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It looks like Remington V3 shotgun—but it's not. Legally defined as a firearm, V3 Tac-13 features a 13" barrel and a bird's head grip, chambers 2 3/4" and 3" shells, and is the first in its class of semi-automatic firearms of this nature. Many more details are available in this video hosted byAmerican Rifleman's Mark Keefe, who was offered an early look at the firearm. Check out this 2019 SHOT Show primer to learn more.
In 2024, former owner Gregg Ritz purchased Thompson/Center Arms. Now the company has introduced a modern take on its classic Contender/Encore concept: the ENCORE PROHunter.
While it's certainly a saturated marketplace these days, the AR-15 has never been more popular with American firearm enthusiasts, and many manufacturers are continuing to feed the need with new options loaded with new features.
Like any hobby or pastime that is in any way even vaguely related to machines or technology, firearms attract a (possibly) disproportionate number of “right-brained,” STEM-oriented personalities who like numbers.
Slingshots are fun, but they can also be a legitimate backup defensive tool—in 2023, a 13-year-old Michigan boy saved his 8-year-old sister from being kidnapped by using a $3 slingshot to fire a marble and a rock at the assailant, striking him in the chest and head.