If a ballot measure currently before voters in Oregon passes, the state will have the strictest gun laws in the entire country. Its passage will also likely result in the suspension of gun sales and purchases in the state, potentially for years, as ...
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454 Casull: A Legendary Handgun Hunting Cartridge
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Wildlife agencies across the country have issued warnings saying they’ve found dangerously high levels of PFAS, aka forever chemicals, in deer, fish, and other wildlife. As a result, several states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, and Maine, have ...
Roosevelt’s Legendary Double Rifle, the ‘Big Stick,’ Up Close
Theodore Roosevelt, Holland & Holland, and Africa: a hunter, a gun, and a location that should send a little shiver of excitement and yearning up the back of every hunter. It’s a trifecta that speaks of a bygone era that many hunters aspire to ...
California Hog Hunting Regs Loosened as Pig Plague Continues
Feral pig populations across the country are going hog wild as both swine numbers and range continue to swell, and California hog hunting is expanding to meet the growing nuisance there. The state joins several others that have loosened hunting ...
How To Make the Most of a 2-Day North Dakota Deer Hunting Trip
Nearly 45 minutes of shooting light remained during my opening sit of the North Dakota archery season on Sept. 3 when a fawn moved through my shooting lane. My bow was in hand as I anticipated more movement. Sure enough, I got a glimpse of two ...
Vudoo Gun Works Introduces its First Pistol: A High-End 1911
Vudoo Gun Works, best known for its precision rimfire bolt-action rifles, is branching out into the handgun market for the first time with the release of its new high-end, custom-quality 1911, the Möbius. Although it might seem like a full-size ...
ASA Archery: Everything You Need to Know to Start Shooting
Have you ever attended a 3D archery shoot? Many are held annually at both indoor and outdoor venues at local, regional, state, and national levels. While attending one or two a year is great, you might consider plugging into a circuit that holds many ...
SIG Sauer Revives the P226 XFIVE Pistol, Now Made in the US
2022 has been a great year for SIG Sauer aficionados, with the company releasing a number of new firearms, including everything from the gunmaker’s next-gen AR MCX Spear LT line to its P365 XMACRO polymer EDC pistol. SIG’s newest release is a revival ...
Maine Moose Hunting Tradition Dying Due to Warmer Bull Seasons
As hunting season temps heat up, many are abandoning a somewhat quirky Maine moose hunting tradition for the sake of meat preservation. Hunters in much of the US typically quarter and pack out big game animals larger than deer; but most ...
Leaked Glock AR Carbine Photos Are Real — No, Really!
For once, the rumors about a new firearm from Glock — not only a new model but an entirely new platform that isn’t a handgun — appear to be true! Anyone who has fallen for a Photoshopped Glock 1911 or a Glock carbine or rifle and was more upset that ...
New EAA MC P35 OPS Optic Pistol: A Hi-Power With a Red Dot
We don’t know how many people out there have been clamoring for a classic all-steel 9mm semi-auto that can also host a modern micro red-dot optic, but for those of you who have been, European American Armory has a new gun for you: the MC P35 OPS ...
Are Hunters Seeing Shortage of Ammo as Seasons Get Underway?
The ammo shortage that began with the global pandemic in 2020 left many hunters with empty rifles and shotguns last hunting season — or, at least, with a less-than-optimal load that likely cost three times what it did in the before-times. During ...
New Springfield Hellcat OSP Comes With Shield SMSc Red Dot
Springfield Armory just released its newest version of the Hellcat Pro OSP (optical sight pistol) micro-compact handgun — designed for everyday concealed carry, this new offering comes already topped with a Shield SMSc 4 MOA red dot that fits the ...
Tax Hike for Guns and Ammo? House Dems Are Pushing For It
Should gunmakers, ammunition manufacturers, and law-abiding Americans who buy these products pay higher taxes to fund government-sponsored gun control and mitigate the damage done by criminals? With midterm elections just weeks away, some Democrats ...
New Mexico Elk Hunting: Can 2 Buddies Kill 2 Bulls in 4 Days?
It was spring of 2021, and I was at the tail end of a yearlong deployment to the Middle East. It had tested every fiber of my being, and I was daydreaming about New Mexico elk hunting. “Why,” I wondered, “was I still dedicating my life to a ...
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 ...
The History of the Recce Rifle and How To Build Your Own
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy through these links. Military conflicts in the 21st century have shown us just how quickly civilians can become conscripted combatants. The most recent example is, of course, ...
Birth Control for Wild Horses: Drama in the American West
The drama of wild horses and burros in the American West is playing out like a Shakespeare tragedy. As drought continues to plague the region, the animals, whose populations are growing, must roam farther and farther in search of water while ...
Badass AK Hunters Kill Charging Moose, Shoot Massive Bull
When Tana Grenda and Alishia Zemlicka, two well-seasoned western hunters, were dropped into a remote area of the Alaskan backcountry, they were hoping for a chance to rest, recharge, and have fun. However, with hurricane-like weather, a near-death ...
Ruger Reintroduces Marlin Model 1895 Guide Gun
The Marlin Model 1895 Guide Gun is back! Ever since Ruger bought the Marlin brand in 2020, fans have been waiting for the return of the Guide Gun series. Ruger has since unveiled a tight catalog of Marlins over the past two years, including the 1895 ...
BioLite Drops 2 High-Capacity Power Stations, Folding Solar Panel
This summer, BioLite, a true trailblazer in off-grid energy solutions, announced it was dropping two new high-capacity lithium-ion power stations — the BaseCharge 600 and BaseCharge 1500 — as well as the 100-watt SolarPanel 100. If you’re the kind of ...
Comeback: Canadian Hunting Outfitters in a Post-COVID World
We settled into a makeshift ground blind with a moss-covered jack pine trunk in front, loosely woven dead branches, and a tall spruce at our backs. A mere 12 yards separated us from a 50-gallon barrel of oats and a dead beaver hanging from a rope. ...
First Look: The New Born Primitive Outdoor Apparel Collection
Born Primitive, a veteran-owned fitness apparel company from Virginia Beach, Virginia, is launching an all-new outdoor collection. Like the company’s workout apparel, the outdoor line follows Born Primitive’s mantra of “athlete driven, patriot ...
Legacy Sports Int. Announces Citadel LEVTAC .410 Lever Gun
Why should people who dig rifles and carbines get all the fun of tricking out the most tradition-shirking space cowboy lever guns ever while shotgunners are left behind? Welcome to the party — everyone who has been holding their breath for a ...
FBI Pressures Citizens to Forfeit 2A Rights via NICS E Check Form
Did you know that the FBI has a form that will invalidate an American's Second Amendment rights as soon as they sign it? It does, and reports say more than a dozen people have reportedly signed this form, possibly under questionable circumstances. ...
Bushnell CelluCORE 20 Trail Cam has Detachable Solar Panel
Trail cameras can be great tools for scouting big bucks and monitoring their movements. However, even the fanciest trail cam becomes about as useless as teats on a boar hog when the batteries die. Bushnell addresses the irritating problem of dead ...
Meet the New SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT Firearm Family
SIG Sauer announced several new entries in its wildly popular MCX line of next-gen AR firearms this week with a new series of firearms that blends the best features from the original MCX and the MCX Virtus while adding a bunch of caliber options. ...
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, ...
Beat the Heat: How to Not Die in Extremely High Temperatures
There’s hot, and then there’s intolerably, dangerously hot. Knowing the difference when you’re headed outdoors for an early-season hot-weather hunt or even a hike can literally be a life-or-death matter. But sometimes, there’s nothing you can do to ...
