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Wilson D77 Project 1 01

New For 2025: Wilson Combat Division 77 Project 1

Wilson Combat established its Division 77 as a "proving ground for advanced research and development." As a result of this cutting-edge work, the division has released its first product, aptly called "Project 1."

Rifleman Review: EAA MCP35 PI Ops

The Girsan MCP35 PI Ops High Power clone imported by European American Armory Corp. is one of the most feature-packed handguns we've seen in recent years.

Review: ATN X-Sight 5

The ATN X-Sight 5 is a digital riflescope that can be used in any lighting conditions. It operates via a quad-core sensor that captures the image transmitted through the objective lens and then processes and displays it on the 1280x960 DPI screen that is viewed through the ocular lens.

Black Friday Sales Trend Down, Gun Sales Still Strong

According to a recent NSSF report, NICS checks performed during this year's Black Friday sales event indicate nearly a 10 percent drop compared to the previous year. November held strong, however, being the 64th month in a row with more than 1 million firearms purchased across the nation.

Preview: Volquartsen Mark IV Competition Bolt

Volquartsen Firearms specializes in rimfire precision and performance, offering both its own complete firearms and enhanced components that customers can use to soup-up other companies’ designs, and the Competition Bolt for Ruger’s Mark IV pistol is a prime example of the latter.

Making The M1 Garand At International Harvester

It took no fewer than 152 separate machining operations to produce a single M1 Garand rifle receiver, and this page from the Spring 1954 issue of International Harvester Today illustrates just how these cuts were made.

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