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The issue includes featured articles on upgrading a Remington 1100, lesser-known service rifles shaping early American history, AR-15 trigger considerations, red-dot versus fixed-sight performance for carry pistols, and safe-related access failures, alongside industry coverage and listings.","WWW.RECOIL.TV  \nDOWNLOAD THE FREE APP  \nRecoilTV is a 2A friendly streaming platform created to entertain and inform you on the latest guns and gear associated with the firearms lifestyle.  \nAVAILABLE ON  \nHonest. Relevant. Unfiltered.  \nTHE PREMIER AUTHORITY FOR FIREARMS NEWS AND MEDIA THE WAY YOU WANT AND DESERVE.  \nP R ES E NT E D BY  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nCONTENTS JULY 2026 | VOLUME 43 ISSUE 07  \nDEPARTMENTS  \n6 First Shot  \n8 Know Your Cartridge  \nCOLUMNS  \n10 Defensive Handgunning RICHARD MANN  \n14 Drawing Conclusions ALEX OOLEY  \n18 Hardware Talk PATRICK SWEENEY  \n22 Modern Gunnery JACK HENNESSY  \n26 Guns & Gear GDTM EDITORS  \nFEATURES  \n28 Sorry, Grandpa: Giving a classic Remington Model 1100 new purpose.  \nPATRICK DIEDRICH  \n34 The Uncool Kids: Lesser-known service rifles that helped shape America’s first 250 years.  \nJOSH WAYNER  \n40 Upgrade Your AR-15 Trigger: Or maybe not? PATRICK SWEENEY  \n62 Do the Dot…or Not? Are dot sights that much better than fixed sights on a carry pistol?  \nRICHARD MANN  \n74 When Your Gun Safe Goes Bad: Shooters store valuables in their gun safes with the idea that the big metal boxes will give up the goods when asked. But what happens when your safe says,“No.”  \nTODD WOODARD  \n82 Luftwaffe Survival Gun: The German air force took their firearms seriously.  \nJAMES SLAUGHTER  \nTHE BEST GUN LIST IN PRINT  \n47 Show & Auction Listings  \n52 The Gun Digest Marketplace  \np.28  \np.34  \np.62  \np.40  \nGUN DIGEST THE MAGAZINE GUNDIGEST.COM  \nSORRY, GRANDPA  \nGIVING A REMINGTON 1100 NEW LIFE  \nW E K N O W G U N S S O Y O U K N O W G U N S T H E M A G A Z I N E  \nJULY 2026 , VOLUME 4 3 • ISSUE 07  \nFLYING TARGETS 2.0  \nCALDWELL’S CUTTING EDGE CLAYCOPTER  \nWHAT ’S INAN INCH?  \nTESTING THE NEW BABY HIPOWER  \np.74  \np.82  \nVOLUME 43 | ISSUE 07 JULY 2026  \nWHEN YOUR GUN SAFE GOES BAD  \nTOP AR-15  \nTRIGGER UPGRADES  \nTHE CRUCIAL MOMENTS AFTER THE SHOOTING  \nSTOPS  \nCONCEALED CARRY GUNS ,  \nRED-DOTS & SPEED VS. ACCURACY  \nGun Digest the Magazine (ISSN 1938-5943) is published monthly by Caribou Media dba Gun Digest Media, LLC. Corporate Headquarters is 5583 W. Waterford Ln. , Suite D, Appleton, WI 54913. Periodicals postage paid at Appleton, WI 54913 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gun Digest Magazine PO Box 182 , Williamsport , PA 17703. Copyright © 2026 Gun Digest Media. GUN DIGEST THE MAGAZINE and its logo are registered trademarks. Other names and logos referred to or displayed in editorial or advertising content may be trademarked or copyrighted. The publisher and advertisers are not liable for typographical errors that may appear in prices or descriptions in advertisements.  \n4| GUN DIGEST THE MAGAZINE|JULY 2026 GUNDIGEST.COM  \nFIRST SHOT / LUKE HARTLE  \nI’  \nve always found firearms trends to be fascinating, and with each one that comes—and the many that often go—  \ndetermining whether the chicken or the egg came first has become truly entertaining. Said another way: Is consumer demand dictating these trends, or is the industry driving them and the masses are following suit?  \nTake ARs, for example. When I first entered the industry about 20 years ago, the tactical/law enforcement and AR section of the SHOT Show was relegated to adjoining rooms and hallway tables. They weren’t even part of the main show floor. But these days, it’s completely the opposite, with the AR and tactical markets dominating floorspace and attendee attention. One day we all just woke up and loved ARs and black shotguns?  \nOr, more recently, suppressors have become mainstream. They’re the hottest segment of the civilian firearms market with no signs of slowing down. In fact, recent manufacturing numbers suggest that nearly 75 percent of rifles now come from their respective factories with threaded barrels. For what? Suppressors.  \n6| GUN DIGEST THE MAGAZINE|JULY 2026  \nAnd what’s trending right now? Reddot optics on defensive pistols. 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