Ideal for training, competition and driven hunting, the new R8 Ultimate X accepts a 10-round magazine both in standard and magnum calibers. To increase the magazine capacity, the trigger system has been re-designed and  incorporated into a newly developed extension of the receiver.  A right-handed or a left-handed bolt can be used too.

The legislation recently proposed in Massachusetts “would prevent Smith & Wesson from manufacturing firearms that are legal in almost every state in America”. That's why by 2023, 750 jobs and the company headquarters will be moved to Maryville, Tennessee, where the State government has expressed “unwavering support of the 2nd Amendment” and has created “a welcoming, business friendly environment.” …

Czech manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka has been offering small caliber conversion kits for the CZ 75 and the polymer service pistols P-07 and P-09 for years. But CZ now also offers a conversion for the Shadow 2 series sport pistols. We tested the current Kadet hybrid adapter with the CZ Shadow 2 and tell you who it makes sense for in training.

An old saying goes: "If you buy cheap, you buy twice" – whether this also applies to the Compass II bolt-action rifle from the US company Thompson/Center was to be shown in our test. We took the rifle to the shooting range as well as to the hunting ground. Here on all4hunters.com you can read how the bolt-action rifle performs for less than 800 euro.

Sometimes rifle shooters have to contort themselves to see their hits in the spotting scope. A smartphone adapter promises convenient viewing. Read here at all4shooters.com whether and how this works and what the new Noblex 20-60x80 ED spotting scope and the Celestron NexYZ adapter can do.

The Civivi Kepler was designed by Maciej Torbé, a Polish knifemaker active since 2012 who makes fixed and folding blade knives characterized by original bevels. The unmistakable style of his handcrafted knives also flows from this industrial product, starting with the sheepsfoot blade and straight handle.

Introduced as “the pinnacle of the Beretta M9 series of pistols,” the latest iteration of the Beretta 92 features factory integral optics cuts on the slide top. The grip is the thin Vertec-style already seen on the M9A3. The new 9mm pistol also comes with the “G” style decocker-only lever on the slide. 

Making a rifle even more functional – so that it is tailored as much as possible to our needs or expectations – is one of the aspects related to the customization of precision weapon systems for leisure/sports use, but also for professional use. GRS rifle stocks offer an easy, functional and versatile option.

These laser rangefinder binoculars are representing state-of-the-art in design, function and performance with good light-transmission, edge-to-edge sharpness, close focus and brilliant color reproduction. Our colleague Alex Vankovs from UK tells us his experience from a field test.

To honor the two main characters from Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “Lonesome Dove”, Cimarron Firearms introduces the Lonesome Dove Walker revolver in .44. Two version are available, both authentically marked down the backstrap – one with “Capt. Augustus McCrae, Texas Rangers Frontier Battalion”, and the other with “Capt. Woodrow F. Call, Texas Rangers Frontier Battalion”. 

A safe and elegant firearm designed for driven hunts: the Fausti Class over-and-under in the Express version. We tested the double rifle at the shooting range on the running boar targets, a useful way to discover your gun's features and performance before enjoying the excitement in the woods.

The latest addition to the 940 shotgun series inaugurated by the competition-ready 940 JM model is designed for hunting. It features a durable gas system that allows for up to 1500 rounds between cleaning, nickel boron-coated gas piston/rings, magazine tube, shell stop and hammer sear, and a user-configurable synthetic stock. 

Extensive shooting tests prove that the precision of sport shooting with allegedly alternative types of bullets instead of lead deteriorates considerably. A safe hit would thus become a game of chance. International competitive sport would no longer be possible for European athletes after the impending EU ban on lead ammunition, with serious economic consequences!

At the Valle Duppo shooting range in Lodrino, Italy, in the company of Luca Rizzini, owner of F.A.I.R., on the clay pigeonholes of the Olympic trap and the sporting course we tested the new 20 gauge Anniversario over-and-under. Enjoy our video too...

Many gun owners have real treasures, be they unusual, rather rare or particularly exclusive firearms. This is also the case for VISIER magazine author Frank Flumm, who owns a rather unusual revolver chambered in  .44 Magnum – a shooting declaration of love to a modern classic.

Forty years ago Gaston Glock introduced his world-famous polymer pistol – the P80 or G17, as we know it. To mark this anniversary the Austrian gun manufacturer is launching an exclusive wristwatch, the GLOCK Watch Chrono, in a limited edition of 4000 pieces. The watch is solar charged and comes in the original pistol case in the anniversary color yellow.