American Rifleman

1 week ago | americanrifleman.org | Evan Brune

Even though 250 years have elapsed since the fateful first shots of the American Revolution—fired on April 19, 1775—there are still pieces of evidence remaining from the day’s fighting. In Bullet Strikes From The First Day Of The American Revolution, authors Joel Bohy and Douglas Scott provide tantalizing insights gleaned from a comprehensive study of surviving structures and artifacts struck by gunfire during the fighting in and around the towns of Lexington and Concord.

1 week 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.

1 week ago | americanrifleman.org | Guy Sagi

The war in Ukraine has made it obvious inexpensive aerial drones are effective in combat, whether for intelligence gathering purposes or delivering lethal payloads. The ability of portable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)—often modified from commercially available models—to serve as a force multiplier are undeniable. Their speed, maneuverability, ability to harness artificial intelligence and habit of arriving in swarms makes defending against them problematic.

1 week ago | americanrifleman.org | Jeremiah Knupp

Few people realized that Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, founders of the Smith & Wesson company, were partners in one of the earliest ventures to build lever-action firearms. That history was made apparent with last year’s launch of S&W’s 1854 series of lever-action rifles chambered in classic revolver cartridges. New for 2025, the company is expanding that lineup by offering the 1854 chambered in the legendary .45-70 Gov’t cartridge.

2 weeks ago | americanrifleman.org | Guy Sagi

One hundred percent of Henry Repeating Arms manufacturing will soon be done in Wisconsin, according to a press release from the company in March. Production currently performed in the firm’s Bayonne, N.J., plant will move to the firm’s state-of-the-art Rice Lake, Wisc., headquarters—which was recently expanded—and a pair of its facilities in nearby Ladysmith, Wisc. Plans are already underway to open a third Ladysmith facility.