Hey Squat Squad. I walk into my favorite FFL here in town, take a look at what they have, and honestly I was very pleasantly surprised. This is the Savage 110 Core Predator. I'll be honest: I did not spend a lot of time at the Savage booths at NRA and SHOT Show, so I completely missed this. That is
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What's up, Squat Squad. I walk into my favorite gun store and look at what I find. Not another polymer wonder from last SHOT Show. A Rohrbaugh R9 — the original OG pocket 9. These were the original 9mm pocket guns. Nice fit and finish. Polymer carbon-fiber-weave type grips. Double action only. And
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What's up, Squad. If you want a .22 that is already a great rifle — and a platform you can grow into NRL 22 and PRS Rimfire — start with the CZ-USA CZ 457 Varmint .22 LR. Palmetto State Armory has the brown walnut Varmint, model 02340, in stock online right now. CZ-USA CZ 457 Varmint .22 LR, Bro
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For years, American gun owners have been reaping the rewards of working directly with Chinese OEMs. Brands like DNT, Arken, and Discovery have proven that you don’t need to pay a "Western Brand Tax" to get high-quality glass. However, there is a "new" player stepping out from behind the curtain: Ve
Read MoreWhat’s up, Squad! We are still on the floor at SHOT Show 2026, and we just stepped back into the Palmetto State Armory booth to look at a project that is going to change how you think about "buying a gun." We’re talking about the new PSA AXR PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) line. While the PDW concept
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Welcome back, Squad! Our continued coverage of SHOT Show 2026 brings us to the Palmetto State Armory (PSA) booth. We're excited to give you an exclusive first look at their latest offering in the double stack 1911 platform: the Saber 11. As former gun gamers who can appreciate super "Gucci" handguns
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What’s up, Squad Squad! We are live on the floor at SHOT Show 2026, and you know we had to stop by the Palmetto State Armory booth. If there is one thing you can count on with PSA, it’s that they don’t just show up—they bring the heat. This year, the buzz is all about the Sabre AXR. We sat down wit
Read MoreThis is a classic dilemma: you just dropped $1,500 on a factory-fresh Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) that is technically "sub-MOA" out of the box. So, why are the shelves at Anarchy Outdoors overflowing with upgrade parts? I sat down with Aaron at Anarchy Outdoors in Utah to answer the ultimate quest
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVvw1OSEso Franklin Armory has built a reputation on being the "mad scientists" of the firearm industry. But for SHOT Show 2026, they are stepping away from the "tactical-innovation" space and moving squarely into the high-end precision hunting market. They’ve just
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Ruger is wasting no time putting their new resources to work. Following the mid-2025 acquisition of the former Anderson Manufacturing facility in Hebron, Kentucky, Ruger has officially launched the Harrier—a new line of modern sporting rifles designed to dominate the "workhorse" AR-15 market. At Sl
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