By the end of World War I, the Winchester model 1897 pump-action shotgun had gained a nasty reputation across no man’s land on the Western Front. Despite the emergence of numerous novel weapons technologies, including mechanized armor, ...
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Supreme Court Leaning Toward Voiding New York Carry Permit Law
US Supreme Court oral arguments held Wednesday, Nov. 3, regarding the most important Second Amendment court case since D.C. v Heller indicate the court is likely to void the current gun permit laws in New York state. Such a decision would have major ...
The Mossberg 500 Shotgun: Best Movie Moments
When someone says the phrase "American-made, working-class shotgun," only a few models spring to mind in this day and age. One is a shotgun that hunters, law enforcement, and regular people looking to defend themselves and their homes have trusted ...
‘Ghost Gun’ Bans: NY Law Signed, Complaint Filed Against New DE Law
Continuing New York’s long-standing tradition of trying to legislate the Second Amendment out of existence, the state’s recently minted Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a trio of anti-gun laws on Friday, Oct. 30. The legislation package bans the possession ...
Noveske Partners With WRMFZY for Halloween ‘Space Baby’ Pistol Drop
The spooky season is upon us, and that means it’s time to buy yourself a cool new gun! Okay, buying a gun for Halloween isn’t really a thing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it a thing. There’s a really sweet honey of an AR pistol dropping ...
Mel Gibson Has Been Cast in John Wick Prequel Series ‘The Continental’
John Wick fans got good news over the summer. Not only is a fourth feature film finally being made, but a whole bunch of JW universe backstory is also inbound with The Continental, a limited series that will air on Starz consisting of three ...
Horace Smith, Half of Smith & Wesson, Was Born 213 Years Ago
The names “Smith” and “Wesson” sound as natural together as Lewis and Clark or Tom and Jerry. The S&W brand has been a mainstay of the modern gun world practically since it began in the 19th century. It can be easy to forget the gun-building ...
Senator, Directors Move to Ban Guns on Movie Sets After Hutchins Death
Controversy continues to swirl around the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last week on the set of Rust, a Western being filmed in New Mexico. Since the incident on Oct. 23 there have been calls from some in Hollywood and ...
Alec Baldwin Movie-Set Shooting: How Prop Guns SHOULD Be Used
Tragedy struck the New Mexico set of a movie called Rust yesterday, Oct. 21, when an accident involving a prop gun took the life of Halyna Hutchins (above, right), the film's director of photography. Veteran actor Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) reportedly ...
Muzzleloaders in Movies: Hollywood’s Coolest Smoke Poles
Movies that paint muzzleloaders in a badass light are kind of rare. It’s tough to make an exciting action movie with firearms that put out about 3 rounds per minute (flintlock musket) unless it’s a war movie with tons of guns and troops. That’s not ...
Hunting History: How Firearm Tech Changed the Way Americans Hunt
Before the advent of firearms, humans used far simpler tools to kill game in the earliest era of hunting history. Implements progressed from knives, spears, and other primitive weapons made from stone, then bronze, then iron as the centuries ...
Where Have All the Side-By-Side Shotguns Gone?
Side-by-side shotguns, whether cut-down coach guns behind a bar or bespoke doubles on a driven shoot, once dominated break-action/double gun designs. Why did side-by-sides come first before over/unders? My guess is that it was easier to make ...
The Remington 870 Shotgun: 5 Most Badass Movie Moments
The Remington Model 870 shotgun, usually just called the Remington 870, is one of the most popular pump-action shotguns in history. Since it hit the market in 1950, more than 11 million 870s have rolled off the line, but that progress took a long ...
Skunkwerks The Cut: Did Gunwerks Create the Ultimate Mountain Gun?
For some hunters, especially those who operate in extreme elevation, chasing mountain goats and the like, the ultimate mountain gun forever remains the holy grail. Well Gunwerks just threw down the gauntlet, releasing a high-end platform that shaves ...
Military Red Flag Law Would Allow Confiscation of Personal Firearms
A provision in legislation recently passed by the US House of Representatives would allow military courts to issue protective orders that could be used to confiscate firearms from active duty troops without due process. Beyond this new potential ...
California to Open Access to Residents’ Firearm, Gun Parts Purchase Info
A new piece of California legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom includes a provision that allows academics access to sales data on firearms, gun parts, and ammunition collected by the state for the purpose of conducting gun ...
Legal Age for Handgun Purchases Remains 21 Says Federal Court
This past summer, a federal appeals court ruled that a prohibition on firearm sales to adults under 21 was unconstitutional. Last week, a US appeals court threw out that decision, saying the case is now moot because both plaintiffs in the suit had ...
Colorado Hunting Accident: Muzzleloader Hunter Shoots, Kills Bowhunter
A rifle hunter unintentionally shot and killed a bowhunter chasing elk in Colorado last week. It's the kind of nightmare scenario hunting safety instructors use to drive home the importance of properly identifying your target. On Friday, Sept. 17, ...
2A Legend Sues D.C. Over ‘Ghost Guns’ and DIY Firearm Ban
When Dick Heller sued Washington D.C. more than a decade ago over the district’s ban on handguns, it resulted in arguably the most important US Supreme Court decision ever regarding gun rights in America. District of Columbia v. Heller cemented the ...
ATF vs. RBT: Rare Breed Triggers Defies Cease and Desist Letter
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is looking to ban yet another firearm accessory. This time the agency has its sights set on Orlando-based Rare Breed Triggers (RBT), the manufacturer of a drop-in AR-15 trigger. The ...
Russian Ammunition Ban Could Make National Shortage Much Worse
Just as ammunition retailers in the US were beginning to recover from an unprecedented buying surge that started in early 2020, new sanctions handed down by the Biden administration may eliminate one of the most plentiful suppliers of affordable ...
The Birth of the Famous Winchester Model 1894
About 37,000 patents were approved in 1894. That works out to more than 100 per day. On Tuesday, Aug. 21, of that year, patent No. 524,702 crossed the desk of a clerk at the Old Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C., who probably thought nothing ...
Upland Hunting Starter Kit: Gun, Boots, Vest, and Skills
Upland hunting requires learning two skills: walking and shooting. You should already know how to walk. Then you give yourself over to the nose of a dog. That’s all there is to it. Get the gun and boots right, add a blaze orange vest to carry ammo ...
How Western Legend Wild Bill Hickok Died in Deadwood
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok is remembered for several things: his famous nickname, his proficiency with his signature nickel-and-ivory Colt Model 1851 Navy revolvers, and the final hand he was dealt in poker that directly preceded his coldblooded ...
7 Great and Criminally Underrated Westerns
There are a whole lot of movies that fit in the broad genre known as Westerns, and they've been around since the dawn of the motion picture industry itself. There have been great Westerns, horrible ones, and a lot that fall somewhere in between. ...
REPORT: ‘John Wick 5’ Confirmed, Being Filmed Back-to-Back With No. 4
If we can blame 2020 for delaying “John Wick 4,” then we can celebrate 2020 for likely having it filmed back-to-back with a fifth installment. That’s right, according to reports, Lionsgate just greenlit “John Wick 5.” ‘John Wick 5’ Details Back in ...
Learn the Shotgun Sports Like Olympic Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays
So you bought a shotgun and took it hunting. Hunting turns out to be a lot of fun, but it would be even more fun if you didn’t suck at shooting. Or maybe you’re streaming Olympic trap or skeet, can’t get enough, want to learn how to shoot, and don’t ...
Ammunition Update: How the National Ammunition Shortage Is Going
Among avid shooters, the alphanumeric monikers of popular calibers — 9 mm, .45 Auto, .223, 5.56 NATO — may as well read like ticker symbols on a surging New York Stock Exchange. Those holding ammunition are all smiles, while the have-nots feel ...
US Olympic Air Rifle and Skeet Athletes Shoot Lights-Out in Tokyo
The US Olympic shooting teams are leaving no doubt as to who make the best marksmen in the world. Amber English secured gold and an Olympic record in women’s skeet; Vincent Hancock earned his third gold, an unprecedented feat, in men’s skeet; ...
‘The Continental’ Will Deliver 3 John Wick Prequels
I’m a movie nerd, and while prequels almost always turn out to be tepid shit when they finally get to the screen, the idea of a prequel never fails to arouse a powerful curiosity in my geek heart. At least until a writer, director, cast, and crew get ...
