Lightweight, rugged and optically at PM-II level: the Schmidt & Bender 3-18x42 Meta 1st focal plane was developed as an all-rounder riflescope, from stalking to night hunting with an attachment, to long-range shooting at 1,500 meters. We tested the hybrid hunting and sport shooting scope for you for three months in tough conditions.

Lothar Walther is the reason why gun connoisseurs today always add the distinguishing "Carl" in front of the name of the Walther company: the youngest son of the gun manufacturer Carl Walther founded his own barrel manufacturing company 100 years ago, which also achieved world fame. Today, production in Königsbronn, as well as in the USA, is on solid footing, with the grandchildren's generation at …

The German Army (Bundeswehr) has selected the Czech pistol as the “P13”. The  CZ P-10 C will replace the P8 A1, based on the Heckler & Koch USP, as the new 9mm standard sidearm.

Manufactured at Bersa's facilities in Kennesaw, in the US state of Georgia, the M2XI is an interesting 9mm pistol with a 2011-style double-stack frame, optic-ready slide, and five-inch Match barrel. It is on sale in the USA at an attractive price. Let's take a look at its most interesting features.

I have been using Frankford Arsenal’s X10 ten-station automatic indexing ammunition reloading press for some time now, and I actually kept the very first “production run” of 20 9mm rounds of ammunition. Let’s now compare these rounds with the very last 20 rounds from the last batch, after 1000 reloads at the range with our CZ75 SP01 Shadow pistol. Will they be any different? Any drifting, …

An upgrade for Ruger's popular 10/22 standard rimfire rifles. The improvements include a crisp BX-Trigger, a lightweight black polymer stock with M-LOK slots at 6 o’clock, a match bolt release, and a receiver with a rear cleaning port.

For many decades, with the exception of clay pigeons, sport shooting was mostly limited to making holes in paper targets. Then the various associations discovered steel as an alternative and integrated popper or reactive targets made of steel or other metal that produce a distinctive "ding" sound when hit. We present the most important competitions, the differences and advantages.

IWI (Israel Weapon Industries) introduces the BOOST  to the professional market, a compact and rugged power system engineered to turn AR-15/M4 rifles into self-sustaining tactical power hubs.

HIKMicro introduces the new HABROK 4K 2.0, an evolution in the All-In-One Digital Hunting Experience based on the breakthrough multispectrum binoculars that combined digital CMOS and thermal imaging in a single optic in 2024, offering totally immersive digital viewing to hunters. The best has been updated to even better with the 2.0 version.

Slim and subcompact in size, with a magazine capacity of 10 cartridges and designed as an A-CUT COA Combo with the new Aimpoint COA red dot sight factory fitted, the GLOCK 43X COA is marketed as an "ultra concealable pistol". We test-fired it with different cartridges to find out which is the best ammo for its short 3.4"/87 mm barrel.

Part of the Best Seller Guns,  the over-and-under shotguns of the Class line are distinguished by their long side plates and a few other aesthetic details, while the mechanics and robustness of the receivers, machined from solid steel billets and scaled to gauge, the Four Locks system and barrel lengths remain the same.

Springfield Armory offers several 1911-style pistols that are part of the DNA of the American company. Among the latest in chronological order is this Emissary AOS, a single-action pistol  with Agency Optics System (AOS) red dot mounting plate, developed in collaboration with Agency Arms and characterized by the "Tri Top" cut slide.

The Christmas season not only heralds the end of the year, but also the hot phase of the next trade fair season. For the hunting and shooting sports industry, this means that all eyes are on Nuremberg, Germany: IWA OutdoorClassics 2026 – the home game for the international specialist trade – opens its doors there at the end of February. In several episodes, we will bring you closer to this …

Designed for professionals and engineered for harsh environments, the new Steiner ATLAS comes with five emitters for full target engagement capability in any condition and at any range. Its compact footprint and low-profile integrated mount allow for seamless compatibility with standard optics.

“The most accurate lever-action ever built” according to the manufacturer, the SPD PREDATOR is designed for elusive targets such as coyotes, foxes and other varmints that require precision and fast follow-up shots. It comes with a carbon-wrapped stainless steel match barrel and gray laminate buttstock with adjustable comb Caliber is .223 Remington/5.56 NATO.

As Christmas approaches, many people are faced with the recurring annual question of what to get as a present for a passionate hunter, a precision-loving sports shooter, a meticulous reloader – or even for yourself. It can be equipment that is really needed, or a smart gadget that will bring a smile to the gun enthusiast's face. We took a look around the Czech specialist retailer STROBL.CZ and put …