Ocaso Knives is a California-based company founded by Ric Valdez, a 20-year knife industry veteran who previously served as Executive Vice President of Cold Steel Knives. The company, which debuted in 2023, is headquartered in Ojai, north of Los Angeles, and is distinguished by its production of sophisticated, modern pocket knives with minimalist lines, designed to reflect a sleek, measured style.

One gun for (almost) all rimfire pistol disciplines: five-shot match pistols in .22 Long Rifle can be used for many disciplines. Episode 1 of our new series with basic knowledge from all firearm areas introduces you to the differences and similarities and shows you what is important when making your choice.

The Matador Arms MAT9 is a 9mm pistol/carbine manufactured in the United States both as a conversion and as a complete gun. Featuring a blowback action and easily reversible charging handle, it comes to enthusiasts in a wide range of variants compatible with Glock, Colt and even 55-round magazines.

Since thermal imaging and night-vision attachments became available to hunters, the trend has increasingly shifted from the previously favored riflescopes with 56-mm objective lens diameters to more compact and lighter hunting scopes with 50-mm objective lenses. Here we are taking a closer look at the Minox RS-6 2.2-14x50, one of these compact all-round optics, which are recommended for the high …

A 4.40" threaded bull barrel, adjustable rear sight, factory optics rail, 1911-style double diamond grips and an affordable price: these are the highlights of the new .22 LR Ruger Mark IV 22/45 pistol.

Sometimes it just happens: although well-known names such as Beretta, Mauser, Heckler & Koch or Walther are offered up for bids in the auction, there is no buyer at first. The lot is left lying around. The auctioneer moves on to the next lot in the auction catalog. A missed opportunity? Not at all, because there is a post-auction sale. How this works at the Hermann Historica auction house is …

Beretta introduces a new version of the legendary A400 12ga semi-automatic shotgun. Based on the B-link gas operating system, the A400L is designed for those who practice clay pigeon shooting and ensures 36% faster follow-up shots than competitor shotguns. It is now available with  71-, 76- and 81-centimeter barrels.

Some things can only happen in the United States of America, the land of opportunity. These include the Big Sandy Shoot (BSS): a superlative machine gun shoot organised in the Arizona desert. Author Jens-Peter Schumann was there and reports on it for you.

The Blaser K95 break-barrel rifle has now been on the market for 30 years. This means that it has a long history behind it, which goes beyond the first actual K95 model and even began in 1971. To mark the anniversary, Blaser is launching a competition in which one lucky hunter can win a K95 Ultimate. Everything about the history of the K95 and the competition can be found here.

This year Sellmark celebrates its 25th anniversary, from humble origins in a garage in Texas to becoming literally a multi-brand powerhouse catering to hunters, shooters, LE and military professionals. Sellmark’s trusted brands include Sightmark, Pulsar, Firefield, KJI, BulletSafe, INFORCE, and Dark30. all4shooters.com met with the company’s founder and CEO, James Sellers, and the European HQ - …

With the Jaeger EVO rifle Haenel combines a classic bolt-action with a modern synthetic stock featuring adjustable comb and length of pull. There are also various calibres to choose from. The all4hunters.com team had the new addition from Suhl explained to them in detail in words and video.

Ready for anything: with a short 13.25” barrel and mare's leg pistol grip, the “pistol” version of the lever-action R95 platform is a compact and powerful stubby gun available in four calibers (.454 Casull, .45-70 Government, .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum).

You knew them as the XM7 and XM250: now the two 6.8mm weapons designed by SIG Sauer will be officially known as the M7 and M250 respectively. A milestone in the military program intended to replace both the M249 squad automatic weapon and the M4/M4A1 carbine in 5.56 NATO.

At the SHOT SHOW 2025 in Las Vegas, the new 7mm Backcountry rifle cartridge from US giant Federal caused quite a stir. We wanted to know whether the cartridge with a reloadable steel alloy case is just a nine days' wonder or it has what it takes to be a game changer. With this question in mind, we took a closer look at the new 7mm cartridge from the USA.

Back in 1945, Roy Weatherby founded the rifle manufacturer Weatherby, Inc., now based in Sheridan, Wyoming, a legend in the US firearms world that has always strived for maximum performance with in-house catridges such as .257 Weatherby Magnum, .270 Weatherby Magnum, .300 Weatherby Magnum, .340 Weatherby Magnum and .460 Weatherby Magnum. To mark the 80th anniversary of the company, we are …

With the Hunt Pro, ThermTec has presented an upgrade to the already well-known Hunt range of thermal imaging attachments. The device comes with a number of improvements, particularly in terms of image quality. We have taken a closer look at the details of the device, which is available in three versions.