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Remington's LaGrange, Georgia facility is now producing Model 700 rifles and Model 870 shotguns, with retail availability expected this fall as the iconic brand completes its shift from Ilion.
SIG Sauer's new HYP is the first direct-impingement rifle chambered in 6.8x51mm/.277 FURY, priced at $2,729.99 — about a third the cost of the piston-driven MCX-SPEAR.
CZ enters the modular striker market with the DUTY, a four-SKU 9mm line starting at $729, available October 6.
HUXWRX launches the FLOW 9k PCC, a 14-4 stainless steel 9mm suppressor rated across seven calibers at $898 MSRP.
Savage Arms adds Mossy Oak Bottomland to the AXIS 2 PRO bolt-action, offering 15 calibers and a factory-threaded barrel at $689 heading into deer season.
The DOJ let the 60-day appeal window close October 5 without challenging the Texas ruling that ended NFA Form 4 registration for suppressors, SBRs, and SBSs.
Trijicon's REAP-IR-50 uses a 1024x768 sensor built entirely in-house, a first for the optics maker and a step up from today's 640-class hunting thermals.
Recoil's October 2 field evaluation logs 2,000 rounds through Lima SIX's belt-fed AR-15 upper with zero malfunctions and sub-2-MOA groups at $2,999.99.
SIG Sauer adds 300 Blackout, .223 Wylde, and 22 Creedmoor to the CROSS Sawtooth line, each with PROOF Research carbon barrels and suppressor-ready specs.
BANISH Suppressors has launched the Competition Series with the COMP 6.5 SS and COMP 6.5 TI, its first cans built around a .264-caliber bore, each shipping with both a two-port brake and a flat muzzle cap.
Judge Kari A. Dooley halted Connecticut's convertible pistol ban on September 30, ruling the law is likely unconstitutional under the Bruen standard.
Beretta Holding formally launched a $44.80/share cash tender offer for up to 2.4 million Ruger shares on September 17, targeting 25% ownership before an October 15 deadline.