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This week, we're taking a look at the Ruger American Rifle Standard. A cost-conscious rifle that still delivers on quality, the American Rifle Standard boasts a cold hammer-forged barrel floating in an an integral bedding block system. Its trigger, a Ruger Marksman Adjustable, is similarly designed for precision. For more information on this affordable performer, check out the video embedded above, hosted by Digital Associate Editor David Herman. MSRP: $489;ruger.com.
The United States of America celebrates her 250th birthday in 2026, and Federal has come out with some commemorative ammunition for the party. Included in the mix are the American Eagle, Top Gun, and Champion ammunition lines, with choices which represent some of America’s finest cartridges.
With the reduction of the suppressor tax-stamp to $0 on January 1, 2026, an opening appeared in the suppressor market for an affordable line of cans that could bring hearing protection to all price points. In no time flat, Lyman Products has filled that gap with Sonicore Suppressors.
Dick Blossom took a cow elk last fall in his home state of Montana at the age of 101. Calvin Coolidge was in the White House when he was born, and the Great Depression and Dust Bowl were years in the future.