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With better builds and more manufacturers, shooters are looking to the AK for reliability and a bit of “nostalgia.”

One company that has steadfastly stuck to the "premium" pricing model has been LWRC, known for its rugged, high-end piston guns and 6.8 shorties. In hopes of getting more inventory into stores, the company has launched a new incentive program that earns qualified dealers some free irons.

Here we take a first look at the Sig Sauer MCX with all its modularity and multi-caliber goodness at a special pre-SHOT Show event near Las Vegas.

American Tactical has introduced a new line of complete rifles built using the company’s reinforced polymer Omni Hybrid Lower Receiver and its brand-new counterpart, the Omni Hybrid Upper Receiver. And torture tests prove the plastic gun can take a beating.

American Tactical has introduced a new line of complete rifles built using the company’s reinforced polymer Omni Hybrid Lower Receiver and its brand-new counterpart, the Omni Hybrid Upper Receiver. And torture tests prove the plastic gun can take a beating.

Brandon Wright is a top contributor to Tactical Retailer and is an accomplished competitive pistol shooter and master trainer with International Training Incorporated.

Pistol caliber carbines fill a niche between handgun and rifle, serving as personal defense weapons in the hands of professionals who don’t need to carry a rifle and as utility guns and home defense guns in the hands of private citizens. The new Model 9 from STAG Arms marries the ubiquitous 9mm to the proven and reliable STAG platform.

This mount is designed to attach to pistols with tactical rails under the barrel to provide a sight mounting rail above the slide. It attaches to the pistol’s rail easily without tools.

Hogue has expanded its line of AR/M16 platform products to include purple. Colored forends, buttstocks, and grips allow shooters to make a statement with their rifle while upgrading.

The DB10 series integrates many of the industry’s finest components into a platform based on Diamondback’s research into what makes a good AR-10 style gun.

The DB10 series integrates many of the industry’s finest components into a platform based on Diamondback’s research into what makes a good AR-10 style gun.

Recognizing the trend in more shooters taking their handgun skills to the competition range, Smith & Wesson has just revealed its new M&P Competition Optics Ready handgun from the company's Performance Center shop.

The Alabama Department of Public Safety has selected the new Model 1301 Tactical from Beretta as the agency’s primary semiautomatic shotgun. The state’s DPS has placed an order for 657 Model 1301 Tacticals.

Tactical retailers should expect a new boom in camo sales as the Army switches to its new pattern.

Tactical retailers should expect a new boom in camo sales as the Army switches to its new pattern.

Utah-based suppressor manufacturer works to change how shooters think of “cans.”

Take an exclusive look at the hottest product intros in the tactical market before they're introduced at SHOT show.