American Rifleman TV is in Springfield, Mass., to visit the Smith & Wesson Performance Center, where some of the gunmaker's finest custom firearms are manufactured. What is unique about S&W Performance Center firearms is that although many of the firearms might contain special features that are typically found only in "one off" custom guns, the manufacturer produces them in large enough quantities to keep them affordable and available to everyone. Many Performance Center guns—like the new Ported M&P Shield—originate from standard designs and are then customized and tuned for precision, while others are created from the ground up to include hand cutting and fitting.
Palmetto State Armory expanded its 5.7x28 mm handgun options with the Rock Compact, which is designed as a concealed-carry option versus many of the full-size 5.7 guns on the market.
Following the opening of its Florida manufacturing facility, Turkish-based gunmaker Derya Arms has become the first Turkey-based firearm company to join SAAMI.
Universal Coin & Bullion attended the 154th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, and company president Dr. Mike Fuljenz highlighted the positive reception he and his staff had in Atlanta.
To meet the huge need for sidearms during World War I, gunmakers in the Eibar region of Spain produced hundreds of thousands of what became known as "Ruby" pistols.
KelTec has upsized its popular SUB2000 platform to include the 10 mm Auto chambering, and this latest version also includes all of the company's GEN3 enhancements to the folding pistol-caliber carbine.