On Dec. 21, 1943, Lt. Leon Crane was conducting a flyover of the Alaska interior when one of the engines of his B-24 Liberator malfunctioned and caused the aircraft to spiral out of control. Crane grabbed a parachute and dove from the open bomb ...
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Competitive Shooting: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Competitive shooting is one of the best ways to practice and increase your firearm-handling skills. It is rewarding when you prevail and a nonstop challenge of your abilities. And it can become quite addicting once you catch the competition bug. I ...
Follow the Firearm: What Happens When a Gun is Seized by the Law
Gun owners often form pretty strong attachments to their firearms. When you spend years toting a sidearm on your hip or carrying a rifle through the woods, it’s virtually impossible not to develop warmhearted feelings about those tools and constant ...
Firearms Policy Coalition: On the Front Lines of the 2A Battlefield
The Second Amendment is under constant attack. That’s not the hyperbole it sounds like it is. Every week, legislation is introduced at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels designed to limit the Constitutional rights of law-abiding ...
The Gun That Killed Billy the Kid Sold for $6 Million at Auction
I think we all know the story of Billy the Kid, or at least some version of it. Billy the Kid is one of our country’s most notorious outlaws, creating a legend that has been told countless times. Even though every version of the story is different, ...
Bill Would Let Modern Nomads Use P.O. Boxes on ATF Form 4473
Just because someone lives a life on the road without a permanent street address doesn’t mean they should be prevented from practicing their Second Amendment rights to the fullest — that’s the message behind the Traveller’s Gun Rights Act introduced ...
SIG Sauer Will Make the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon
Ending years of anticipation, the Army announced Tuesday, April 19, that SIG Sauer will build two of the primary weapons that infantry squads will carry in the coming decades. The new Next Generation Squad Weapon variants will replace the current M4 ...
Why Hunters Pattern Their Shotguns: Dialing-In Your Turkey Killer
Many hunters go their entire lives taking the just let ‘er eat approach to shotgunning. And they never truly know where their shot is flying. These are the hunters who routinely whiff on gobblers that go scuttling off to roost another night. Then ...
Modern Turkey Loads: Worth The Money, Maybe
Turkey hunting can be described in one of two ways: awesome or brutal. Sometimes you get a tom to commit, and the deal goes down just like you planned. No matter how great your hide or calls are, birds will come in and get hung up in thick ...
Half of U.S. Now Has Constitutional Carry, Gun Debate Still Rages
With the Supreme Court expected to deliver a pivotal decision regarding concealed carry in the NYSRP v. Corlett case, President Joseph Biden hurtling headlong into restricting firearms by changing ATF rules and regulations regarding so-called “ghost ...
Biden Announces Strict ‘Ghost Gun’ Regs, ATF Director Nominee
Today, President Joseph Biden made two major gun-related announcements: that so-called “ghost guns” will now be restricted by new federal regulations, and his nomination for the new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...
The Sad Fate of the Man Behind the Legendary Colt Walker Revolver
Two of the most iconic words in the world of gun collecting are “Colt Walker.” Only 1,000 of the revolvers were ever made for the US military, and only 100 more were made for civilians. Of those, only about 10% survived. That scarcity has propelled ...
Florida Man Pulls in .50-Cal Rifles While Fishing With Grandson
Fishing can find you inner peace, creative ideas, engaging conversation, or in the case of one grandfather and his grandson, a Barrett .50-cal rifle. More specifically, two of them. Duane Smith and his grandson, Allen Cadwalader decided to try out ...
RBT Chief Heads to Capitol to Fight ATF Attacks on FRT Devices
Amid legal threats, warnings of pending confiscations circulating on the internet, and a raid on a supplier conducted by federal agents, the President and CEO of Rare Breed Triggers, Lawrence DeMonico, is formally stepping away from his day-to-day ...
The ATF’s Renewed War on Forced Reset Triggers
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has taken another swipe at one of its favorite Second Amendment targets: forced reset triggers, or FRTs. These triggers, which the ATF is convinced are machine guns, have been a source of ...
Washington State Gun Laws: Standard-Capacity Magazine Sales Banned
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of three Washington state gun control bills into law yesterday (March 23) as many expected he would — one bans the sale of standard-capacity magazines in the state, and another prohibits residents from building ...
The Guns of the Ukrainian Army
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages, a firearms enthusiast might be excused for wondering what small arms make up the guns of the Ukrainian Army. Let’s take a look at the weapons now on the front lines. Guns of the Ukrainian Army: ...
Kel-Tec, Police Depts, Gun Shops Sending Ukraine Firearms, Body Armor
The outpouring of support for the Ukrainian struggle against the ongoing Russian invasion continues in the United States, including American companies, law enforcement agencies, and individuals sending Ukraine gun donations and much-needed shipments ...
Expansion Ammo Preps Huge Texas Plant to Fight Ammunition Shortage
As the country’s major ammo manufacturers insist they can do little to quell the never-ending ammunition shortage and continually surging prices, one young company, Expansion Ammunition, is looking to help make shooting affordable again. Expansion ...
Stone Blinds and Bows: How Ancient Hunters Killed Reindeer in A.D. 600
Bowhunting for reindeer takes a good amount of skill and stealth in the 2020s. Ancient hunters 1,700 years ago in what is present-day Norway had to have Marine Scout Sniper-level skills. Now, there is well-preserved physical evidence of exactly how ...
Indiana Joins Alabama and Ohio as Newest Constitutional Carry States
UPDATE - March 22, 2022: Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the Indiana constitutional carry bill (House Bill 1296) into law on Monday, granting residents the right to legally carry a concealed firearm without possessing a permit, paying a fee, or receiving ...
WTF is FRA? The Origin Story of Free Range American
The best ideas are born in the mountains around a campfire, over coffee, before or after a hunt, a fishing trip, or a range day with friends. Free Range American is no different. It’s a community of like-minded adventurers, born — it turns out — from ...
2 Million Rounds Headed to Ukraine from American Ammunition Manufacturers
Support for Ukrainians fighting against the Russian invasion of their country is pouring forth from all over the United States, including the ammunition industry. Two major US ammo producers have pledged to support the resistance — with bullets. ...
Build an Indoor Archery Range in Your Basement and Shoot Year-Round
My obsession had resulted in a collection of holes punched into various parts of our home. The need to bend the limbs back was constant. My bride and I were dirt poor and fresh-out-of-college newlyweds. I worked as a teacher and my wife as a ...
California Wants to Let People Sue Gun Shops, Spits Shade at Youth Rifle
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be following through with a promise he made last year: to introduce anti-gun legislation based on the Texas Heartbeat Act, an anti-abortion law that went into effect in September, hoping to eventually put the ...
Washington State’s High Capacity Magazine Ban Moving Forward
A so-called "high capacity" magazine ban is moving steadily through the Washington state Legislature. If successful, Senate Bill 5078 would make Washington the 10th state to impose a magazine capacity limit, and there's just one chance left for the ...
The Most Expensive Shotguns of All Time
The concept of a shotgun is fairly simple by firearm design standards. At its most basic, a shotgun is a hammer, trigger, chamber, a smoothbore barrel or two, and a stock. It's kind of amazing to think that a contraption consisting of little more ...
Meet Olympic Biathlete ‘Lanny Oakley,’ Who’s Gone Full Tactical
When biathletes Lanny Barnes and her twin sister Tracy decided to retire from the Olympics, they were experts at shooting under extremely demanding conditions — a skill set that didn’t translate into traditional employment opportunities, but fit ...
Guide to Buying a First Bow and Arrow for Kids
There are many reasons a kid might get a fire under their butt about archery. Maybe they watched Hawkeye, Brave, or one of the Hunger Games movies and want to give it a try. Maybe they watched some of the archery competitions from the 2020 Olympic ...
Ohio Gun Laws: Bill Would Protect Gun Rights During Riots, Emergencies
A piece of legislation that could codify the protection of gun rights during states of emergency in Ohio was approved by a committee this week and will be sent to the House for a vote. The bill, HB 325, would declare firearm possession, ...
