Author: Jack Bogart

I had the opportunity to visit New York City for the first time last weekend, and to be honest, I felt naked without my carry pistol. However, with the various laws and “sensitive places” restrictions, it’s nearly impossible to even take a handgun into the city legally, much less carry it for self-defense. Fortunately, on the morning of April 12, I was in the security line at LaGuardia Airport, “admiring” the signs threatening me with a multi-thousand-dollar fine if I happened to have a firearm in my carry-on bag. Meanwhile, at the nearby 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station, 44-year-old Anthony…

The Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is threatening to sue the state of Virginia if anti-gun Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs the measure recently passed by the state legislature that would ban common semi-automatic firearms owned for a number of lawful purposes. In an April 10 letter sent to Gov. Spanberger, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, said SB 749, the measure banning manufacturing, selling or purchasing many common models of semi-auto rifles, is unconstitutional. “This letter provides formal notice that the Civil Rights Division will commence litigation in the event the Commonwealth of…

With gas prices and the economy being the way they are, I find myself sorting from lowest to highest a lot more often. In doing so, I recently discovered the Century Arms Centurion Survivor. As a fan of alliteration, the gun name caught my attention; as a fan of low prices, that did too. In fact, I can keep listing things I am a fan of that made this gun appeal to me: It is a shotgun It is a survival gun It is ugly It is weird It folds Those are all things I am a fan of. I…

Here’s something the mainstream media won’t tell you about the mainstream media: its anti-gun bias isn’t just ideological. It’s structural. And it was built by Silicon Valley’s ad machine, not by a shadowy cabal of editorial writers sitting around plotting your disarmament. The Numbers Don’t Lie In 2000, newspapers accounted for roughly 53 percent of U.S. ad spending. By 2020, that number had collapsed to about 5 percent, according to the Congressional Research Service. The revenue didn’t disappear — it moved to Google, Meta, Amazon, and TikTok. The fallout was immediate and severe. More than a third of U.S. newspapers…

This will serve as an initial thoughts and impressions rather than a proper review. At the time of writing this example of the gun only has 150 rounds logged so shooting impressions will be limited. What is the 10-8 Master Class? The Lipsey’s exclusive 10-8 Performance Master Class is the brainchild of legendary 1911 builder and parts manufacturer Hilton Yam of 10-8 Performance. Through a partnership with Lipsey’s and Springfield Armory, the 10-8 Master Class is packed with features made famous on some of Hilton’s iconic Alpha Series custom builds. With some of his full custom builds fetching just short…

If you’ve spent any time behind a Remington 700, you already know the platform’s reputation. It’s one of the most trusted bolt-action receivers ever made, a go-to for hunters, precision rifle competitors, and military snipers. The one thing that’s always been a limiting factor for a lot of shooters? The factory trigger. CMC Triggers, best known for their widely praised drop-in AR trigger systems, is making a move into the bolt-gun world with the new Remington 700® Adjustable Ultra Precision Trigger Group, available now in both flat and curved bow configurations. What CMC Is Bringing to the Bolt-Gun Market CMC’s…

There’s something about a purpose-built suppressed .22 pistol that just hits different. Maybe it’s the Cold War clandestine vibe. Maybe it’s the promise of whisper-quiet rimfire performance. Whatever it is, the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Tactical — Silencer Shop Exclusive scratches that itch in a way few guns can. What Is the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 SSH? The Silencer Shop Exclusive version of the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Tactical is a purpose-built suppressor-ready rimfire pistol chambered in .22 LR. It ships with a 3″ cold hammer-forged, threaded barrel (1/2×28), a top Picatinny rail for optics and accessories, and Ruger’s signature…

If you are serious about night vision and want the one event that feels like a true pilgrimage, Moons Out is it. Last month, I just wrapped two nights running a Hi-Point HP-15 under nods at Echo Valley Training Center with mud on my boots and a helmet that left my neck screaming at me. This annual rifle-only match put on by the Forgotten Weapons and crew has become the Mecca for night vision shooters who want real low-light pressure against other like-minded and similarly equipped shooters instead of range day cosplay. The competition is ten stages, no white light…

In an ill-advised move that has gun-rights organizations and pro-gun advocates angry, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has chosen to keep in place the arguably unconstitutional “Frame & Receiver” final rule put in place by the Biden Administration. “At this time, the [Trump Administration] has decided to maintain the current definition of firearm ‘frame’ and ‘receiver’ contained in that final [Biden Administration] rule,” the administration wrote on April 8. At issue is the final rule, sometimes referred to as the “ghost gun” rule, that redefined important legal terms dealing with guns, including “firearm,” “receiver” and “frame,” making the…

A new final rule published by the Trump Administration’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has put an end to “reputational risks” as an excuse for banking discrimination. At issue is the practice of large banks “debanking” or refusing to do business with corporations, like those in the firearm and ammo industry, that are legal but some consider politically incorrect. Last December, the OCC released findings that over the past several years, large banks systematically “made inappropriate distinctions” of lawful businesses, including those against firearm-related businesses, to restrict access to banking…