EU already banned lead shot in wetlands. Now they want to restrict the placing on the market and use of lead in ammunition – not just gunshots, but also bullets – “in terrains other than wetlands” by 2023. At the request of the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has already submitted a proposal to that end

The systems includes the revolutionary 6.8x51 hybrid ammunition, the NGSW-AR lightweight belt-fed machine gun, the NGSW-R rifle, and suppressors. The new weapons offer “significant advancements in battlefield weapons performance” and should replace the current M4 carbine and the M249 SAW chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021, news from Taurus, the TX22 Competition pistol. An interesting product, especially for the US market, in which .22 rimfire semiautomatic pistols have always enjoyed great popularity and top sales. With this renewed model, Taurus is targeting sport shooters looking for a cadet caliber pistol with the latest in versatility.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Winchester: 44 special models of popular rifles and shotguns. The well-known US brand is not discouraged by the adversity of another year without international gun shows. Winchester meets the fancy SHOT Show 2021 with a whole flood of special editions of rifles and shotguns, some of which will be launched on the market in 2021 in limited editions only.

Just announced: Beretta Holding expands its presence in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of the iconic British manufacturer of luxury firearms. Included in the agreement are the prestigious Holland & Holland Shooting Grounds, located in West London.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from CRKT: Bona Fide knife. Innovative but also respectful of the tradition of an archipelago famous for the incomparable beauty of its nature and its people: this is the Bona Fide, a folding knife that can be disassembled for maintenance without tools in the blink of an eye.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Leupold: from the US optics specialist Leupold & Stevens, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon, we recently introduced the innovative Leupold DeltaPoint super compact red dot sight. Here comes the follow-up with two new riflescope series, the Mark 3HD and VX-3HD.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from AirMaks Arms: Katran PCP rifles. The Prague-based company specializes in the production of PCP air guns with a modern and aggressive design. Such is the case with the new Katran, available in three calibers and two barrel lengths. It features an unusual (for this type of gun) folding stock.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Heritage Manufacturing: the Barkeep revolver. With a two-inch barrel, this compact Wild West-style rimfire revolver is chambered in .22 LR. It is designed to work with an interchangeable .22 WMR 6-shot cylinder option too. 

The Remington 700 has been one of the most popular bolt-action rifles on the world market since 1962. Hera from Germany has recently started offering complete rifles based on the Remington 700 with the new Hera H7 chassis, which is of course also available as a single component for converting existing rifles.

The latest cartridge developed by Baschieri & Pellagri using special alloys as an alternative to lead in order to achieve the best performances that do not make you regret the old metal in waterfowl hunting. We ran the cartridge grouping test in the company of the technician Gianluca Garolini and we tell you how it went.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Vortex Optics: Spitfire HD Gen II compact riflescope, Sparc Solar red dot sight and Fury HD 5000 AB high-tech binoculars. The US optics company Vortex from Barneveld, Wisconsin, which has also become more popular in Europe, comes up with a whole series of interesting new products in the young year, such as the Spitfire HD Gen II compact riflescopes with 3x and 5x …

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Cabot Guns: Apocalypse pistol. The manufacturer is known for its high-quality and extravagant interpretations of the 1911 design. Now, with the "Apocalypse" model, they introduce another extraordinary pistol. It is available in 9 mm Luger and .45 ACP calibers. all4shooters.com has already taken a closer look at the new model.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Benchmade: Claymore knife. The US company has presented a range of new products among which this sturdy folding knife with automatic locking mechanism stands out. It is available in two versions. 

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Cosmi: Rigato rifle. The Italian fine gun manufacturer’s first semiautomatic hunting rifle, patterned after the world’s first and finest semiautomatic “break open”, long recoil action shotgun, and chambered in the classic .45-70 Government and .444 Marlin calibers. 

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from and for Smith & Wesson: from the US manufacturer Gemtech comes an AR-15 integrally suppressed upper for the M&P 15-22 series in .22 LR.  In addition, S&W itself is expanding its M&P pistol series with the M2.0 Compact in the Optics Ready configuration.