NEXTORCH North America announces the Edge Guard Cut-Resistant Tactical Gloves, featuring A7 cut-resistant liner protection and full-palm touchscreen capability. Designed for law enforcement, military, and security professionals, the gloves offer blade slash protection while maintaining dexterity, with an MSRP of $47.99.
A federal judge ruled the Biden administration's ATF "Frame or Receiver" Rule unconstitutional, siding with the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Defense Distributed in Defense Distributed v. Blanche. The court found the rule violated the Second Amendment and due process by impermissibly infringing on the right to manufacture firearms and establishing unconstitutionally vague standards.
C&H Precision (CHPWS) is reminding customers that its Summer Slide Milling Program, featuring guaranteed turnaround times on custom slide work, closes August 31. The 2/4/6 framework guarantees optic cuts in two weeks, custom milling in four weeks, and full builds in six weeks.
Gearfire has launched Gearfire Point of Sale (GPOS), a cloud-based system designed for specialty outdoor retailers. The platform features serialized inventory management, FastBound integration for compliance, and a Master Product Catalog of over 150,000 items, with pricing starting at $149 per month.
Source Outdoor Group has been appointed Agency of Record for Flying Cross, the premium uniform apparel manufacturer for military and public safety professionals. The partnership will focus on strategic public relations, media outreach, and product launch communications to elevate Flying Cross's brand awareness and industry leadership.
Source Outdoor Group has been appointed Agency of Record for Vertx, the premium tactical apparel and gear brand. The partnership will handle strategic public relations, media outreach, and product launch communications for Vertx across law enforcement, tactical, and consumer markets.
Friends of NRA is hiring five Field Representatives across multiple U.S. regions to support fundraising events, volunteer development, and donor relations. Positions cover territories including Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Northeast states, Wyoming, Colorado, and California/Nevada.
Pulsar has released the Telos LRF XT50, a flagship thermal monocular featuring a 1,280×1,024 HD sensor, 17.5° field of view, 2,516-yard detection range, and built-in laser rangefinder measuring to 1,312 yards. The device includes 2x–16x magnification with Zoom Boost, Full HD AMOLED display with image stabilization, and 128 GB recorder.
Vortex Optics has introduced a new green dot model to its Venom® Enclosed Micro Red Dot lineup, offering shooters an alternative for varying lighting conditions. The new Venom® Enclosed Micro Green Dot features a 3 MOA dot, enclosed aluminum housing, and motion activation, with an MSRP of $289.99.
Steiner Optics launched the Overwatch Program, providing qualified military, law enforcement, first responders, and corrections personnel special pricing on select products including the 8x30 Military Marine binoculars, T6Xi riflescope, and T1Xi red dot through authorized dealers.
SLG2, Inc., parent company of Shoot Like A Girl, Safe LivinG, Hunt Like A Girl, and SLG2 Consulting, surpassed 50,000 signed-in guests during its 2026 Grand Safety Tour. The Q2 report shows 43% of participants improved their attitude toward firearms, 33% introduced others to shooting sports, and 56% committed to purchasing firearms.
Tink's offers multiple scent dispersal methods including liquids, ultra-fine mist, gel stream scents, foggers, and wax-based sticks to help hunters choose the right application for their specific hunting conditions and strategies.
European American Armory Corp. and Girsan Firearms unveiled the Witness2311 XXX Series, featuring two compact double-stack 1911s for everyday carry. The CMX XXX and SC9 XXX models offer 16+1 capacity with MSRPs of $899 and $599 respectively, now available for pre-order through EAA distributors.
Winchester has launched Super Match, a new line of match-grade competition ammunition including centerfire pistol, rifle, and shotshell options. Developed with input from top competition shooters, the line features premium components and is available nationwide through dealers and online.
CZ-USA concludes production of three iconic CZ 75 models—the CZ 75 B, CZ 75 BD, and CZ 75 Compact—in 2026, honoring their five-decade legacy. Director of Marketing Chris Sprangers emphasized the pistols' role in establishing CZ's reputation for innovation and exceptional shooting characteristics. Other CZ 75 variants will continue the platform's legacy.
Catalyst Arms has introduced the Hardpoint™ Picatinny Rail Mount and Bomb Rack™ M-LOK® Rail Extension for Ruger® Mini-14® rifles. These modular accessories bolt to the gas block without gunsmithing, allowing users to mount lights, bipods, and grips while maintaining a clear forend. The complete system is priced at $129.95.
Bear & Son Cutlery has launched the 4-inch Piranha pocket knife series, featuring 440 stainless steel blades and a lockback mechanism. Made in Jacksonville, Alabama, the knife is available in White Smooth Bone and Genuine India Stag Bone™ handle options with an MSRP of $124.99.
Hook & Barrel Magazine features UFC legend Dan "Hendo" Henderson on its September/October 2026 cover. The issue explores Henderson's fighting career and mindset, alongside content on archery gear, long-range shooting, trout fishing in Taos, and rifle-crossbow evolution.
BERSA USA will exhibit at the Nation's Best Sports 2026 Fall Semi-Annual Market on August 24-27 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The company will showcase its full firearms lineup including Thunder series, BPCC, TPR, B1911, M2XI, BAR9, and BAR15 at Booth 1452.
SHIELD Sights, a leading manufacturer of compact pistol optics, will exhibit at the 2026 NBS Fall Semi-Annual Market in Oklahoma City from August 25-27. The company will showcase their OMSsc and OMSx red dot sights at booth #1441.
Meprolight USA will exhibit at the 2026 Nation's Best Sports Fall Semi-Annual Market in Oklahoma City, August 24–27, showcasing optics and sighting solutions while connecting with dealers and industry partners.
AGM Global Vision will exhibit at Nation's Best Sports Fall Semi-Annual Market, August 24–27, 2026, at Booth 1039. The company will showcase thermal imaging, night vision, and digital optics for hunting, ranch management, and professional applications, with team members Andrew Becker, Justin Poole, Nick Noyes, and Austin McCord available to discuss products and dealer programs.
Blue Force Gear will exhibit at the 2026 NBS Fall Semi-Annual Market in Oklahoma City, showcasing innovative tactical equipment including the ISH Integrated Stealth Harness, MARCO HR marking light technology, and DRYOUT moisture-removal technology designed to reduce bulk and improve operational efficiency.
KDG (Kinetic Development Group) will exhibit at Booth 1250 during the NBS Fall Semi-Annual Market in Oklahoma City, August 25–27, 2026, showcasing new product launches including the Kinect™ ARCA Rail and Stribog rails for 10mm and .45 ACP platforms, alongside established product lines. Dealers placing qualifying orders will enter a special giveaway.
Orchid, the firearms industry's leading FFL technology provider, will showcase its enterprise retail platform at NBS 2026 Fall Semi-Annual Market in Oklahoma City. The demonstrations highlight multi-store capabilities with NetSuite and Epicor ERP integrations, plus multichannel sales through Guns.com, GunBroker, and Gun Made.
Mark 7 Reloading is sponsoring the 2026 Vortex Optics Race Gun Nationals Presented by Kimber, taking place August 19–23 at Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio. Team members Tom Carlson and Conor Craig will showcase Mark 7 reloading equipment at the event featuring top USPSA competitors.
Using shorthand statements as reminders of concepts taught through discussion-lecture, demonstrations and application, is so common your parents used it when you were small.
“No hitting! Violence isn’t the answer.”
A general statement of truth – look at the history of conflict in the Middle East, the Hatfields and McCoys and people who still want to debate the American Civil War – violence is seldom the solution to problems long term. Everyone gets a chance to lose – and get a chance to win – as long as the battle continues. The only way violence solves is when it’s soon enough, strong enough and decisive enough to make the other side just want to forget the whole thing.
Or when you’re looking at extinction and your only chance is to destroy the opposition – right now.
But we also go back to the training mantras, so many that are mindlessly repeated – on the range, in the gun shop, on the internet.
There’s a context for each and they all mean something. Ignoring the context and dismissing it as “Fudd lore” isn’t a solution. Soon you’ll find yourself using shorthand, a pneumonic device, to remind yourself and others of vital lessons.
If you have a problem shooter, telling them "slow down, take your time" may or may not help. What do you do to speed them back up? When should you do that? Bumper-sticker slogans are mnemonic devices; taken out of context, they appear silly.
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: Well, no. Slow can enhance smoothness and efficient action, leading to long term greasing of the neural skids between brain and limbs. Doing so, by the numbers, repeatedly, regularly, over time can lead to seemingly effortless and very quick performances.
Taken within the context in which it was explained, the old “smooth is fast” takes on serious meaning.
But not for people sitting on their asses gazing into video screens – it’s reserved for those who make the effort.
When you step around the corner and look into a muzzle, the time for discussion and deescalation is well past. Decisive, bold action, a violent attack, is what’s left. In a very narrow range of likelihoods, violence is the only answer.
Better you take that corner wide, look before you leap.
Similarly, material misstatements of fact, chanted over and over, become internet-common, like the stupidly repeated “21-foot rule,” something that’s not a rule and has little to do with 21 feet.
Add to that, the line officer trying to coach a shooter by murmuring “front sight; front sight” into the ear pro as the shooter spasmodically clutches at the gun with each round fired.
We had a discussion about the use of pistol-mounted optics at the last event at the local Sheriff’s range. The agency has optics on service pistols and has “non-lethal marking cartridge” pistols with optics mounted. Some of their people attended a school with a force-on-force component.
The other participants had marking-guns without optics. According to the local attendee, “We smoked them!” His take was that not having to focus on a front sight – looking through the optic at the unfolding threat environment – increased situational awareness and enhanced effectiveness in proper threat management.
Ed Lovette demonstrating "point shooting." It's not unaimed - he is looking at the target, not the front sight. When it's not an X-ring you're trying to hit but the center of an existential threat, that's a critical distinction.
Sounds a lot like Fairbairn from his Shanghai Municipal Police and WWII experience. Those handguns didn’t have optics either. They had tiny sights all but unusable in the dimly lit environs of engagements back in the day. They focused on the target – the deadly threat – and pointed the gun at it.
But you have to see your sights to shoot effectively? Well, sights are good – but after a certain point in your shooting career, they serve to confirm what your hold tells you.
Walt Rauch called them “training wheels.” Jeff Cooper, in his book To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth said, “A correct firing stroke — from leather to lineup — aligns the pistol reflexively, once it is neurologically programmed. The sights are not used to align the weapon; rather they are used to verify an alignment already achieved by means of a trained presentation.”
Training wheels indeed.
Most misses are created by moving the gun during/before ignition – unless there’s a legitimate vision issue, and that happens.
