decisions upholding Cook County and Connecticut semiautomatic-rifle bans.
Nick Sawinyh
GearSeptember 04, 2026
Bersa Lists Four Suppressors From $500 to $900
Bersa’s new catalog spans modular rimfire and pistol suppressors plus two HUB-compatible rifle models, with several usage limits still left to clarify.
Nick Sawinyh
HandgunsSeptember 04, 2026
The .380 pistol, and the part it lets you leave out
The .380 needs no locked breech, and that one omission produced two completely different families of pistol: 13-round blowback service guns and 6-round polymer micros.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 03, 2026
Smith & Wesson Sales Rise 32% as Handgun and Long-Gun Shipments Grow
Smith & Wesson reported higher handgun and long-gun shipments in its fiscal 2027 first quarter, while inventory climbed and a tariff refund lifted margins.
Nick Sawinyh
RiflesSeptember 03, 2026
.300 Blackout: the cartridge that only changes the barrel
AAC built the .300 Blackout so an AR-15 needs only a new barrel. That achievement is also why a .300 round chambers in a 5.56 rifle, and why nearly half the catalogue is short-barrelled.
Nick Sawinyh
IndustrySeptember 02, 2026
Novotny v. Moore Reaches Supreme Court Conference Calendar
Novotny v. Moore is fully briefed and distributed for the Supreme Court's September 28 conference, where the justices can decide whether to review Maryland's location-based carry restrictions.
Nick Sawinyh
Cook County and Connecticut Submit Defenses of Rifle Bans to Supreme Court
  • Varmint rifles and the heavy barrel that makes one
  • Smith & Wesson completes Savage Arms acquisition in $160 million base deal
  • 28 Gauge, the Small Bore That Is Not a Beginner Gun
  • New Mexico Dealers and Gun Groups Seek Broader Waiting-Period Relief
  • Springfield Offers Standalone Echelon Central Operating Group for $295
  • Tokarev Shotguns: How to Read the Model Codes
  • Pennsylvania HB 2855 Targets Offensive-Weapons Definition and Stun-Device Instructions
  • The Spencer Rifle: Seven Rounds in the Stock and a Hammer You Cock by Hand
  • DOJ Opposes Broader Reading of Silencer Shop Injunction
  • Hatsan Recalls 16,170 Blitz and Blitz 777 Air Rifles for Unexpected Firing Risk
  • Krinkov, Draco, underfolder, milled: what the AK slang means
  • OCC Report Details Firearm Industry Debanking at Nine Large Banks
  • .22 TCM: the cartridge Armscor built, and the two lengths it comes in
  • MP5 clones and what roller-delayed blowback buys you
  • FPC Seeks State Action on Laws Tied to Federal Firearm Registration
  • Ninth Circuit Keeps Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Facially Valid After Hemani
  • Springfield Armory Launches Three Echelon Pro Comp 9mm Pistols
  • The single-action revolver, and the hammer you do not rest on a live round
  • SAAMI Accepts 5.56 Commercial Cartridge and Chamber Standard
  • Biathlon Rifles and the Straight-Pull Action
  • Torch 762 Tops Tested Over-Bore Suppressors on 10.3-Inch Rifle
  • Taurus TTX Suppressor Line Covers Rimfire, PCC and .30-Caliber Hosts
  • ATF Sets Nationwide Nonenforcement Policy for Four Zero-Tax Firearm Categories
  • The Taurus Judge and the .410 revolver
  • Contra Costa Sheriff Agrees to Lift CCW Restrictions on Optics, Lights and 1911-Style Pistols
  • The Henry AR-7 and Every Other Way a Rifle Comes Apart
  • DOJ Details FRRERD Database and Proposed Privacy Act Exemptions
  • The .350 Legend and the deer rifle that got shorter
  • HEVI-Bismuth Pest-Control Rimfire Shotshells Arrive in Two Loads
  • Springfield Adds 4-Inch Polished-Blued SA-35 at $799
  • Hi-Point carbines and how the model numbers work
  • Garrett’s Law Would Put High-Powered Air Guns Under the Gun Control Act
  • The .22 Magnum rifle, and why most of them are bolt actions
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