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2 days ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Tennessee-based SDS Imports has developed a full catalog of high-quality imported firearms of classic designs, from the M1911 to the MP5, under several equally iconic brand names. One of these is Military Armament Corporation (MAC), and it is under this banner that SDS is introducing the new-for-2025 MAC IX pistol. The Turkish-made MAC IX is a “large format” semi-automatic handgun chambered in 9 mm Luger that combines features of the AR-15 with those of the MP5.
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6 days ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Rossi USA offers a full lineup of simple and economical break-action, single-shot rifles, shotguns and handguns. Last year, the company introduced the Lightweight Carbine (LWC)—a modern, optics and suppressor-ready compact rifle. New for 2025, Rossi is adding a folding stock option to its LWC offerings.
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1 week ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
While KelTec can claim to have made the original folding, semi-automatic, pistol-caliber carbine (the predecessor to the SUB2000, the SUB-9 was introduced in 1997), it has gotten some competition in this market niche as of late. Competition breeds innovation, and KelTec responded with the GEN3 version of the SUB2000, including a variant chambered in 5.7 x 28 mm. New for 2025, KelTec is expanding its GEN3 SUB2000 lineup with a model chambered for 10 mm Auto.
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1 week ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Henry Repeating Arms may have single-handedly resurrected the American-made lever-action market and helped usher in a lever gun revival. Not satisfied to limit themselves to America’s original repeating rifle, the company has branched out into other areas, including semi-auto pistol-caliber carbines and revolvers.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Turkish brand Canik has become something of a disruptor in the polymer-frame, striker-fired handgun market, offering high-quality and feature-rich firearms that come packaged with a “starter kit” of accessories. From high-end competition models to the micro-compact Mete MC9. New for 2025, the company expanded its Mete lineup further with the Mete MC9 Prime.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Century Arms’ relationship with Turkish manufacturer MKE has allowed the company to import a variety of classic, roller-delayed blowback firearms. Licensed to manufacture these guns for the Turkish military, MKE has adapted them to the U.S. civilian market in semi-automatic form. This year, Century has already added several new models to its AP5 lineup and are adding two more with its new-for-2025 AP51 and AP53 handguns based on the H&K G3 and HK33 rifles.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Few companies have kept the CZ 75 going like the Italian manufacturer Tanfoglio. From competition pistols to affordable concealed-carry handguns, Tanfoglio manufactures CZ 75 pattern pistols in a variety of forms. New for 2025, the company is adding two new variants to its lineup with the Hexagon Tactical and Hexagon P. Tanfoglio’s Hexagon models take their name from the hexagonal shaped “HeXagon” compensator port in both their slide and barrel.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
The Mossberg 500 is one of the most popular pump-action shotguns ever made. That doesn’t keep the company from making updates and improvements, as evidenced in the new-for-2025 590M Standoff and 500 Slugster series. The Mossberg 590M Standoff combines the features of Mossberg’s Shockwave series and its 590 box-magazine fed pump shotguns.
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1 month ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
From 2011-style handguns to bullpup rifles, Springfield Armory is not a company to shy away from a new product category. Its next foray is into the world of “PDW” (personal defense weapon) large-format handguns with the new-for-2025 Kuna. The Kuna is a semi-automatic handgun chambered for 9 mm Luger. It utilizes a roller-delayed blowback action that uses a single, vertical roller. The pistol has an upper receiver and handguard machined from aluminum and given an anodized finish.
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1 month ago | 
americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp
Beginning in the 1950s, the U.S. firearm market was transformed by a nostalgia for long-discontinued historic guns. From television Westerns to the approaching Civil War centennial, a demand was created for everything from Colt single-actions to Springfield muskets that quantities of the original firearms were inadequate to meet. And so was born the replica firearm business that continues to this day.
