To say that guns once owned by the legendary Buffalo Bill Cody are hot commodities is an understatement. We live in a culture still captivated by the wild freedom of the once-untamed American West, and firearms from that period fetch top dollar from ...
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The 12 Gauge Shotgun: Do You Really Need Anything Else?
There isn't much one can be sure of in this world, but you can be certain that, at close range, there is no better gun than a 12 gauge shotgun for wolverines (see below). Also, for wombats, wigeons, wapiti, wobble trap, or woodcock — and that goes ...
28 Gauge: Why a Few Still Believe in Its ‘Magic’
Within the limitations of its light payload, the 28 gauge shotshell drops small game birds and crushes clay targets with authority and a soft kick. You can shoot the 28 gauge out of lightweight, scaled-down guns that are easy to carry anywhere. ...
Long Range Shooting Gear: Quality Kit for Beginners
When the first shot was fired from a bamboo tube in China sometime in the 10th century, it’s safe to assume that someone watching thought, “Look at that boot. I can shoot farther than him.” And thus, long-range shooting was born. That’s how I imagine ...
Chisel Machining Red-Dot Ready Remington 870 Stock: First Look
I’ve been dreaming of topping a shotgun with a low red dot for a few turkey seasons now, but I couldn’t justify getting another shotgun or getting the necessary work done to one of the turkey guns in my arsenal. Also, while companies like Mossberg ...
Carcano Rifle: The Most Infamous Bolt Gun in U.S. History
Outside of gun collectors and history nerds, few people could positively identify the make and model of a random 130-year-old gun from just one photo. That’s not the case with the M91/38 Carcano rifle. Hundreds of thousands of people who ...
That Time Hunter S. Thompson Stole Hemingway’s Elk Antlers
Here’s a corner of American literature they won’t teach you about in class. Or maybe they do. What do I know? It’s a cool story, and if you have a cool teacher or professor, they could totally waste half a class with this one. Two ...
Luke McFadden: A Young Crabber on the Cutthroat Chesapeake
It’s 5 a.m. when Luke McFadden pulls into the gravel parking lot of the Locust Point Marina. He grabs a small cooler of water from the bed of his white pickup and walks the few steps to the stern of F.V. Southern Girl — his 34-foot fiberglass ...
Canadian Hunter Loses Job for Saving Baby Moose
Long road trips just hit different when you’ve got someone riding shotgun. But one Canadian oil worker caught major flak from his employer after picking up an unusual hitchhiker — a baby moose. On June 6, Mark Skage of British Columbia was ...
The Bolt Action Shotgun: An American Classic That’s Almost Dead
Double-barrel. Pump. Autoloader. Reading those words likely conjures specific images in your mind, all shotguns. Maybe you see the Remington 870 your dad bought you for your 12th birthday. Or your grandpa’s A5 leaning in a mudroom corner after a cold ...
Springfield Model 2020 Redline Comes With Free Tax Stamp
Jeff Cooper’s exact conception of the scout rifle may be a bit outdated in many people’s minds, but some attributes are more than relevant for modern hunters. Springfield Armory has attempted to update the scout rifle concept with its new Model 2020 ...
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 ...
Bobcat Kitten Vibes in Arizona Attic, Mom Hangs Out in Shower
Animal freeloaders aren’t uncommon. Suburban homeowners regularly discover squirrels, bats, and even the occasional opossum enjoying a freeloader's life between the boxes of Christmas ornaments and outgrown baby clothes in the attic or crawl ...
The Black Powder Rifle: The Story of the First Precision Firearms
The genesis of the modern rifle lies with the humble and practically ancient black powder rifle. In the 21st century, we take for granted the basic design and function of rifles and the cartridges they fire. While advances in materials and ...
Saddle Hunting and Hunting Saddles: A No BS Beginner’s Guide
Public land whitetail hunting is nothing new. However, in recent years, it has exploded in popularity. But why? There are a few major reasons, but there's one big solution that is allowing hunters to be more nimble and get to where they need to be to ...
S&W Releases M&P22 Magnum in .22 WMR With a 30-Round Mag
Smith & Wesson is becoming a gun company of surprises and odd left turns. When you expect a new wheelgun line, the company drops a bullpup high-capacity pump shotgun. S&W adds to the M&P line, which is expected, but the additions have ...
The 350 Legend: The Best Straight-Wall Hunter Ever?
I'm the kind of hunter who gets jacked when a new Wildcat cartridge is released, and with the 350 Legend, it was the name that got me. I hear "legend" and think of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Mike Tyson, and so on, and I was in from the ...
Glock 26: Pocket-Sized Perfection for Three Decades
Ever since Glock kicked in the door to the U.S. pistol market, recommending pistols has been simple in the minds of a lot of shooters. Want a pistol? Get a Glock 17. Don’t want to carry a full-size pistol? Get a do-it-all Glock 19. But sometimes a ...
2 Seniors in New England Defend Dogs from Black Bear Attacks
New Englanders love their dogs and aren’t afraid to duke it out John Wick–style with deadly predators to protect their pets. Although black bear attacks on humans are relatively rare, they do happen, and when humans step between a bear and their ...
Beretta 1301 Tactical: The Must-Have Semi-Auto Shotty
In the five centuries that Beretta has been in existence, the Italian gunmaker has dabbled in just about every type of shooting platform there is. But the shotgun is where Beretta has carved out its largest niche, and the semi-automatic Beretta 1301 ...
Why Your Fishing Reel Gear Ratio Matters
As anglers, why should we care about the topic of fishing reel gear ratio? Good question. First, let’s be clear about one thing: You can catch plenty of fish without knowing anything about the gear ratio of your fishing reel. If ...
Patriotic Post-BBQ 4th of July Movies
What the hell is a Fourth of July movie? Lots of movies feature the holiday or might have a plot that centers around it in some way, but that doesn't mean they're the right thing to watch on a day that's supposed to be about celebrating and having ...
Jamey Caldwell’s Bass Fishing Retirement Plan
Jamey Caldwell is a certified badass. He served in the U.S. Army for seven years with the 75th Ranger Regiment, then another 14 years with an Army Special Missions Unit that maintained a high operational tempo in dangerous places like ...
Glock 21: Did This Up-Sized Wonder Nine Keep the .45 Alive?
In the 1980s and 1990s, it looked like the .45 ACP’s days might be numbered. Everyone from the U.S. military to local police departments was jumping ship in favor of cartridges like the .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and 9mm. While die-hard 1911 fans and a ...
The Sh*tbox Winchester Shotgun Folks Called ‘The Widowmaker’
Today, shooters take for granted the ease with which a semi-automatic shotgun operates. The concept has been around since the tail end of the 1800s, and it’s been nearly perfected as we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. With ...
The Bolt Action Rifle: A Massive and Enduring Leap for Gun Tech
The bolt action rifle is a citizen of the world. Militaries worldwide have used and still use them. Hunters from Scandinavia to Hawaii use bolt action rifles to pursue both big and small game. Americans love our bolt actions so much that we’ve ...
A Welcome Return: Ruger Releases New Marlin 1894 Classic
This week, Ruger released a reboot of the legendary Marlin Model 1894 as the new Model 1894 Classic. Ruger’s resurrection of an old fave is a welcome addition to Marlin’s gradually returning lever action line-up that retains all the traditional Wild ...
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 ...
The Break Action Shotgun: Why It Will Never Die
Compared to a modern semi-auto shotgun, with all its firepower, a break action gun looks archaic — obsolete, even. And it’s true; break actions have changed very little in the past 100 years. But 100 years from now, they will still be here. Break ...
2 Indiana Hunters Mistaken for Coyotes, Shot After Dark
Want to know why positively identifying your target before you squeeze the trigger is one of the primary tenets of gun safety and why blasting indiscriminately into the night at noises is a bad idea? Ask two coyote hunters who were shot by an as-yet ...