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January 20th, 2025

Industry Day at the Range 2025 — New Guns, Optics, Ammo

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Industry Day at the Range is a unique event. Gun industry representatives are able to view, inspect, and shoot scores of new rifles, shotguns, and pistols provided by 200+ manufacturers from around the globe. In addition, new optics and shooting accessories are on display. Hundreds of media members and other gun industry personnel visited the Boulder City, Nevada gun range on 1/20/25 to test a wide variety of new firearms. There were many notable, innovative new rifles, pistols, and optics on display.

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Conditions were pretty challenging, with gusty winds and cool temperatures in the mid-40s in the morning. Still most of the shooting was at targets inside 50 yards so those breezes didn’t stop the show. It did make it more challenging to hit the longer range targets set up on the upper rifle bay. Still, media members were excited to see the scores of new rifles, pistols, and shotguns on display. See Range Day Map.

Notable New Guns and Products Previewed at Range Day

Tikka T3X Ace Precision Rifle

Tikka unveiled the new T3X Ace at an early preview at the Desert Sportsman’s Club range outside Las Vegas. This GunsAmerica video, hosted by our friend True Pearce, provides a first look at an impressive bolt-action rifle for PRS/NRL competition. Pearce praised the rifle’s function, ergonomics, and accuracy.

Burris XTR PS Scope with Internal Ballistics Display

The new Burris XTS PS scope combines traditional glass lenses with an internal electronic display that shows hold-over and ballistic data to the shooter. Customizable “data zones” display dial-to-distance, wind hold, wind speed/direction, density altitude, angle compensation, and scope level. The scope features a unique new clickless turret with a digital position sensor for ultra-fast 1/30 MIL elevation adjustments.

BioFire Biometric Smart Gun (Fingerprint and Face Recognition)

In this video, GunsAmerica Editor True Pearce tests the radically innovative Biofire “Smart Gun”. This features a biometric fingerprint sensor plus an onboard facial recognition system that scans the shooter’s face. The purpose of the technology is to prevent unauthorized use of the pistol. The potential downside is that anti-Second Amendment politicians might try to mandate this kind of built-in gun control.

Shadow Systems CR920XP Rapid Fire
New .338 ARC Cartridge in Bolt-Action AR
New SIG Sauer Romeo 8T-AMR Smart Optic
Glock Pistols with AimPoint Optics

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Impressive Zeiss optics were on display this year, as shown here in 2020.

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Range Day 2025 2024

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One of the best things about Industry Day at the Range is the FREE Ammo provided by Federal and other manufacturers. Rifle, pistol, shotgun — the ammo is ALL FREE.

NSSF Range Day 2025
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January 20th, 2025

SHOT Show 2025 — Online Resources and Gun Preview Videos

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SHOT Show 2025 kicks off on Monday, January 20, 2025 with Industry Day at the Range. We’ll have friends there at the Boulder City Range testing new rifles and pistols, and checking out new optics and accessories. Then on Tuesday, January 22nd, the doors open at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum. Over 2700 companies will be exhibiting products this year, with booths and displays covering over 800,000 square feet of floor space. Show organizers expect over 50,000 attendees.

SHOT Show is restricted to industry professionals — manufacturer personnel, buyers/sellers of products, and media representatives. But thankfully, there will be lots of coverage from the event. We’ll be providing regular updates through our Daily Bulletin. In addition, we’ll be following SHOT Show coverage from leading gun-related YouTube Channels, including BackFire, Guns America Digest, The Firearm Blog (TFB-TV), RECOIL Magazine, and Ultimate Reloader. And below are official pages from the show website:


SHOT Show 2025 Blog | SHOT Show Facebook Page
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SHOT Show 2025 Interactive Floor Map

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This video shows six interesting firearms that will be featured at SHOT Show 2025. Items include Aero Precision M4E1 Pro ambi-AR rifle, Langdon Tactical 301 Blackout shotgun, KelTec PR57 pistol, Smith & Wesson Model 1854 Stealth Hunter rifle, HM Defense HM50B2 Gen2 rifle, Patriot Ordnance LMR Base rifle.

Here’s a selection of five notable handguns and rifles set for unveiling at SHOT Show 2025. Featured guns include: Bergara BMR-X rimfire rifle, Shadow Systems CR920X pistol, Jacob Grey TWC Black pistol, Bushmaster V-Radicator AR rifle, Wilson Combat Div77 Project 1 pistol.

Here are two good videos from 2024. The first is a great intro to SHOT Show, and the second covers Range Day, which is being held today at the Boulder Rifle & Pistol Club outside Las Vegas.

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In addition, NRA Publications’ Shooting Illustrated will provide extensive coverage of SHOT Show — from pre-show private events to Media Day At The Range to updates from the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. Shooting Illustrated staffers will be at SHOT Show to find notable new firearms, gear, and accessories, which will be covered via regular updates on the internet. Check out ShootingIllustrated.com for daily show recaps, as well as exclusive, live content from Las Vegas on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Shooting Illustrated is the NRA’s official journal covering personal defense, concealed carry, and tactical firearms, training and gear. Shooting Illustrated reaches over one MILLION users through its print magazine, digital publications, and social media. Visit ShootingIllustrated.com for more information.

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January 18th, 2025

Saturday Movies: Rifle Set-Up, Loading Advice, and Other Insights

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Every Saturday we present interesting, informative videos for our Daily Bulletin readers. Here we feature five YouTube videos that offer a ton of useful information for serious shooters. We start with a great video about setting up rifle, rest, and bag on the bench. Then Hall-of-Fame benchrest shooter Speedy Gonzalez shows smart methods for cleaning barrels. Next F-Class Ace Keith Glasscock explains how to optimize your rifle after travel. In the fourth video, AutoTrickler inventor Adam MacDonald shows how to optimize the AutoTrickler V4. Next the truly outstanding 21st Century Power Neck-Turning lathe is showcased.

How to Set Up Your Rifle, Rest, and Bag on the Bench

To get the best results in benchrest shooting, you need to set up all the gear on your bench properly. That includes front rest placement, rear bag position, spotting scope set-up, and placement of cartridge holder/caddy, and possibly an elbow/forearm rest. When setting up the hardware, you need to align the front rest and rear bag properly to get optimal tracking. In addition you want to make sure the rear bag doesn’t slide or rotate a bit from shot to shot. And you also want to set your seat height/location so the shooter’s position is optimal and comfortable. This helpful video shows how to set up your rifle and gear for a benchrest match or load development/practice at the range. Credit to Boyd Allen for finding video.

Cleaning Barrels with Speedy — Smart Techniques

There are many effective methods to clean barrels. But some are more efficient that others and can help you do the job more quickly, with less effort. Here respected gunsmith and Hall-of-Fame benchrest shooter Speedy Gonzalez shows his procedures for cleaning competition barrels. He uses Sharpshoot-R Liquid Patch-Out and Wipe-Out Accelerator as primary solvents. Watch carefully — Speedy has some clever techniques for starting a patch in the rifling, and he is also careful about exiting the muzzle when brushing. Speedy also explains the importance of keeping your rods clean. And he prefers nylon brushes because, as the barrel starts to get wear in the throat, “the bronze bristles will actually start eating into that and you’ll see little grooves if you have a good borescope.” (See video 00:38-01:35)

Loading for PRS vs. F-Class — Keith Glasscock

Keith Glasscock is one of America’s top F-Class shooters, having finished second at the National Championships multiple times. He also now shoots PRS/NRL Precision Rifle matches. Keith, who has an engineering background, runs the popular Winning in the Wind YouTube channel. There you’ll find great advice on wind reading, load tuning, precision reloading and many other topics. In this video, Keith offers very smart advice on how to optimize a PRS load compared to a F-Class load. Accuracy counts for both disciplines, but the key objectives can be different.

Adjusting AutoTrickler V4 with its Inventor, Adam MacDonald

Adam MacDonald is the brilliant Canadian engineer who created the AutoTrickler series of automated powder dispensing systems. These work with advanced scales to dispense powder rapidly, but with a precise final trickle accurate to a single kernel. In this video, Adam explains how best to adjust and calibrate the AutoTrickler V4 when using powders that flow at different rates.

21st Century Power Neck-Turning Lathe — Great Tool

Turning case-necks can be tedious and tough on older hands if you’re using hand-held tools. Quite a few years ago 21st Century released a great compact, neck-turning lathe that delivers superb, consistent results. This Editor uses that original lathe with hand crank and I can affirm that it works great. It is easy to use, fast, and the turned necks come out smooth with consistent rim thickness. But you still had to turn a crank. Well, in 2018, 21st Century created an upgraded Power Neck-Turning Lathe with an electric motor and lever to advance the cases to the cutter. The power head glides on stainless steel guide rails. Power is controlled with a red button in the feed handle.

This advanced, powered mini-lathe is absolutely superb. It works brilliantly and makes the task of turning case-necks fast and VERY easy. And there is even a 3-Way trimmer upgrade that will trim cases to length at the same time as the necks are turned.

BONUS — How to Spot Fake Online Sellers of Components

With the shortage of premium reloading components, particularly powder and primers, many handloaders are desperate to find components when even big companies such as Midsouth and MidwayUSA are completely sold out. Enter the scammers. There are criminals, many based overseas, who have created entire websites designed to steal your money. You might find such a site when searching for “Varget powder in stock” or “CCI BR4 primers”. These sites look like regular business webstores, with product photos and modern shopping cart systems. But it’s all a scam.

Key giveaways are: 1) The site does NOT take Visa, Mastercard, or Discover but requires payment with Zelle, Venmo, Bitcoin, or AppleCash only; and 2) The site has hard-to-find powders, such as H4895 and H4198, that nobody else has, and you can put thousands of pounds in the shopping cart.

Bottom line here — if the site allows you to order vast amounts of powder and/or primers, and does not take ANY major Credit Card types, it is almost surely a scam. If you see links to pay with Crypto-Currency (such as Bitcoin) run away!

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January 18th, 2025

How to Seat Bullets with Hand Dies and Arbor Press

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Creedmoor Sports has released a series of helpful “how-to” videos in its InfoZone web page. In one InfoZone video Bill Gravatt shows how to seat bullets using L.E. Wilson Hand Dies and an Arbor Press. The basic process is simple, particularly with a micrometer-top seating die. That makes it easy to adjust and set seating depth. Before you start seating bullets, you want to adjust the height of the arbor so the stroke is appropriate to the height of your die.

Bill Gravatt Shows How to Use Hand Seating Dies — Creedmoor INFOZONE

ARBOR PRESS TECHNIQUE: When using an arbor press, smooth is good. You don’t want to slam the handle down quickly. Try to repeat the same motion each time. You can also experiment by seating the bullet part way, then rotate the cartridge (in the die) and do the final seating with a second stroke. If your arbor press has a force gauge, note both the max value of the gauge needle and how it moves as you seat the bullet. If the needle spikes too rapidly, or bounces back and forth irregularly, set that cartridge aside and/or mark it. You could have neck tension issue with that case or some other fault. You might even have a bad bullet. That’s rare, but can happen. The key to success is moving the press arm in a smooth motion every time, maintaining the same down-pressure with each cartridge.

Here Bill Gravatt Offers a Simple Tip for Adjusting Wilson Seating Dies

One of our Forum readers asked “How can I get a custom in-line seater for my new rifle?”. First, we would say that, if you are not shooting an unusual Wildcat, check first to see if L.E. Wilson makes a stainless Micrometer Seater Die for your rifle. These dies are a joy to use, and we’ve found the fit to be exceptionally good with many calibers. Typically priced from $95-$120, Wilson stainless micrometer-top seaters are available for dozens of cartridge types: .204 Ruger, 20 BR, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, 22 PPC, 22 BR, .22-250, .223 WSSM, 6 PPC, 6mmBR, 6XC, 243 Win, .243 WSSM, 25 WSSM, 6.5×47 Lapua, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5-284, 26 Nosler, .270 WSM, 7mm-08, .284 Win, 28 Nosler, 7mm RUM, 30 BR, .308 Win, .300 WinMag, .338 Edge (and MORE).

If you do want a custom seater die, the process is relatively simple. Purchase a die blank from Wilson and have your gunsmith run the chambering reamer in. Forum member Gunamonth explains: “I start with a Wilson seating die blank. They’re available from Sinclair and other vendors. Just run the reamer in. For some of my rifles, where I wanted the stainless die with the micrometer adjustment, I bought a smaller die and had the smith ream it with the chamber reamer. That’s how I had my 6 Dasher and 6mm AI seaters made. With the Dasher I stared with a 6mmBR Micrometer die.”

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SEATER STEM TIP: If, on your seated bullets, you are seeing a sharp line around the jacket near the ogive, you may want to smooth out the leading edge of the Wilson seater stem (see above left). Do this by putting a little lapping compound on one bullet and manually spin this around in the stem. Without much effort you’ll have a smooth bullet/stem interface.

Micrometer Top Add-on
We really like micrometer tops on a seating die. But what if Wilson doesn’t make a micrometer top seater for your chambering? Don’t despair, Brownells sells a $39.99 Sinclair Micrometer Top that can be added to Wilson standard seaters or to a custom seater die made from a Wilson die blank.

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January 17th, 2025

Federal Legislation Introduced to Ease Regulation of Suppressors

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A Virginia Congressman has introduced legislation which will take suppressors (aka “silencers”) off the NFA list and make them much easier to purchase. That’s a good idea because a quality suppressor can reduce firearm sound levels by 30 decibels (dB) or more. U.S. Rep. Ben Cline’s Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404) would remove firearm suppressors from the list of restricted items under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). That would reduce costly licensing ($200 per suppressor) and burdensome background checks. Instead, suppressors would be regulated under the 1968 Gun Control Act (GCA) with the same type of background check done with retail firearm purchases. The legislation would also amend statutory suppressor definitions.

Under current law, an individual purchasing a suppressor must locate a regulated NFA Class III retailer, complete a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Form 4 with the model and serial number of the suppressor, and obtain two passport photos and fingerprint cards from a local police department. The local chief law enforcement official must receive a completed copy of the application. Then the form, photographs, and fingerprints must be sent to ATF along with a check to pay the $200 tax. The customer can obtain the suppressor from the NFA Class III retailer upon an additional background check through FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

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Congressman Cline’s legislation would eliminate those requirements and make suppressors available with the same type of paperwork and background check required for a firearm. H.R. 404 would also clarify the definition of suppressors, ensuring that components like mounts, baffles and end caps are not erroneously classified as standalone suppressors or “silencers”.

“Congressman Cline’s Hearing Protection Act will have the federal government recognize firearm suppressors for what they are. These are accessories to a firearm that make recreational shooting and hunting a safer experience”, said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior V.P. and General Counsel. “These safety devices reduce the report of a firearm to a level that won’t cause instant and permanent hearing damage.” There are currently 2.6 million legally owned suppressors in the United States.

See Through Suppressor in Super Slow Motion (110,000 fps) — Click Arrow to Watch:

Suppressors, On Average, Reduce Noise Levels about 30 Decibels
In an article for Ammoland, gunwriter Sam Hoober says that you can expect about 30 decibels (dB) of noise reduction from the average suppressor: “Looking at a few different products, SilencerCo attests their suppressors reduce the sound pressure of a 9mm gunshot to anywhere from 125.7 dB to 131.5 dB, depending on the model. Advanced Armament Co, another popular supplier, attests a 23 dB to 33 dB reduction or down to 127 dB. Liberty Suppressors, another manufacturer, attests a reduction of 24 dB to 38 dB, depending on model and other factors. In short, we can presume something on the order of 30 dB of attenuation as an average.”

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Using that 30 dB number you can quickly discern that you’ll still need hearing protection — good hearing protection — when shooting any suppressed firearm (even a .22 LR). “Spikes of 130 dB and more can result in permanent hearing damage instantly”. Source: NRA Blog.

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Firearm suppressors (aka “silencers”) reduce the report of a firearm from a level roughly equal to that of a jet taking off which causes instant and permanent hearing loss to one that is safe, but still equal to a jackhammer. That decibel level will not permanently damage hearing. Suppressors work similar to a car’s muffler, redirecting exhaust gases.

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January 17th, 2025

SHOT Show 2025 — How Big an Event Is This?

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SHOT Show statistics history 2025SHOT Show 2025 kicks off in Las Vegas, Nevada in less than three weeks, starting with Industry Day at the Range on 1/20/25 where new guns can be tested at the Boulder City Rifle & Pistol Club range.

SHOT Show draws visitors from around the world. At SHOT Show 2024, exhibitors, buyers, media, and industry professionals hailed from 50 states and over 115 countries. The 2025 SHOT Show will have more than 2,700 exhibitors on the show floor, including the Suppliers Showcase. Total exhibit space for the 2024 show in these two venues is estimated to be more than 830,000 net square feet –equivalent to more than 18 acres or enough space to park 547 F-16 fighter jets. The SHOT Show boasts 13.9 miles of aisles — a distance more than half a marathon.

Firearms and ammunition are an $8.9 billion industry. The total economic impact of the sporting arms and ammunition industry is more than $90.1 billion, which supports more than 384,000 jobs.

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More than 55,400 professionals in the shooting, hunting, outdoor and law enforcement industry attended SHOT Show in 2024. There could be even more this year. The SHOT Show’s website is SHOTShow.org and you’ll find daily reports on the SHOT Show Blog. You can also follow SHOT Show on Twitter @NSSFSHOTShow, on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and @shotshow on Instagram.


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January 15th, 2025

ZEISS Offers Advanced 15X Binoculars with MRAD Reticle Option

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ZEISS, a world leader in optics, has released two very impressive new 15-power binoculars: the Conquest HDX and Conquest HDX LRP. These can be used with tripod supports for spotting duties, and with 56mm lenses they offer exceptional low-light performance. The all-new ZEISS Conquest HDX LRP 15×56 (LRP stands for “Long-Range Precision”) is an advanced optic developed specifically for use in Precision Rifle Series (PRS) and National Rifle League (NRL, NRL22, NRL Hunter) competition.

Developed with input from top competitors, the Conquest HDX LRP 15×56 incorporates an advanced milliradian reticle etched onto the internal lens. This reticle helps the spotter determine accurate leads for moving targets and evaluate down-range bullet impacts. This reticle also allows the spotter to make better wind calls and assess needed corrections more quickly and accurately if there is a miss. That all works to help secure maximum points in every stage.

CLICK HERE for full details on the impressive new Conquest HDX LRP and its MRAD reticle.

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The Conquest HDX LRP 15×56 reticle — a combination of T-style and tree-style designs with a floating center dot — should be familiar to competition PRS/NRL shooters. It matches the reticle pattern commonly used in FFP MilRad riflescopes — especially so with ZEISS LRP riflescopes. That assists with ease of use and making quick calls. The ZEISS HDX LRP reticle design offers a good balance of reference marks and line thickness. The precise, low-center placement of the LRP reticle was selected after extensive testing. It helps reduce eyestrain and curvature distortion.


In this video top PRS competition shooters work with the new Conquest HDX LRP long-range binoculars with MRAD reticle. They show how the reticle can be used to range targets and evaluate shot accuracy to maximize scores during a match.

Also unique to the HDX LRP version are two locking diopter adjustments. One allows for razor-sharp focusing of the reticle. The second allows for an overall sharply focused image of the entire field of view. These adjustments are specific to the individual user’s eyes but are easily changed when necessary.

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You’ll want a high-quality tripod for effective use of high-magnification binoculars in PRS/NRL competition. The ZEISS Conquest HDX LRP 15×56 incorporates a 1/4-20 tripod adapter port that allows easy installation of the standard ARCA-Swiss tripod adapter — also included with the HDX LRP model.

The basic 15X Conquest HDX has a retail price of $1,899.99 and is available now. The HDX LRP version with MRAD reticle will be available in mid-February with a retail price of $1,999.99. For more information on all ZEISS Conquest HDX binoculars, visit the ZEISS Conquest HDX INFO Page.

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January 14th, 2025

Helpful Video Shows How to Install or Remove Rem 700 Trigger

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Many Remington 700 rifle owners swap out the factory trigger. This is not a difficult task, but you need to follow the proper procedure so you don’t damage any important parts during installation, and so that you don’t interfere with the operation of the bolt and safety. This Do-It-Yourself video from Brownells leads you through step by step how to safely and correctly replace your Remington 700 trigger. This installation video covers the common methods used to install most of the popular after-market Rem 700 triggers. Importantly, the video also shows how to function test after installation, and how to make sure your safety is working properly.

Many Rem 700 owners fit Timney triggers to their rifles.
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January 14th, 2025

M1A — Civilian Version of Military M14 Rifle

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“Descended from the M1 Garand, the M14 utilized multiple improvements that made it a far superior firearm for combat and a much better rifle for competition.” — Dick Jones, Shooting Sports USA.

In the April 2018 issue of Shooting Sports USA, you’ll find a good article on the civilian version of the M14, now sold commercially as the Springfield M1A. An evolution of the battle-proven M1 Garand, the M14 was designed to shoot the 7.62×51 (.308 Win) round instead of the larger .30-06 Springfield cartridge used in WWI, WWII and Korea. While the vast majority of today’s M1As are chambered for .308 Win/7.62×51, Springfield Armory also produces a 6.5 Creedmoor version.

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The CMP’s M14 Heritage Match will be held Sunday, August 3, 2025 at the Viale Range at Camp Perry.

Dick Jones reports that accurized M14/M1As could post remarkable scores: “The accuracy potential of the M14/M1A is unquestionable. During their reign as service rifles, they produced multiple perfect 200 scores at 600 and 1000 yards in the hands of top shooters. This is a difficult feat with a modern, scoped, magnum-caliber rifle and remarkable with an iron-sighted battle rifle. Good competition rifles can group 10 shots under one MOA, and the meticulously-massaged rifles used by the top shooters during my career would consistently put up 10 shots under an inch at 200 yards off a test cradle.”

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Springfield M1A at Past Camp Perry National Matches
In years past, the CMP hosted a major M1A Match every summer at Camp Perry, sponsored by Springfield Armory. Significant prizes were awarded. In past years M1A Match competitors took home over $25,000 worth of cash and merchandise. This year M1As can compete in the general Garand, Springfield, Vintage and Modern Military match slated at Camp Perry for July 31 through August 2, 2025. There will also be a M14 Heritage Match on August 3, 2025.

For many years, the semi-auto version of the M14 was “top dog” in iron sights Service Rifle competition. Now that discipline is dominated by .223 Rem (5.56×45) AR-type rifles, but the bigger .308-caliber rifle, now sold as the Springfield M1A, remains popular.

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Photo courtesy Civilian Marksmanship Program.

In this video, YouTube Reviewer Hickok 45 compares the M1 Garand and the M14/M1A:

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See how the modern M1A is built in this Springfield Armory Video:

As racing improves automobiles, competition improves firearms, and the current crop of Springfield M1As, from the Basic to the top-of-the-line Super Match and Loaded models, reflects the years of development. The M14 and its variants are still in service today and it’s still considered by many to be the best battle rifle in the history of the U.S. Military. — Dick Jones, Shooting Sports USA

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January 13th, 2025

Top 25 Best-Selling Guns of 2024 — Rifles, Pistols, Shotguns

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Gunbroker gun genius top guns 2021 rifle pistol shotgun2024 is now behind us. We wondered: “What new firearms did Americans purchase the most last year?” Well Gunbroker, via the GunGenius.com site, answered that question based on Gunbroker’s 2024 sales data.

GunGenius.com publishes a monthly Top Sales Report featuring the Best Sellers for each major category of firearms on GunBroker.com. This culminates in a year-end report listing the Top Selling Firearms of the Year. Just recently, GunGenius.com released its year-end gun sales report for 2024. This reveals the Best Sellers for each category of firearms sold on GunBroker.com. Illustrated below are the 25 top-selling new firearms (rifles, pistols, shotguns) of all types. In addition, GunGenius has separate Top 10 lists for specific types of firearms — rifles, handguns, and shotguns:

Here Are the Top 10 in Each Major Category:

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Top 10 Rifles (Semi-Auto, Bolt Action, Lever, Single Shot)

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Top 10 Handguns (Semi-Auto Pistols and Revolvers)

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Top 10 Shotgun (Semi-Auto and Single Shot)

Here Are the 25 Top-Selling Firearms (All Categories) in 2024:

1. SIG Sauer P365

2. Ruger 10/22

3. Sig Sauer P320

4. Glock G19

5. Ruger American Pistols

6. Ruger American Rifle

7. Glock G43

8. CZ-USA CZ 75

9. Marlin Model 1895 Rifle

10. Browning X-Bolt Rifle

11. Ruger Mark IV

12. Mossberg Model 590

13. Springfield Hellcat

14. Smith & Wesson M&P9

15. Armscor/RIA Rock

16. Colt Python

17. Beretta Model 90

18. Henry Side Gate Lever Actions

19. Remington Model 700

20. Henry Big Boy Rifles

21. CZ-USA Model 457

22. Glock G17

23. Heritage Rough Rider

24. Colt Government

25. Savage 10/110 Rifles

Top 10 Best-Selling Bolt-Action Rifles of 2024

We know most of our readers favor very accurate bolt-action rifles. In 2024, on Gunbroker.com, the Top 10 best-selling new bolt-action rifles were, in order:

1. Ruger American Rifle
2. Browning X-Bolt
3. Remington Model 700
4. CZ-USA Model 457
5. Savage Model 10/110

6. Savage Axis
7. Tikka T3
8. Ruger Hawkeye
9. Howa M1500
10. Weatherby Vanguard

This video compares the top-selling Ruger American Rifle with seventh-ranked Tikka T3x:

The popular CZ 457, ranked #4 overall, is offered in various different configurations, including metal chassis and carbon-stocked versions. Here’s a field test.

CZ-USA 457 Varmint Precision Trainer and Chassis Models

See More Popular Guns in Firearms Sub-Categories

Along with the Top 25 Guns and Top 10 Bolt-Action Rifles listed above, there are additional GunGenius.com categories for: semi-auto rifles, lever-action rifles, single-shot rifles, pump rifles, semi-auto shotguns, pump shotguns, over-and-under shotguns and more. You can also filter for sales trends (upwards and downwards). Drill down to see detailed product specifications and current prices. You can also select the top-selling USED firearms in each category. CLICK HERE to access all gun sales categories.

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