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In this video, I, James Reeves, give you my honest and unfiltered review of the Olympus Arms Vulcan AR with its innovative reciprocating barrel system. After two years of covering this gun at the SHOT Show, where it generated tons of excitement, it was finally time to put the Vulcan to the test. Spoiler alert: I was let down—big time. While the design is groundbreaking and promises reduced recoil, things went south quickly during my testing. At $6,800, this is a huge disappointment, and I’m here to give you the full story. This is simultaneously one of the most innovative and underwhelming rifles I’ve ever reviewed. Watch and decide for yourself if the Vulcan is worth the price.

Who wants an affordable G3? Everybody, right? The Heckler & Koch-built battle rifle is a classic weapon of the Cold War, and now, Century Arms has its own take on the formula with its new CA-3.

It’s the firearms manufacturers’ equivalent of The Quest For The Holy Grail—a reliable, safe semi-auto rifle chambered in .22 Magnum. Now, Bear Creek Arsenal has a new take on this idea, with the just-released 202.

If there’s one thing that Canadian firearms manufacturers are good at, it’s figuring out how to best deliver their country’s shooters what they want while still playing within a constantly changing federal rulebook. That’s how we get the new Crusader Arms Crypto—a semi-auto rifle that’s not an AR, but offers similar functionality and looks, and accepts many of the same parts.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and all of its different types of guns, shooting sports, ammunition, and history! Last week we took a look at CCI’s 22 CB 22-Shorts. These quiet little varmint-hunting cartridges were pretty popular centuries ago but today it seems that most people have adopted modern loads that can provide more power and better accuracy at more economical pricing. However, many of you in the comments noted that the Shorts are perfect for helping new shooters get acclimated to firearms, or great for some quiet and casual backyard plinking with something like a lever gun or single-shot rifle. This week we’re looking at a rifle that’s closer in age to the original 22 CB - the Savage/Stevens Model 87A also fondly known as a “Gill Gun.” Gill guns are a slightly broader category of firearm like you’ll see today, but we’ll primarily be focused on the Model 87A 22LR Semiautomatic rifle and its variants.

Everyone likes free stuff, and it’s even better if it’s stuff that goes bang—like a new Ruger 10/22. And it’s even better if it’s a special, limited-edition rifle with an Olympics tie-in.

At SHOT Show 2022, Desert Tech introduced a unique-looking bullpup stock for the Ruger 10/22, the Trek-22. This polymer stock encases the donor rifle action, offering a relatively traditional layout in a really compact package. Now Desert Tech has opted to offer this option in a complete firearm, the Trek-22 Rifle.

Luke C  @BallisticAviation  is back at GunCon 2024 hosted by @brownells  & @TheGunCollective  to talk with Volquartsen head honcho Scott Volquartsen about his "Superlite" 10/22 pattern rifle, as well as the suppressor-oriented "Mini Scorpion" pistol. With the massive reduction in wait times for suppressors, Volquartsen has been putting in a lot of work to update its 22lr offerings to cater to those who want to shoot suppressed rimfire.