Taurus recently updated its popular 605 revolver with the ability to add a red-dot optic, thanks to a modified topstrap that accommodates an optic baseplate.
Mossberg expanded its 590 series of shotguns with all new Professional models, which undergo an "enhanced assembly and quality-control process."
The micro red-dot (MRD) craze is in full-swing and, several years in, it shows no signs of slowing down—to the point that most new semi-automatic pistol introductions, and even some revolvers, now come from the factory ready to accept such an optic.
As multiple gunmakers hustled to produce 7 mm Backcountry prototypes in the weeks leading up to our hunt, it was lucky happenstance that Weatherby was first to the gate.
New for 2025, from Henry Repeating Arms is an entirely new division of the manufacturing company especially dedicated to advancing the design of firearms and technology to solve real-world problems. Enter the Special Products Division (SPD):
Designed for "any-range" big-game hunting, Federal’s new 7 mm Backcountry chambering relies on cutting-edge metallurgy and other advanced techniques in a surprising bid to change ammunition history.
