Beveled mag wells are a fast and simple upgrade you can offer to owners of 1911s.

American Tactical, a U.S. manufacturer and worldwide importer of firearms, ammunition and tactical equipment, is offering a special "Tax Day" Promo for select FX1911s.

Removing the slide release on a 1911A1 handgun is part of the field-stripping process and upgrading the slide release with a new one is quite easy, too.

The 2011 series takes everything that’s great about the good old 1911 and brings it into the modern age, delivering a gun with a solid foundation, time-tested performance, and all of today’s customization features that high-level competitors require to reach their potential.

Now that most tactical shooters have plenty of AR-15s in their safes, customers are turning to .308s — and manufacturers are responding with more affordable and reliable guns than ever before.