When a company makes a name for itself selling subcompact handgun holsters disguised as cell phone cases, it makes a lot of business sense for that company to eventually start offering cell phone cases that actually are cell phone cases—which is exactly the notion behind Sneaky Pete’s new Pholster. A cell phone case masquerading as a holster that is masquerading as a cell phone case, the Pholster comes fitted for a number of different electronic devices, and is available in four leather finishes (black, brown, black alligator pattern and brown alligator pattern) or ballistic nylon. Made from the same high-quality components as the rest of Sneaky Pete’s product line, the Pholster utilizes a spring-steel belt clip for retention and powerful rare-earth magnets to keep it closed. The complete line of Pholster configurations, and their corresponding internal dimensions, is available on the company’s website.
Our official coverage of new products for the current year is set for next month, but we included two substantial new developments in this issue that have the potential to make significant ripples in the firearm business even before then.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law requiring public and open enrollment public charter schools to provide age-appropriate firearm safety instruction beginning during the 2025-2026 school year.
Alexandria Pro-Fab, a contract machine shop based in Minnesota, announced that it has purchased the assets of Adams Arms, along with all of the company’s intellectual property, and it plans to relaunch the company in the second quarter of 2025.
The Herstal, Belgium, firm of Anciens Etablissements Pieper was apparently expecting big things when, in 1908, it named its new semi-automatic pocket pistol “Bayard.”
This latest update to Benelli’s pump-action shotgun gives users a few upgrades over previous generations, making the new NOVA 3 the most exciting pump-gun yet to come from the Italian maker.