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    ammunition: Big game hunting cartridges – Part 1: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, a British classic with belted case
    © Stefan Bader

    ammunition03.04.2026Big game hunting cartridges – Part 1: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, a British classic with belted case

    Imagine sitting by a crackling campfire after a strenuous hunting adventure, sipping a gin and tonic, reflecting on the day's experiences, glancing at your belt loaded with .375 Holland & Holland Magnum cartridges, and hearing the distant roar of lions in the African night. This is likely how it was over 100 years ago when the first hunters went out into Africa with this then-new cartridge.

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    cosmi: Gun history: Cosmi, the legendary and luxurious break-open semi-automatic shotgun 
    © Marcus Heilscher

    cosmi02.04.2026Gun history: Cosmi, the legendary and luxurious break-open semi-automatic shotgun 

    A self-taught genius created a shotgun that differed structurally from prevailing rival designs and still impresses today with its brilliant craftsmanship: the Cosmi shotgun from Italy. We had the opportunity to take a closer look at a piece from the mid-1950s. Read on to discover what makes this semi-automatic shotgun so fascinating to so many firearms enthusiasts.

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    haenel: Haenel's StG 45 assault rifle: the  simplification of the StG 44 planned at the end of World War 2 that came to naught
    © Alex MacKenzie, Springfield Armory NHS

    haenel01.04.2026Haenel's StG 45 assault rifle: the  simplification of the StG 44 planned at the end of World War 2 that came to naught

    After the  Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) built by Haenel prevailed against the competing model from Walther, it evolved through several intermediate stages into the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle. However, the wartime situation required further simplifications. A prototype resulting from these efforts has survived to this day. Here you can find the background story of this weapon developed by Hugo …

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    beretta: Beretta A400 500 Years Special Edition, a tribute to 500 years of Beretta hunting heritage
    © Franco Palamaro

    beretta01.04.2026Beretta A400 500 Years Special Edition, a tribute to 500 years of Beretta hunting heritage

    “Celebrating 500 years of passion, craftsmanship and an enduring bond with the world of hunting”: the exclusive edition of Beretta's A400 semi-automatic shotgun is a refined firearm featuring unique aesthetics.

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    springfield-armory: Springfield Armory XD Mod.4 OSP, the fourth generation
    © Springfield Armory

    springfield-armory31.03.2026Springfield Armory XD Mod.4 OSP, the fourth generation

    The new “Gen4” of Springfield Armory’s XD family of 9mm striker-fired handguns features a factory-milled optics-ready slide, improved slide serrations and a flat-face trigger – a comprehensive package at a competitive price point.  

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    fnh: FN 502 Tactical, optics ready in .22 Long Rifle caliber
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    fnh24.01.2024FN 502 Tactical, optics ready in .22 Long Rifle caliber

    SHOT Show 2024: The FN 502 Tactical is the first pistol in .22 Long Rifle to be able to mount a red dot sight directly on the slide. But its talents do not end there. It offers the user the same feel and many features as the latest generation of FN semiautomatics.

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    shot-show: Barrett MRADELR, the Extreme Long Range competition rifle
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    shot-show24.01.2024Barrett MRADELR, the Extreme Long Range competition rifle

    Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., a leader in the long range rifle industry, is introducing an important new product at the SHOT Show 2024. The MRADLER bolt-action rifle is designed as an Extreme Long Range competition platform that can be easily converted from one caliber to another. For now it is only available in .416 Barrett, but soon the list of calibers will grow.

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    leupold: Leupold launches the new Mark 4HD riflescope series: slimmer and more compact with proven high optical performance
    © F.PALAMARO

    leupold24.01.2024Leupold launches the new Mark 4HD riflescope series: slimmer and more compact with proven high optical performance

    Leupold is launching the new Mark 4HD riflescope series at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas with five new models, which offer the performance of the tried-and-tested Mark 5HD series with slimmer dimensions. Depending on the model configuration, the 9 different reticles also include the new PR3-MIL. Here is the first information about the new series.

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    shot-show: SHOT Show 2024: the most important new products and our personal highlights from the Industry Day at the Range

    shot-show23.01.2024SHOT Show 2024: the most important new products and our personal highlights from the Industry Day at the Range

    SHOT Show 2024: One day before the official opening of the SHOT Show, the so-called Industry Day at the Range was once again held near Boulder City, Nevada. This is always the perfect opportunity for the press and retailers to test the new products live and, for the most part, in live fire. Our colleagues Franco Palamaro and Tanja and Marijan Loch from the all4shooters.com team were there for you. …

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    beretta: Beretta USA Range Day – More than 200 guests, all new products for 2024, two shooting competitions and the team of all4shooters.com as only EU-media participating
    © F.PALAMARO

    beretta22.01.2024Beretta USA Range Day – More than 200 guests, all new products for 2024, two shooting competitions and the team of all4shooters.com as only EU-media participating

    SHOT Show 2024: On Sunday, January 2024, we had the chance to participate in the exclusive Beretta Range Day at the Pro Gun Club Vegas. A shooting ground with five ranges for pistols and long rifles. The top management of Beretta Headquarter from Italy was also present, as well as the Management-Team from Beretta USA. Here is what we have experienced.

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    smith-wesson: Back to the roots: new Smith & Wesson Model 1854 lever-action rifle
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    smith-wesson22.01.2024Back to the roots: new Smith & Wesson Model 1854 lever-action rifle

    Exactly 170 years after Horace Smith & Daniel Baird Wesson patented their first lever gun with the Volcanic lever-action, Smith & Wesson introduces the Model 1854, a lever-action rifle series with modern features. Two versions are initially available, both chambered in .44 Magnum and with a magazine tube capacity of 9 rounds.

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    accessories: MAK Promont mount and MAK Dot SH red-dot combo for AR guns with riflescopes
    © F.PALAMARO

    accessories22.01.2024MAK Promont mount and MAK Dot SH red-dot combo for AR guns with riflescopes

    Under the MAK brand, Kilic Feintechnik GmbH in Germany builds optics, mounts and accessories for professional, hunting and sporting shooters. Today, all4shooters.com tests a MAK Promont riflescope offset mounting system with a MAK Dot SH mini reflex red dot sight combo on an M4 semiauto rifle used with a 1-6x24 variable magnification scope. How will the primary optic work with a secondary optic …

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    culture: Interview with our all4shooters.com social media manager and author Tanja Loch
    © Marijan Loch

    culture21.01.2024Interview with our all4shooters.com social media manager and author Tanja Loch

    Tanja Loch has been working as a freelancer for all4shooters.com for more than a year now. In addition to her work as a writer, she has also been the social media manager for the German and, more recently, English all4shooters channels. So it's high time we introduced the enthusiastic sports shooter from our international team here in an interview.

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    sordin: Factory visit with video: how a Sordin Supreme X-Pro is manufactured and what makes the innovative hearing protector so special 

    sordin20.01.2024Factory visit with video: how a Sordin Supreme X-Pro is manufactured and what makes the innovative hearing protector so special 

    If you have always wanted to know how premium-class electronic earmuffs are made, then come with us to the Sordin factory in Värnamo, Sweden, and watch a Supreme Pro-X being manufactured. In our report, you will also find out why the new Sordin HEAR2 sound system is designed to make hunters' ears their most effective "weapon" when hunting.

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    pulsar: Pulsar Telos XP50 LRF, a sleek and powerful modular thermal monocular
    © F.PALAMARO

    pulsar19.01.2024Pulsar Telos XP50 LRF, a sleek and powerful modular thermal monocular

    The Telos flagship thermal imaging monocular from Pulsar replaces the discontinued Helion 2 Pro, introducing the ability to upgrade its technical specs post purchase thanks to the innovative modular design. The unit all4shooters received for testing is the Telos XP50 LRF, featuring a 640x480@17 µm pixel pitch sensor with state of the art <18 mK NETD value, a F50 / 1.0 front objective, 1000-m laser …

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    ammunition: EU ban on lead ammo: all answers can now be found in an ESSF FAQ document

    ammunition18.01.2024EU ban on lead ammo: all answers can now be found in an ESSF FAQ document

    In 2024 the European Commission is expected to publish a legislative proposal about the use of lead ammunition in hunting and sport shooting in all EEA countries and Northern Ireland. The European Shooting Sports Forum (ESSF) has published a “Frequently Asked Questions” document to provide everyone with clear arguments for a joint commitment against the looming “lead ban”. Read on to learn more.

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    aimpoint: Brand new with more power: the Aimpoint ACRO S-2 red dot sight for shotguns will be available from February 2024

    aimpoint18.01.2024Brand new with more power: the Aimpoint ACRO S-2 red dot sight for shotguns will be available from February 2024

    With the new ACRO S-2, Aimpoint is launching a new and more powerful red dot sight for shotgun shooters. Key features of the new sight? With the improved accuracy of the ACRO S-2, shotgun shooters can now rely on a device that offers a significantly larger red dot compared to its predecessor, the Micro S-1. 

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    STROBL.cz: Field test of a real classic: Lee Loader in .45-70 Government – A very useful, complete reloading kit for under 60 euros from the STROBL.CZ range
    © F.PALAMARO

    STROBL.cz17.01.2024Field test of a real classic: Lee Loader in .45-70 Government – A very useful, complete reloading kit for under 60 euros from the STROBL.CZ range

    The Lee Loader is the basic kit that can introduce any firearms enthusiast to rifle or pistol centerfire ammunition reloading: affordable at less than 60 euro, reasonably accurate, extremely easy to use and surprisingly safe – although you actually have to use a hammer or similar to pound over the round of ammunition to reload it! Strobl.cz sent us a .45-70 Govt die set to review and test in the …

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    laser ammo: Good intentions for shooting training in the new year? We have tips for dry-fire training at home
    © Marijan Loch

    laser ammo16.01.2024Good intentions for shooting training in the new year? We have tips for dry-fire training at home

    The new year has begun and many good resolutions have already been made – but what if you could improve your own shooting skills, and do it easily at home? We have an idea for you here for another resolution for 2024 and present you with some options for so-called dry-fire training within your own four walls using products from Laser Ammo, among others. 

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    hera-arms: Hera presents the new H6 series for hunting and sport shooting: a modern bolt-action rifle made in Germany with side magazine and Recknagel trigger
    © HERA GmbH

    hera-arms15.01.2024Hera presents the new H6 series for hunting and sport shooting: a modern bolt-action rifle made in Germany with side magazine and Recknagel trigger

    Prototypes of this new bolt-action rifle series could already be admired at the IWA 2023. Since then, many improvements have been made, also in consultation with future customers: the action is now made of steel instead of aluminum, which also allows for more powerful calibers. The new H6 trigger is supplied by Recknagel. We introduce the new H6 series, which is based on the proven Hera stock …

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    baschieri-pellagri: Baschieri & Pellagri: hunting and ballistic tests with alternative alloys to lead

    baschieri-pellagri14.01.2024Baschieri & Pellagri: hunting and ballistic tests with alternative alloys to lead

    We examine with Gianluca Garolini, a ballistics technician at Baschieri & Pellagri, the main cartridges that can be used in winter hunting, including great classics and new products developed by Baschieri's research and development department using alternative alloys to lead.

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    haenel: Haenel's StG 45 assault rifle: the  simplification of the StG 44 planned at the end of World War 2 that came to naught
    © Alex MacKenzie, Springfield Armory NHS

    haenel01.04.2026Haenel's StG 45 assault rifle: the  simplification of the StG 44 planned at the end of World War 2 that came to naught

    After the  Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) built by Haenel prevailed against the competing model from Walther, it evolved through several intermediate stages into the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle. However, the wartime situation required further simplifications. A prototype resulting from these efforts has survived to this day. Here you can find the background story of this weapon developed by Hugo …

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    springfield-armory: Springfield Armory XD Mod.4 OSP, the fourth generation
    © Springfield Armory

    springfield-armory31.03.2026Springfield Armory XD Mod.4 OSP, the fourth generation

    The new “Gen4” of Springfield Armory’s XD family of 9mm striker-fired handguns features a factory-milled optics-ready slide, improved slide serrations and a flat-face trigger – a comprehensive package at a competitive price point.  

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    clothing: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is fine-tuning the rules on permitted clothing for rifle shooters
    © Montage: Archiv und RWS

    clothing28.03.2026The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is fine-tuning the rules on permitted clothing for rifle shooters

    The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) made significant changes to the rules at the beginning of 2026, not only for the finals, but above all for shooting clothing: stiff shooting jackets, rigid trousers and clunky shoes make the athletes look bad in Olympic rifle shooting on TV. Is this "armor" necessary for high results? Pros & cons plus a half-baked interim solution from ISSF.

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    cz-ceska-zbrojovka: Two 9mm compact pistols tested: CZ Shadow 2 Carry & P10-C OR Ported
    © Dieter Licht

    cz-ceska-zbrojovka27.03.2026Two 9mm compact pistols tested: CZ Shadow 2 Carry & P10-C OR Ported

    Even though the Shadow 2 Carry and P10-C Ported are very different in design and construction, the two new additions from CZ are intended to appeal to a specific clientele. This is the target group that is looking for a modern compact concealed carry pistol. We have put both guns through their paces.

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    ammunition: Big game hunting cartridges – Part 1: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, a British classic with belted case
    © Stefan Bader

    ammunition03.04.2026Big game hunting cartridges – Part 1: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, a British classic with belted case

    Imagine sitting by a crackling campfire after a strenuous hunting adventure, sipping a gin and tonic, reflecting on the day's experiences, glancing at your belt loaded with .375 Holland & Holland Magnum cartridges, and hearing the distant roar of lions in the African night. This is likely how it was over 100 years ago when the first hunters went out into Africa with this then-new cartridge.

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    cosmi: Gun history: Cosmi, the legendary and luxurious break-open semi-automatic shotgun 
    © Marcus Heilscher

    cosmi02.04.2026Gun history: Cosmi, the legendary and luxurious break-open semi-automatic shotgun 

    A self-taught genius created a shotgun that differed structurally from prevailing rival designs and still impresses today with its brilliant craftsmanship: the Cosmi shotgun from Italy. We had the opportunity to take a closer look at a piece from the mid-1950s. Read on to discover what makes this semi-automatic shotgun so fascinating to so many firearms enthusiasts.

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    hikmicro: New HIKMICRO Lynx 3.0 thermal imaging monocular series: solid and affordable – Update: Lynx LQ35 3.0 and LQ35L 3.0 models, featuring a larger sensor, to be added in 2026

    hikmicro29.03.2026New HIKMICRO Lynx 3.0 thermal imaging monocular series: solid and affordable – Update: Lynx LQ35 3.0 and LQ35L 3.0 models, featuring a larger sensor, to be added in 2026

    HIKMICRO introduces the new Lynx 3.0 series of thermal imaging monoculars, available in six models with focal lengths ranging from 9.7 mm to 35 mm and three VOx FPA sensor types. All models in the Lynx 3.0 line combine compactness, versatility, and lightness. +++ UPDATE+++ Two additional devices with 640-pixel sensors have been added to the lineup, one of which is equipped with a laser rangefinder …

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    swarovski-optik: Swarovski Optik dS 4-24x50 P, a new milestone in the segment of riflescopes with automatic aiming point correction
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    swarovski-optik26.03.2026Swarovski Optik dS 4-24x50 P, a new milestone in the segment of riflescopes with automatic aiming point correction

    With the dS 4-24x50 P, Swarovski is launching an enhanced version of its digital riflescope with integrated laser rangefinder. With this release, the premium Austrian manufacturer once again underscores its commitment to combining top optical performance with cutting-edge technology. Here, we take a closer look at the new Swarovski optic.

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    beretta: Beretta A400 500 Years Special Edition, a tribute to 500 years of Beretta hunting heritage
    © Franco Palamaro

    beretta01.04.2026Beretta A400 500 Years Special Edition, a tribute to 500 years of Beretta hunting heritage

    “Celebrating 500 years of passion, craftsmanship and an enduring bond with the world of hunting”: the exclusive edition of Beretta's A400 semi-automatic shotgun is a refined firearm featuring unique aesthetics.

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    fair: F.A.I.R. X-Light Snipe, the shotgun for walking hunters
    © Franco Palamaro

    fair30.03.2026F.A.I.R. X-Light Snipe, the shotgun for walking hunters

    Designed for walked-up hunts and the most challenging terrains where lightness and speed make the difference, the Xlight Snipe over-and-under featuring a Paradox first barrel is a shotgun specifically designed for those who need to maximize instinctive shooting when hunting with pointing dogs.

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    EOS: EOS SHOW 2026: Sustainable hunting is betting on the future

    EOS20.03.2026EOS SHOW 2026: Sustainable hunting is betting on the future

    From March 28 to 30, the EOS Show 2026 will take place at the Parma Exhibition Center, in Italy. For three days, the Italian city will be the capital of hunting culture and "wild" gastronomy. Visitors will have the opportunity to field-test new hunting and shooting products from leading companies. Those who can't attend in person will find a comprehensive report from the fair on …

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    hikmicro: Trust Your Journey: HIKMICRO showcases innovation and reliability at IWA 2026
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    hikmicro10.03.2026Trust Your Journey: HIKMICRO showcases innovation and reliability at IWA 2026

    HIKMICRO, the worldwide thermal and digital hunting optics specialist, reinforces its guiding motto “Trust Your Journey: From Market Leader to Trusted Partner” with a series of major innovations unveiled at IWA Outdoor Classics 2026, including a fully integrated AI Intelligent Ecosystem connecting devices and services through the Sight App, alongside advanced imaging technologies such as Light …

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    iwa: IWA OutdoorClassics 2026 post-show report: Further highlights and new products from the major firearms trade show
    © Franco Palamaro

    iwa03.03.2026IWA OutdoorClassics 2026 post-show report: Further highlights and new products from the major firearms trade show

    Even after IWA OutdoorClassics 2026 concluded, all4shooters.com is still in “new product” mode: because the show once again delivered far more exciting and clever products than can realistically be covered during the exhibition days, we’re continuing our walk-throughs of the halls in a post-show report.

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    iwa: IWA OutdoorClassics 2026:  The firearms and outdoor equipment industry remains cautiously optimistic

    iwa01.03.2026IWA OutdoorClassics 2026:  The firearms and outdoor equipment industry remains cautiously optimistic

    On the fourth and last day of IWA OutdoorClassics 2026, show management delivered a cautiously optimistic assessment. With around 25,000 visitors, attendance remained largely steady, and true to the IWA motto “Made for Trade” a great deal of business was conducted. Personal, face-to-face conversations with business partners remain important – especially in times of crisis – and the show also helps …

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    iwa: IWA OutdoorClassics 2026: new firearms and ammo from Day 3
    © NürnbergMesse / Thomas Geiger

    iwa28.02.2026IWA OutdoorClassics 2026: new firearms and ammo from Day 3

    Under IWA VISION, the Nuremberg fair trade brings together key themes that address both the firearms industry itself and its broader societal context: crisis management, gun laws, global crises and EU policy, as well as tariffs, are all closely interconnected – and the firearms sector is feeling that impact right now.

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