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Being unable to fold the stock limits the AR’s ability to become significantly compact. Hybrid designs that eliminate the buffer tube work, but they tend to be heavy. What customers really needed was the ability to fold a factory AR buffer tube without affecting reliability.

While handguns are far and away the most popular firearms among female gun owners, AR-style rifles are making a major impact in the women’s market.

Sig Sauer just announced it is in full swing producing and shipping to dealers the much-anticipated MPX pistol.

Custom gun making can be a profitable side business, but it’s important to make sure you’ve considered all the benefits — and pitfalls — before you jump.

Popular movies and television shows depicting the coolest guns and accessories can really stoke the flames of customer interest. Be sure to have what’s hot and give prospective buyers a way to see them in action.

When it comes to types of lasers, we need to think in two dimensions. The first relates to how a laser is integrated with the handgun. The second addresses the method of activation. That’s fancy terminology for “how does it turn on and off?”

Try standing out from the pack by offering your customers a firearm made just for them … and make money while you’re at it.

Tactical continues its trend into the practical with this year’s offerings in defensive handguns, marked by concealable frames in bigger calibers. Manufacturers are giving shooters the gun they love in a size they can carry.

Once thought of as a training crutch or an expensive add-on prone to failure, lasers are becoming an essential part of any personal defense handgun setup.

Since its inception in the garage of Navy SEAL Mike Noell, BLACKHAWK! is now one of the largest tactical product companies in the world. We find out what it’s like to be a part of the new Vista Outdoor brand and where the company sees the tactical market heading.

Aim Sports makes its heavy-duty single-point, two-point sling with an interior bungee for a more comfortable fit. Through the end of March, the company is offering special deals to retailers who want to add this accessory to their lineup.

For tactical retailers, sales success lies beyond Facebook and YouTube.

Top handgun manufacturers are stepping up their game with new models that have lots to offer the competitor, plinker and defensive shooter alike.

Be sure to stock accessories to “tacticalize” those hunting guns.

It’s as if the G42 and the Glock 26 had a love child with a slim profile closer to the G42 but with the height and length roughly the same as the G26. From my perspective it is a fantastic compromise that delivers a great shooting defensive pistol while remaining slim without the bulk.

Today Sig announced it has named Tom Taylor its VP of sales and marketing, pulling him away from the North Haven, Connecticut-based Mossberg where he was that company's VP for sales and marketing.

A new investigation reveals the popular auction site has rules barring the sale of AR-15 parts, but many retailers either don’t know or trick the system to keep the orders rolling in.