Springfield 2020: A Serious Rimfire For Every Age

I don’t know if there’s a more satisfying sound than the tinny ding of a 40-grain .22 bullet hitting steel beyond 200 yards. It can seem magic, ringing targets so far out that the time lag between snappy report and cheerful hit confirmation sometimes allows me to sip coffee. This experience is becoming more widespread … Read more

Franklin Armory Does a Rapid Fire Drop of New Products for SHOT Show

Franklin Armory is coming into 2025 swinging, with a series of new drops. We covered the new 22-EZ 10/22 trigger the other day and then they hit us us with four more new releases over the past day or so. They start out by bringing some love to the SCAR platform and a more affordable … Read more

Franklin Armory Does a Rapid Fire Drop of New Products Prior to SHOT

Franklin Amory is coming into 2025 swinging, with a series of new drops. We covered the new 22-EZ 10/22 trigger the other day and then they hit us us with four more new releases over the past day or so. They start out by bringing some love to the SCAR platform and a more affordable … Read more

Canto Arms A280-CFE .22 Blaster Build

If you like fun .22 builds with a sci-fi bent, then read on. My latest build is the A280-CFE Blaster from Canto Arms. If you hated my last blaster build, the DL-44, then this is still not the post you are looking for. The A280-CFE The A280-CFE is the blaster featured in Star Wars Rogue … Read more

Taurus Pocket .22 Returns as the New 22TUC

Taurus has made a couple of pocket .22s over the years. The first PT-22s had some obvious Beretta 21A lineage with their tip-up barrel design. They did differ though in that the Taurus pistols were double action only and had a longer grip frame. They used an aluminum frame and also came in .25 ACP … Read more

Battle Arms Solo Blaster

If you’ve followed any of my AR build articles, you know I like some oddball stuff. Like the DL-44 Blaster build I did earlier this year. Well, if you liked the build but don’t want to do your own, then Battle Arms Development has you covered with their Solo Blaster. The Solo Blaster Here’s how … Read more

Savage Adds Two New Color Options to the Model 42 Takedown

I’ve long been a fan of the Savage Model 24 over and under rifles. They’d been made since the late 30s, and were available in a myriad of rifle and shotgun caliber and gauge combos. Most of those old Model 24s were blued steel with wood stocks. The idea of a compact rifle/shotgun combo as … Read more

First Look: The All New Taurus TX22 T.O.R.O.

When I saw the new Taurus TX22 T.O.R.O. drop I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, I actually love my current TX22, and it’s my favorite .22 suppressor platform. On the other hand, the new T.O.R.O. has some great new features and might make me have to get another one! I had a chance … Read more