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 ...
Scouting an Area with Map Recon and Land Navigation
“Jesus, that’s Jason Bourne.” That quote from the popular Robert Ludlum series has become a derogatory smear online when someone makes a comment about “gray man,” “op sec,” or “non-permissive environments.” It seems like everyone is a secret agent ...
Essential Gear for Perfect Backcountry Coffee
It’s National Coffee Day, and with a “Buy One Get One 50% Sale” going on at BRCC, there’s never been a better time to stock up on the gear you need to make a perfect cup of backcountry coffee. There are 1,001 ways to make coffee on the mountain, but ...
Bear Proof Suit Documentary Clips From the ’90s Go Viral
The story is almost too good to be true: In the 1980s, a middle-aged Canadian man decided to spend his entire life savings on building an indestructible suit of armor that he could wear into battle against a wild grizzly bear. For about seven years, ...
The Hard Working Americans who Keep our Country Running
The machinery of infrastructure and life that is the United States is massive and complex. It has been kept running for the past two centuries by hard working, blue-collar Americans. These men and women do the most difficult, dangerous, unglamorous, ...
ATV Accident: How Rescuers Saved a Hunter Who Drove Off a Cliff
Los Padres National Forest sprawls across coastal California, with nearly 2 million acres of chaparral, Jeffrey pine, and white fir running up peaks that turn silver with sun or snow, but in the dark, it’s pretty black, which is probably why a hunter ...
Field Dressing a Deer: A Step-By-Step Guide for New Hunters
Before we get started, allow me to preempt any comments about how I don’t know what I’m doing by saying there’s more than one way to skin a cat (or in this case field dressing a deer). The method I describe here is one of many ways you can field ...
10 Pieces of Must-Have Survival Gear You Can’t Live Without
How do you pick the right survival gear? It comes down to the Rule of Three. Of course, you know the average person can survive up to three weeks without food, but only three days without water and only three hours outside of their core ...
How to Make a Rabbit Snare: A Simple Survival Skill You Should Have
It’s rabbit season…duck season…rabbit season…duck season! The argument between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck is one of the most classic cartoon scenes in the history of the world. But what season is it really? Well, to take a more serious turn, if you ...
Marine Veteran Promotes Healing for People, Planet Through Fly Fishing
I wrote a screenplay called Mending The Line about a Marine veteran who finds physical and emotional healing through fly fishing and nature. Last year, when the film was about to go into production, our director Joshua Caldwell told me ...
Yukon Moose Hunt Gone Wrong: Surviving 11 Days in the AK Backcountry
Packed with all the gear we'd need for a backcountry Alaskan moose hunt, my uncle and I made the long trek from Arizona up to Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory. It was my first hunting trip outside the contiguous United States. Excited doesn't begin ...
7 Super Long-Range Rifles and Optics to Dominate in the Field
The annual Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous has become a major event that lends itself to a lucky few getting an early glimpse of new products that could shake things up once they hit the market. Sometimes it’s simply a chance to get more quality ...
3 Must-Have Pieces of Leupold Optics Gear for Every Shooter
Optics continue to drive several segments of the firearm industry. Arguably no other category continues bringing more improved performance at shrinking prices quite like quality glass these days. From long-range competition to serious spot-and-stalk ...
The 7 Most Protective Dog Breeds
Protecting your home doesn’t just mean owning a firearm and utilizing various security products. It also means having a fierce, loyal dog that’ll keep you, your family, and your valuables safe. In Survivor’s Edge Magazine, Michael D’Angona highlights ...
CCW Holsters and Carrying Correctly In Today’s World
The ability to conceal and carry is a unique and complex topic. Setting aside all the legal challenges for the moment, the practical impediments alone are broad and diverse. Attire, chosen tools (not just firearms), methods of access, and comfort are ...
Best Home Defense Handguns to Protect Your Castle
One question often asked in the industry is, “what are the best home defense handguns?” The answer depends on a number of things—who is using it, where will it be kept, how often will you practice with it, and a few other points. Home Defense ...
6 Tactical Rifles Capable of Filling Multiple Roles
One of my most anticipated events each year is the Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous. As a writer, I get to spend quality time both on the range and in more relaxed settings with a number of great companies. It is a priceless opportunity to really get ...
5 Fabulous Hunting Rifles Ready to Punch Tags Next Fall
The first week of October, a gaggle of gun writers and editors gathered in the Teton Valley just west of the Grand Tetons for their annual Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous. More than just a meeting, the Rendezvous’ purpose is to review the latest and ...
The Navy is Testing its Unmanned Saildrone Explorer for the First Time
Drones are often thought of as highly advanced machines with cutting-edge technology. While this is true of the programming and artificial intelligence used to create and operate unmanned vehicles, they can also be combined with old tech. One example ...
Reloading Bench Setup: 10 Must-Have Items
So, you’ve finally had enough with the shortages and decided that you want to start reloading. Perhaps you just picked up your first manual or just watched the first season of The Reloading Zone, and you are contemplating what gear to get for your ...
