Dear INSIDERs,
There are some names in the firearms world that have been around for a long time.
Springfield Armory dates back to 1777. Savage introduced the Model 110 in 1958. Glock changed the handgun game in the early ’80s. Ruger, Walther, Federal and plenty of others have decades of history behind their names, too.
Think about that for a minute. The guns and gear we talk about every Thursday are connected to companies that have been building, innovating and figuring out what works for generations.
That kind of history is pretty damn interesting. And even after all those years, there’s still plenty of new stuff to talk about.
— The Hook & Barrel Crew
Here’s what’s on today’s agenda:
➤ Savage’s Model 110 Gets a Modern Makeover
➤ Nocpix Brings Autofocus to Thermal
➤ The Taurus 58 .380 Takes a Different Approach
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➤ The Return of an Ultimate Classic
➤ How the Glock 17 Changed the Handgun Forever
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Savage completely reworked its long-running Model 110 for 2026. We paired the new Model 110 Core Hunter Pro with EOTECH optics and a suppressor on the range to see just how much has changed.
Nocpix brings autofocus to the thermal hunting world with the new RICO 3 PRO, a 640×512 weapon sight featuring a 1,600-yard rangefinder, ballistic calculator and Ocular Zoom 2.0.
Most .380 pistols shrink the gun around the cartridge. Taurus went the other way, reviving the Model 58 as a full-size, 15-round alternative—and we put that idea through a 200-round range test.
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