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There is not a lot of glamour to be had cleaning and maintaining firearms, but such tasks are critical to ensure our tools perform as intended, when needed. The engineering minds at Real Avid have always found creative ways to update and improve the common tools and supplies needed for gun care, and the recently introduced Smart Mat and Bore Boss are great examples of the company’s ingenuity.
Joe Kurtenbach gets hands on with these modern renditions of time-proven products in this week's NRA Gun Gear of the Week video.
Given the record low public trust in mass media, what is its future, and is there any chance market forces could make its treatment of the Second Amendment fairer?
The Steiner ATLAS (Advanced Tactical Laser Aiming System) is a comprehensive, rifle-mounted aiming and illumination system in a lightweight magnesium-alloy body.
Based on the company's popular striker-fired VP9 platform, the new Heckler & Koch VP9CC takes the features of the full-size original and shrinks them into a micro-compact package for concealed-carry use.
Following World War I, the French military considered adopting the Browning Automatic Rifle, but cost considerations and national pride forced the development of a domestic design: the FM 24/29 LMG.