Picture yourself getting the jump on a big prairie dog town. You crest a hill, lay your trusty .22 across a fencepost, and peer through your scope. It’s pretty far. You might need to aim a little bit high. If only you paid more attention to the MOA ...
Best Glock of All Time: Pick Your Brick
Ask someone which pistol you should buy, and there’s a good chance they’ll tell you to just get a Glock. That answer isn’t necessarily correct, but it’s also not wrong. Glock pistols are massively popular for a reason: they’re famously reliable, ...
Remington 700: From the Deer Stand to the Battlefield
In 2021, Wesley Pootoogooluk set his sights on one of the biggest grizzly bears to ever hit the record books. The rifle he trusted to do the job was a Remington 700 chambered for .340 Weatherby Magnum, and the confidence he placed in it was ...
New Mags! Springfield Ups the Hellcat Pro to 17+1
Springfield Armory is turning the Hellcat line of CCW pistols into a platform for modification, and the latest release is a 17-round magazine for the Hellcat Pro. The new magazine offers a two-round advantage over the original 15-round mag, and it ...
Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical: Blue-Collar Badass
Mossberg has been getting a little weird and outside-the-box with its latest new firearm releases, but shotguns are still the brand’s bread-and-butter. The company’s scatterguns have been crushing it in the wetlands, the woods, and at skeet ranges ...
Primary Arms LPVO Selected by . . . the Department of Energy?
With manufacturers from all over the firearms industry battling it out for government contracts, you probably didn’t expect to see one go to Primary Arms. The optic manufacturer hasn’t always had a sterling reputation in the firearms community. That ...
Glock 19: Evolution of the Ultimate Carry Gun
Some choices in life are easy. Got a cookout to plan? You could grill up an assortment of brats or slap some plant-based science experiment on the grate — or you could do what everyone else does and flip a few burgers. Simple, easy, and everyone ...
Click-Clack! The Best Shotgun Ammo for Home Defense
I’ve been reliably informed by government officials at the highest level that shotguns are the best guns for home defense. That may not be entirely true, but shotguns do have a long history of serving as effective and reliable home defense guns ...
Get the Best Concealed Carry Gun That Works for You
We may not want to live in a world where we have to pack heat to stay safe, but here we are. Carrying a defensive firearm is your right (in most states), and carrying concealed is the best way to do it. But how do you figure out what the best ...
Precision Rifle Series Shooting: 6 Keys for Beginner Success
Watching a skilled precision shooter get down to business is a real treat. Repeatedly hitting 10-inch targets from 400 yards in standing and kneeling positions doesn’t seem like it should be possible, but it’s actually a common tiebreaker at ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Glock 17: Respect the OG Wonder-Nine
There are popular firearms, there are iconic firearms, there are famous firearms — and then there are guns that become a new benchmark, that set a new bar for its class of firearms, like the Glock 17. Glock entered the firearm market in the ...
New Blaser R8 Ultimate Carbon Rifle: Light, Strong, and $10.5K?!
Blaser is entering the American carbon-fiber rifle game, and the German gunmaker isn’t pulling any punches. The Blaser R8 Ultimate Carbon (previously available only outside the U.S.) builds on the brand’s bolt-action lineup with a hand-laid ...
338 Norma Magnum: Cheat Code for Snipers and Machine Guns
Do you have a lucky number? Ammunition manufacturers do, and right now that number is 338. A quick search will turn up cartridges like .338 Federal, .338 Marlin Express, .338 Remington Ultra Magnum, .338 Ruger Compact Magnum, and .338 Win Mag. There ...
45 GAP: Glock’s Failed Update of the .45 ACP
Give Glock credit where it’s due— introducing a new cartridge into the U.S. market and declaring it the replacement for America’s favorite pistol cartridge, the .45 ACP, takes guts. Anything that tries to supplant the .45 ACP as our go-to big-bore ...
50 Beowulf: The Engine-Block Killer With an Epic Name
We all love a good man-versus-nature adventure. Whether you’re talking about the man-eating lions of Tsavo or an NFL lineman exacting revenge on a 200-pound mountain lion in Colorado, the chess match between man and nature never disappoints. The name ...
Potential World-Record Lake Trout Caught in Colorado – First Look!
Scott Enloe caught what is likely the new all-tackle world-record lake trout in Colorado on May 5 — it’s almost certainly a state-record fish. The absurdly huge laker weighed in at 73.29 pounds and measured a stunning 47 inches long with a 37-inch ...
Springfield Releases Drop-In Threaded Barrels for Hellcat, XD-M
Springfield Armory expanded its line of accessories to include drop-in, hammer-forged, threaded barrels for its Hellcat and XD-M pistols. So if you have an older 3-inch Hellcat or one that didn't come with Springfield's threaded, comped barrel, you ...
400 Legend Deer Cartridge Hits the Scene: No Whitetail Is Safe
Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys — don’t let ‘em pick guitars and drive them old trucks, don’t let ‘em poke .40-caliber holes in them bucks. Willie Nelson didn’t actually sing that, but he might start after lighting the fuse on ...
Magnum Research Drops New .360 Buckhammer Revolver
Remington’s .360 Buckhammer is the hot new straight-walled cartridge on the block, and Magnum Research is doing what all ridiculous large-caliber handgun companies want to do when a new straight-wall comes out — chamber a huge revolver for it. ...
New Garmin Foretrex With Ballistic Software: Details and Specs
Garmin’s Foretrex series has been the industry standard for wrist-mounted GPS navigators for a while, and the next generation has just arrived. The Garmin Forerex 801 and Foretrex 901 Ballistic Edition are more capable, tougher, and easier to use ...
Hottest New Guns at the 2023 NRA Annual Meeting
The 2023 NRA Annual Meeting was held last week in Indianapolis. In addition to a lot of speeches, the event gives gun companies a chance to exhibit their new models and debut new products that weren't ready for SHOT Show in January. About 80,000 ...
Henry Big Boy Revolvers Mark New Territory for U.S. Gunmaker
Henry Repeating Arms is getting into the handgun game for the first time with a new revolver to go along with its ever-growing family of lever-action rifles and carbines. The newly announced Henry Big Boy revolvers fire .357 Magnum and .38 Special ...
Vortex Razor HD 4000 GB: High-Tech, Tough, and Precise
Vortex is upgrading its flagship rangefinder for 2023 with the Razor HD 4000 GB. The upgraded Razor HD 4000 adds a suite of tech while keeping the features hunters and competitive shooters love about the previous iteration, all for an MSRP of ...
Triple Barrel Shotgun: Novelty or Practical Firearm?
The shotgun market is one of the most diverse segments of the firearm industry. An over-under, side-by-side, single-shot, pump gun, semi-automatic (inertia or gas), and even the occasional lever action are all still options in the 2020s. But what ...
Judge Uses Bruen Test to Bench California Approved Handgun List
A federal judge in San Diego has placed an injunction on California’s Unsafe Handgun Act as part of the ongoing Renna v. Bonta case, which challenges the state’s stringent laws governing handgun ownership. Judge Dana Sabraw’s April 6 ruling blocks ...
Q Honey Badger AR: The Gun Industry’s Biggest Troublemaker
Kevin Brittingham, the creator of the famous (or infamous) Honey Badger AR, grew up competing with his older siblings for a place in the world and watching his dad fight with bare knuckles. Maybe that’s why he fights so hard today. By the ...
Tips Up! EAA Introduces Easy-to-Load Girsan MC 14T in .380
For some people, manipulating a handgun’s moving parts can be just as intimidating as actually firing it. Arthritis, missing fingers, dexterity issues, and stature can all present barriers to owning a firearm for self-defense, and people who deal ...
