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Isn’t much. Not a thing, really. Just a boulder stuck horizontally in a patch of grass that extends, like a peninsula, into a parking lot fronting a bland municipal building. If you look carefully, you’ll notice a brass plaque on the boulder, with brass names and then brass words in the...

Elmer Keith told of its invention as well as anyone: In Sixguns, he wrote, “About 1930, due to armored vests and bullet proof glass for autos, the various big gangs over the country gave our police and law enforcement agencies a hard time. Colt answered the problem with their Super .38 auto...

Dive deep into the story of the M93 HVAP (High Velocity Armor-Piercing) round, the specialized tungsten carbide ammunition that fundamentally changed the balance of armored warfare in World War II. For years, the American M4 Sherman tank was outmatched by the superior armor and firepower of the...

At least the low info voters will think they are doing something helpful. It sounds and feels good but does nothing :)

Isn't NICS run by the FBI? They would not need ammo if they didn't have a firearm. If they bought a firearm without a Background check, I bet they can also get ammo without a background check. Instead of focusing on firearms and ammo, focus on the criminals that misuse them, longer sentences...

Does your state have a magazine size limit? Maybe the Armory Life magazine has too many pages for your state ;) Best viewed on a PC / Laptop https://www.thearmorylife.com/print-magazines/

Beyond the firearms and ammunition, SHOT Show 2026 delivered a strong crop of range essentials. For starters, Garmin showed up with new products including a chronograph, a rangefinder and a luxury smartwatch collaboration, while other companies turned heads with everything from a magnetic...

On a 1911, in addition to the recoil spring, the Mainspring, Hammer shape and firing pin stop can also change the felt recoil and sight recovery. Adding a Dot sight's weight to the slide can change the recoil impulse and may require a change to main spring and / or recoils spring. (Most 22 LR...

Welcome to the Armory Life forum. This article should help- https://www.thearmorylife.com/forum/threads/springfield-emp-1911-holster-round-up.9241/

The Medal of Honor is the highest and most prestigious military decoration that may be awarded to recognize American soldiers throughout the US Air Force, Army and Navy as well as the US Coast Guard and the recently formed US Space Force. In this episode we see just how the Medal of Honor came...

Above, the “Grouseland Rifle” is the official rifle of the state of Indiana, and it was made by Col. John Small, who is regarded one of the finest gunsmiths west of the Appalachians. Small had been a soldier during the Revolutionary War, and he eventually settled in the Northwest Territory in...

Colt's Serial Number look up shows a 1975 manufacture date for the SN on the box. A Colt letter may increase the value, but since it is after 1968 it will likely only show a dealer or distributor it was shipped to. https://coltarchives.com/ Production of 2nd Generation SAAs ceased in 1974...

After six weeks of intensive bombing against Iraq and its armed forces, U.S.-led coalition forces launch a ground invasion of Kuwait and Iraq. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, its tiny oil-rich neighbor, and within hours had occupied most strategic positions in the country. One week...

What do you want it to have when complete? You can spend many hours trying to figure out which part(s) you want to put in it :) So many options for each part !! There are several classes where you build a 1911 Clark Custom Guns- Known for accurate Bullseye pistols...

On February 23, 1945, four bloody days after U.S. troops landed on Iwo Jima, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured an image of Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. The photo went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and to visually define the Pacific Theater of World War...

February 19, 1945 Operation Detachment, the U.S. Marines’ invasion of Iwo Jima, is launched. Iwo Jima was a barren Pacific island guarded by Japanese artillery, but to American military minds, it was prime real estate on which to build airfields to launch bombing raids against Japan, only 660...

After a thorough review, VA recognized that many Veterans had been deprived of their Second Amendment rights without hearings or adequate determinations that they posed a sufficient risk of danger to themselves or others. In consultation with the Department of Justice, VA has determined this...

In 1982, the company’s trademarks and patents were bought by Texas-based American Derringer, who made a variant of the pistol until 1998 and continues to do so on special order– for $4,250.

The world’s largest organic deposit of Semmerling pistols can be found at NRA’s National Firearms Museum. There are 22 of them on display, including just about every finish and variation, in a case entitled, rightly, “Weird and Wonderful.” They got it half right. The late 1970s was an...