With the Ruger Security 9, the American firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. offers a polymer-framed pistol in 9 mm Luger at a very attractive price. In this test report, all4shooters.com shows whether the quality is right despite the low price, how the gun performs on the shooting range and for which user it is suitable.

In the company of the Fausti sisters in their Marcheno headquartes, we introduce the guns that will be given to us for field tests and hunting days during the next season: the Magnificent SLX Sporting over-under, the Class SLX over-under and the DEA SL side-by-side.

SIG already won in 2018 with its Ballistic Data Xchange (BDX) system. This year, the Award for “Innovation in Optics” goes to SIG's ROMEO8H, a ruggerized MIL-SPEC rectangular red dot sight designed for modern sporting rifles (MSR) and shotguns to deliver an exceptionally wide field-of-view. Learn more here on all4shooters!

A well known type of street attack is a "static" threat with a weapon in the style of a typical robbery. In contrast to a "ballistic" attack, in which the criminal opponent directly tries to beat, cut or stab us, in this case we are only threatened with a weapon. With this installment by our martial arts expert Michael Janich, our series on unarmed self-defense at all4shooters.com comes to an end.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been formally requested to prepare a restriction proposal on the placing on the market and the use of lead in ammunition (gunshot and bullets). The proposal should address even lead in fishing weights (!). FACE and CIC, two of the most important European and international organizations representing hunters' interests, express their concern. And the …

Featuring a translucent yellow-tipped, lead-alloy bullet with an enhanced boat tail design for superior flight characteristics and nickel-plated cases, the new ammo offers “instant knockdown capability and maximum terminal performance at extended ranges”. Eight loads are available for hunting whitetail, mule deer, antelope, elk, predators or a variety of other game species.

Linda Mellor is an established country sports writer and photographer based in Scotland. She is also an acclaimed contributor here on all4shooters/all4hunters. Her new book now celebrates a passion for the outdoors and countrysports sharing 40 authentic, passionate stories from men and women – and the author herself!

Whether it is a handgun or not, is a matter of dispute. However, in some countries the law classifies the Heckler & Koch SP5K as such because of its length. For this reason all4shooters.com included this unusual gun in the 9 mm pistol test series. Discover here what the civilian derivative of the MP5K is capable of.

Shaun Porter and his teenage son took a trip to Australia for an unforgettable hunting adventure on a working cattle station. They travelled for hours across the Northern Territory on dirt tracks, on the lookout for a unique scrub bull, and kept their wits about them for crocodiles, snakes and spiders.

For decades, Unique Alpine has been regarded as one of the leading specialists for precision military and police rifles. Since 2017, the manufacturer has been expanding its range to include civilian rifles for hunting and sports. With these newly developed firearm systems, Unique Alpine is offering precision rifles suited to whatever your passion may be.

In the penultimate part of this now quite extensive self-defense series, our author, US close combat expert Michael Janich, presented the "Split-X" block technique from his Counter Blade Concepts (CBC) program, which is extremely effective in unarmed defense against the most common forms of attack with an edged weapon: the low forehand thrust in the direction of the abdomen. For this purpose, this …

After discontinuing it in 2005, the manufacturer reintroduces this celebrated and popular wheelgun chambered in .22 WMR and built on S&W's medium K-frame. Featuring a 6-inch full underlug barrel and an eight round capacity, it's  is designed for small game hunting, target shooting and, of course, leisure shooting – a.k.a. plinking!

The new member of the popular Hawkeye family is based on the Long-Range Target model and designed to provide hunters with a rugged and hard-hitting compact rifle. Thanks to the two chamberings it's available in, the Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter is effective and accurate even at longer ranges. Moreover, a removable Ruger radial-port muzzle brake significantly reduces felt recoil. Learn more here on …

We asked Renato Lamera, Dynamic Clay Pigeon Shooting champion, to give us his impressions on the Caesar Guerini Invictus III Ascent Trap, an over-under featuring 76 cm Maxisbore barrels, a 70 mm chamber, tapered ventilated rib and Maxischoke Competition internal chokes. Discover this revolutionary over-under shotgun in our video!

Shield is the name given by S&W to the small, single-stack polymer pistols that are technically based on the Military & Police series, but unlike the latter they feature a particular magazine. Thus the US manufacturer succeeds in accommodating one additional cartridge each in the magazines available for these guns, with 7 and 8 rounds respectively. We at all4shooters.com tested the M&P 9 Shield in …

An avid travel hunter, Warren Broad recommends New Zealand’s South Island for the high-altitude species of tahr and chamois. Preparation and physical fitness are vital to ascend 4,000ft+ into the Alps for a hunting experience that’ll challenge you mentally and physically like nothing else.