After the launch on the US market, the new MPS Micro Reflex Sight is finally availble in Europe too. With the MPS the optics manufacturer Steiner presents a powerful but virtually indestructible sight for professional users. Police, military, professional gun carriers, but definitely also competition shooters with the "Micro Pistol Sight" get a red dot sight on the latest optical level, in a …

The NITEHOG Viper is an extremely interesting compact, light and flexible clip-on thermal imaging optic specifically developed by hunters, for hunters. It can be used as a hand-held device, mounted in front of a daytime riflescope or any other optic, including video cameras. But its flexibility also means the Viper can have very serious professional uses – and our editor tests it as such, delving …

This "made in USA" rifle cartridge was created by Bill Wilson by loading a .30" bullet into a .223 Remington casing. If it sounds like you've heard it before, you're right – it's the same principle as the 300 Blackout, but the result is not quite the same. Let's take a look at a few more details about this ammunition.

With the Varmint version of its Horizon rifle, the Italian Franchi offers an ideal solution for lovers of both long range shooting and hunting: an accurate and reliable gun that we tested on the shooting range. Read on to discover more.

With an exciting ceremony held inside the company's premises in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy, Beretta paid homage to the winners of the Olympic Shooting medals and introduced what will be the over-and-under shotgun of the future. Its name is SL2 and it has been made (for now) in a limited series of 50 pieces. But it certainly doesn't end there.

Springfield Armory's SAINT rifle family welcomes the SAINT Edge ATC. Built around a patented aluminum chassis and specifically designed to deliver maximum precision in the AR platform, the new rifle is available in both standard black and Elite Coyote Brown versions. But the difference is not just in colors...

The new Axion XM30F thermal imaging monocular from Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide is now available for purchase: ultracompact and lightweight, the Axion XM30F offers affordable quality with the best feature set for this device type and price on the market, with a MSRP below 1,200 euro. It's the ideal tool for hunters, hikers and pro users.

Since this year, the company Unique Alpine offers its Pro Action series actions in different versions also for gunsmiths as a basis for the building of individual custom rifles. This F-Class test sample is therefore also a unique piece, which is intended to demonstrate the performance of the Pro Action system.

Beretta has just released a safety recall regarding the BRX1 straight-pull repeater. All customers will be contacted so that they can return their guns to the point of purchase and the BRX1s return to the company where they will be fitted with an updated part.

The US market of "full" accessories for GLOCK pistols has also given rise to real fancy guns that, even though it can't be officially claimed, are in fact replicas of the Austrian pistol. This is the case of the Adams Arms AA19: it will be probably never seen in Europe, but is worth a closer look.

John M. Browning's legendary Model 1911 pistol design is one of the world's most famous firearms. Countless variants exist, some of them considerably modernized. A comparison with a historic Colt M1911 "Black Army" pistol from 1918 shows exactly what the similarities and the differences are – although the new gun from Springfield Armory is closely built to old specifications: what has happened in …

The Baltoro Lite model by Zamberlan belongs to the new collection. It has been designed to meet the needs of hunters who wanted a flexible and lightweight boot for their activities in different mountain and hill environments.

T.O.R.O. – “bull” in Spanish – stands for “Taurus Optic Ready Option”: it's the latest addition to the GX4 9mm carry pistol series and can be fitted with several popular reflex sights. The T.O.R.O. system is designed around a factory optic-cut slide.

A day with the dogs gave us the opportunity to try the Fausti Class Express over-and-under double rifle in .30-06 Springfield. An alternative and elegant gun to experience wild boar hunting safely and with accuracy. The Fausti Class Express can also be fitted with smoothbore 20 gauge barrels for other types of hunting.

By now, knives produced in the USA are increasingly rare and expensive. Delocalization is responsible for that, moving the production of many historical brands to the Far East. But there are US manufacturers that still offer some models of domestic production, such as Buck with the "Pursuit" model, a fixed-blade knife designed for hunters.

In socio-economic terms, the proposed EU ban on lead in ammo is a fully fledged disaster waiting to happen. Especially small and medium size ammo and firearms manufacturers will be forced to a complete shutdown of their business. And guess who benefits?