As firearm design standardized around prevailing types of locks, a unique nomenclature evolved for describing specific parts common to most or all guns. That terminology grew along with the emergence ...

A shotgun has to shoot where you look, reload quickly, and operate intuitively. The parts of a shotgun—the lock, stock, and barrel—all play roles in the gun’s ease of use and handling. Understanding ...

Unfortunately, gun cleaning solvents can rank low in the hierarchy of hunting and shooting gear, but that doesn’t make them any less important. After all, buying a bottle of bore cleaner isn’t as sexy ...

Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest. Gunbusters, a firearms disposal ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** In 1954, less than a decade after ...

Polymer80 was found to have violated city consumer protection laws by falsely claiming that the parts kits were legal to purchase in D.C. D.C. has won a permanent injunction, and a $4 million judgment ...

Courts this week blocked plans for the online release of 3D-printed guns, which would allow anyone with the right machine and materials to produce an untraceable a gun at home. And while the legal ...