On April 19, 1775, 250 years ago, approximately 80 armed militiamen from Lexington gathered on their village green to confront 600 British infantrymen. The events of that morning began a conflict that would ultimately establish the United States of America.
After the fights at Lexington and Concord's North Bridge, the British column had to return to Boston. On its way, the regulars were set upon by hundreds, then thousands, of armed militiamen hell bent on revenge.
Shooters looking to add optics to their air rifles should choose airgun-specific scopes such as those in Hawke’s Airmax line—which offers four models.
April 2025 marks 250 years since the momentous events at Lexington and Concord—the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Today, exhaustive research of primary accounts and surviving firearms and artifacts give us a clearer picture of what really happened.
Learn about Browning's latest version of the famed Citori shotgun, the Citori 825 Field, in this week’s range video.
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
