15 Best AR-15s [2026]: Top Rifles for Every Budget and Skill Level
From $700 budget builds to $3,500 precision rigs, we’ve put rounds through dozens of AR-15s. Here are the ones worth your money at every price point.
The 9 Best AR-10s of 2026: Ultimate Hands-On Guide
The AR-10 delivers reach the 5.56 can’t touch — but not every rifle earns its price tag. Here are the 9 we’d actually buy.
Buying Your First AR-15: Everything You Need to Know
Are you in the market to buy your first AR-15? We’ve compiled the most complete AR-15 buyer’s guide out there to help you in your quest.
The DOJ Just Sued the Maryland County Where Your Own Backyard Can Be a Gun-Free Zone
The Justice Department says Bill 23-26’s exclusion zones swallow more than a quarter of Montgomery County, and it wants a federal judge to stop enforcement now.
‘Accoutrements’: The Founding-Era Word Doing All the Work in California’s Magazine Ban Just Got Called Out at the Supreme Court
Challengers to California’s magazine ban say two federal appeals courts now give opposite answers to the same Second Amendment question, and the Supreme Court already has two rifle-ban cases on its docket.
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Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount 1 Review: The Complete-Kit Budget Rifle Light (2026)
Is the Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount 1 still worth it? We mounted it, measured it, and ran it in the dark to find out. Spoiler: mostly, yes.
Colorado’s Semi-Auto Ban Starts August 1. The Last Real Day to Buy Was July 28.
Two laws did the work of one: SB25-003’s August 1 start date plus Colorado’s 3-day waiting period cut buyers off on July 28. What’s covered, what the new permission slip costs, and where the lawsuit stands.
B&T’s Utah Plant Grew From Three Employees to 7,000 Suppressors a Month While Lawyers Fought Over the Name
The Herriman buildout finished while a trademark settlement sent the B&T name back to Switzerland. What the new capacity means at the dealer counter and who answers warranty calls during the handover.
Primary Arms GLx MD-21S Review: The ACSS CQB Micro Dot, Tested (2026)
Primary Arms GLx MD-21S review: a clean zero, a documented POI shift after an ammo change, the ACSS CQB reticle at work, and a 9.3/10 verdict.
PSA Sabre 300 Blackout Review: Building Our First Suppressed 300 BLK (2026)
Our first fully suppressed 300 Blackout build on the PSA Sabre 10.5: three range days, gas tuning, an ammo education, and a rifle that ended up quiet, accurate, and genuinely fun.
Suppressors Are Coming Off the Munitions List, Six Years After the Rifles They’re Built For
Two interim final rules move civilian cans from ITAR to Commerce oversight on November 20. What it means for American makers, traveling hunters, and the comment window that closes August 24.
The Gas System in Smith & Wesson’s New $1,499 SBR Is the One Part Nobody Else Has Tested
The first .300 Blackout AXE pairs Gemtech’s GVAC gas block with an 8-inch barrel and a $0 tax stamp. Full specs, the parts-value math, and the claim still waiting on proof.
Palmetto State Armory Resumed Virginia Rifle Shipments the Day a Judge’s Injunction Reached Every County
Rifles and 30-round magazines are back in Virginia carts after two injunctions blocked the state’s new ban. How the July 21 date got set and what the attorney general asks for next.
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