Smith & Wesson has released a new entry in its Spec Series of limited edition handguns, and it's the first to come out of the company’s revered Performance Center line. The gunmaker says this new version of the gunmaker’s M&P Spec Series ...
The New Glock 49 MOS: An Official G19L Pistol
There’s officially a new Glock model on the market that’s largely a response to hacks Glock fans and concealed carriers have been making for years. TALO Distributors is bringing the Glock 49 MOS to the U.S. market for the first time. Glock has ...
Ruger Revives the Marlin Dark Series Rifle Line
The Marlin Dark Series has finally been reintroduced to the gun world under Ruger's banner for the first time in three years. The rifle line was the first lever gun from a major manufacturer to include modern features from the factory, like a unique ...
Natural Antiseptics for Treating Wounds and Cuts
Natural medicines have been around since the dawn of man, but their roles have been swept to the sidelines by modernization. However, in times of unrest and catastrophe, the fruits of modern medicine might not be readily available, forcing us to rely ...
The Basics of Stockpiling Food for Survival
It’s late Saturday night and your belly is grumbling, demanding something good to eat. So you take a stroll to the local burger joint. “What am I going to order?” you think to yourself. “Fries? A burger? How about both?” Just as you arrive, bam! You ...
The Top 10 Survival Skills You Should Know (If You Want To Live)
Say you’re taking an adventurous hike off the beaten path. Your trail map isn’t making a lot of sense. The sun is starting to dip below the mountaintops and there’s a chill in the air. You brought enough supplies for a day hike, and that’s it. What ...
Fishing Panama, Part 4: Epic Tuna Dive
The sun makes its ascent on the group’s final day in Panama. With clear skies and great weather, they decide to make the most of it. The day starts with fresh-caught early-morning tuna cut into strips and draped over an open campfire to ...
Dream Guns: How We Would Spend $6,000 on One Firearm
Does anyone else have a folder of bookmarks for guns that you’ll never be able to afford but that you like to visit every once in a while, if only to live in the fantasy of owning, say, a Korth revolver or a high-end Benelli shotgun just for a few ...
Boat Safety Isn’t Exciting, but it Saves Lives
I’ve been a boater for a long time, and there is nothing like getting out on the water. When I was a teenager, I picked up canoeing and kayaking as hobbies that grew into a summer job for years. Later on, I earned my powerboat license and spent a lot ...
Father’s Day Gear Guide: Cool Gifts for Rad Dads
Finding the perfect Father’s Day gift is pretty freakin’ hard. What do you get the dude who has absolutely everything? Just stopping to pick up some last-minute, slightly wilted gas station flowers might cut it for Mom, but we promise Dad isn’t ...
BRCC Alberta Bear Hunt Ep. 2: A Hard-Earned, Last-Light Bear
Read About and Watch BRCC Alberta Bear Hunt Ep. 1 After an exciting first day of the hunt that saw BRCC’s Amanda Sheets take a nice boar, outfitters John and Jenn Rivet explain the hardships they faced during the pandemic when travel to Canada was ...
Memorial Day Is a Time of Remembrance, Not Celebration
For too many Americans, Memorial Day is little more than a three-day weekend, a holiday in May marking the unofficial beginning of summer. The long weekend is filled with pool parties, first-of-the-year barbecues, and, of course, retail bargains. ...
First Aid Brief: How To Treat A Spider Bite
Kill it with fire! They are the fuel for endless moments of terror. They have their own phobia and have been the focus of countless horror movies. Yet these creatures are not some Hollywood-generated alien beasts. They are spiders. To some, the ...
BRCC Alberta Bear Hunt, Ep. 1: One Broadhead, One Bear
If the black bear population in Alberta, Canada, isn’t managed, the animals can destroy a farmer's fields in the spring with surprising speed. They can also do significant damage to the young spring progeny of ungulates in a given area if there are ...
The BRCC Alaska Bear Hunt
Here’s what happens when you take three veterans and hunters who happen to run the greatest coffee company in the world and drop them in the remotest Alaska backcountry with two expert guides and three bear tags for 15 days. This latest video ...
How To Keep Food Cold Without A Fridge: Power Loss Survival
I doubt there is a single person reading this who doesn’t have a refrigerator in their home. Some of you may even have a fridge with a freezer plus another freezer for long-term storage. The low temperatures a good refrigerator and freezer provide ...
New Knives From the 2023 SHOT Show
SHOT Show isn't just about guns and ammo, it's also one of the biggest venues for new knives and knife companies every year. Almost every major knifemaker shows up as do a whole lot of small bladesmith shops that always have something exciting and ...
Hottest New Guns and Ammo from the 2023 SHOT Show!
It’s that magical time of year. The hordes descend upon the city in the sand that has no earthly right to exist: an oasis of light and sin in the middle of the desert that plays host to the hunting and shooting world — and all the coolest new guns — ...
The Coolest New Gear From the 2023 SHOT Show
This week, outdoor, tactical, and shooting enthusiasts from all over the globe are gathered in the Neon Capital of the World for the annual Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, better known as SHOT Show. It’s like a little piece of heaven fell ...
New Optics From the 2023 SHOT Show
This week, an estimated 60,000 people will gather in the Glitter Gultch (aka Las Vegas) for the 2023 SHOT Show. With over 2,500 vendors spread across 18 acres of floor space, there’s a ton to see, and that includes a wide array of new optics. With ...
Minigun Goes ‘Brrrrrrt’! The M134 Is as Awesome as It Sounds
If you’re a fan of action films, chances are you’ll recognize the M134 Minigun. Over the years, the M134 has appeared in such Hollywood blockbusters as Predator, Terminator 2, and Black Hawk Down, to name a few. As a movie gun, it ...
Vehicle EDC And Recovery Gear: The Top Five Tools For Travel
Vehicle EDC and recovery gear are vast subjects. It is dependent on the capabilities of the vehicle as well as the environment that it will be operating in. There are some commonalities that we can address to increase our chances of getting home ...
Chasing the Lame Buffalo: From Hunting Men To Hunting Game
The weight of the rifle hung like a pendulum from my left arm. Sweat running down my forearm and through the holes in my Nomex flight glove mixed with the rich Afghan mountain dirt to form a gritty paste. The chalky feeling was like a pebble, a ...
How To Stay Warm Without Power: Forget the Indoor Trashcan Fire
As many Texans experienced firsthand in 2021, the loss of power during extreme weather can lead to some dire circumstances. More than 4.5 million people lost power for several days, leading to hundreds of deaths and $195 billion in property ...
Car Stuck in the Snow? 10 Tips for Survival
A relaxing drive up to the mountains to play in the snow seemed like a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Just a nice leisurely drive up the canyon road to visit Old Man Winter. While building snowmen and pelting your girlfriend with ...
The Free Range American 2022 Holiday Gear Guide
Below, you will find our staff picks from some of the hot new BRCC gear that just dropped for the holiday season. Below those you’ll find outdoor gear selections from our motley crew of staff members and contributors — all hunters, anglers, ...
12 MORE Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck
There are two kinds of people in this world: Christmas song people and people who hate Christmas songs. We get it. It’s a struggle for everyone during the silly season. The haters, many of whom have worked retail at some point in their lives and ...
How Emergency Water Purification Tablets Work
Guaranteed access to clean water is not possible for most people around the world. Every human deserves clean drinking water, and with various methods available to neutralize pathogens possibly present in water, that’s certainly achievable. For ...
Survival Kit: How to Build and Organize One the Right Way
“Organization is correlated to efficiency, efficiency is correlated to productivity, and productivity is correlated to success,” I recall saying that as a teacher to my students over the years in both an academic classroom and an outdoor setting as a ...
How George Washington Used Thanksgiving to Unite Our Country
On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets — William “Billy” Lee and the young Christopher Sheels — he powdered his hair, put on his favorite black velvet suit, tied his white neckwear, and donned his ...
