Vortex is expanding the value-focused Strike Eagle family of optics with the new Strike Eagle 3-18x44 FFP (first focal plane), a rifle scope that promises big-time versatility at an accessible price. Vortex built this optic for mid-to long-range ...
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UPDATE: Judge’s Ruling Blocks Oregon Measure 114 Indefinitely
This week, an Oregon state judge upheld a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the background check provision in Measure 114, a gun control law voters passed by a slim majority in November. The ruling effectively blocks the law in its entirety ...
Tombstone 9mm Lever Gun Is Fully Tactical With a 20-Round Mag
It’s been a while since a gun company released a tactical lever-action rifle, but Patriot Ordnance Factory stepped up on Jan. 2 with what you could call an unconventional entry in the category: the new Tombstone 9mm, which doesn’t look anything like ...
The New Hi-Point JXP10: A Yeetier 10mm Cannon
Although thrifty firearms aficionados and lovers of guns that are so hideous they're cool have been waiting with bated breath for Hi-Point to release its highly anticipated YC9 (an update to the company's C9 pistol with a nod to its special edition ...
Why Theodore Roosevelt Was the Most Badass President Ever
Theodore Roosevelt faced life enthusiastically, and his go-get-em, never-back-down attitude took him from the New York legislature charging through the battlefields of the Spanish-American War and eventually into the White House. People may ...
‘1923’ Is Big on Adventure, Action, Atmosphere, and Hunting
If you are a Yellowstone fan and you aren’t watching 1923 during the YS mid-season hiatus, what the hell are you even doing with your life? Seriously, this new limited prequel series streaming on Paramount+ is legit, like pretty much everything ...
New ATF ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule: Unfinished Pistol Frames Are Firearms
The ATF issued an open letter on Tuesday clarifying that partially completed pistol frames produced and sold by companies such as Polymer80 and Lone Wolf — the base component for so-called “ghost gun” handguns — should now be considered firearms ...
Savage 1911 Pistols Join the Party in .45 ACP or 9mm
Savage Arms is taking aim at America’s pistol, the 1911, with a new addition to its handgun lineup. The spec sheet for Savage’s take on the classic design reads like a 1911 buyer’s wishlist, and prices start at $1,349, which is a little steeper than ...
The Free Range American 2022 Holiday Gear Guide
Below, you will find our staff picks from some of the hot new BRCC gear that just dropped for the holiday season. Below those you’ll find outdoor gear selections from our motley crew of staff members and contributors — all hunters, anglers, ...
New XS Lever Rail Models Fit Henry Carbines in .357, .44 Mag
XS Sights has figured out how to make Henry lever-action rifles even better by focusing on optics compatibility. Two new XS Sights Lever Rails add a Picatinny rail to the receiver of a Henry Big Boy carbine chambered for .357 Magnum or .44 Magnum ...
Intruder Meets ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan and a .44 Magnum
Wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, 68, hasn’t been in a match in more than a decade, but he can certainly still hold his own. The WWE Hall of Famer recently used his grappling skills to take down a man who had broken into his South Carolina home ...
8.6 Blackout: A Subsonic Cartridge With Supersonic Capabilities
If you ask Kevin Brittingham why he created the 8.6 Blackout cartridge, he’ll describe a scenario in which the stars aligned. He’ll say that gun and ammo companies and the commercial market were all heading in that direction; they wanted to see a ...
Dan Wesson DWX Finally Released After a Nearly 4-Year Wait
After almost four years of keeping us in suspense, Dan Wesson has finally released the much-anticipated DWX. A modern spin on an old-school classic, the DWX combines the best DNA from the CZ-75 and John Browning’s revered 1911. Dan Wesson, a ...
444 Marlin: A Classic Lever Gun Cartridge Full of Attitude
The 444 Marlin is a brush-busting SOB capable of taking out most of the big-game species in North America. This powerhouse brings a lot to the lever-gun table, making powerful handgun calibers like the .44 Magnum look weak and pathetic in a ...
Springfield Saint Victor 9mm PCC Is Packed With Features
There’s a new addition to Springfield Armory’s arsenal, and this time it comes in the form of a Saint Victor 9mm carbine with an MSRP of $1,299. It’s the manufacturer’s first pistol-caliber carbine, but it carries over many of the components, ...
New Mossberg Turkey Guns: Red-Dot Ready M500s, 835 Ulti-Mag
New Mossberg Turkey Guns: Mossberg is expanding its hunting lineup to include three new turkey shotguns from the pump-action 835 Ulti-Mag and 500 lines. These new gobbler getters are available in 12-gauge, 20-gauge, and .410 bore. The 12-gauge ...
Rumor Mill: New ATF Pistol Brace Rule May Publish in December
As of Tuesday, Dec. 13, the final rule regarding new pistol brace regulations has not been published in the Federal Register — the last step before it can be enforced — but it is rumored that the Biden administration will do so sometime this ...
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders Era Custom S&W Sells for $910K
Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders Era1898 Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 belonging to Theodore Roosevelt just sold on the auction block, fetching an impressive $910,625. The sale was conducted by Rock Island Auction Company this week. This isn’t ...
New SIG P320 X5 DH3 Added to Competition Pistol Line
SIG Sauer P320-X5 DH3 at a glance: It seems like every day, SIG Sauer releases a new polymer-grip module, striker-fired handgun in either the P320 or P365 lines, leading to a dizzying array of pistols with names that roll off the tongue like ...
10 Gauge Shotgun: Is There a Reason for it to Still Exist?
There are definitely a few reasons to get a 10 gauge shotgun before they're all gone, and yes, they truly are vanishing from the shotgun landscape like an endangered species. That's not to say every hunter should get one. Let's break that down a ...
45 ACP: The Most Powerful Military Pistol Cartridge Ever
The 45 ACP is legendary. It was the first cartridge adopted by the U.S. military for an automatic pistol, and both the cartridge and the M1911 handgun served that role for 74 years. “The 45,” as some call it, is a heavy hitter born out of necessity ...
New Canik Mete SFT Miami Pistols Might Hurt Your Eyes and Soul
Canik just announced its annual special edition firearm, and it’s a lot to put into words. The Canik Mete SFT Miami pistol shoots 9mm, comes with a host of accessories, including an IWB/OWB holster, and boasts a limited-edition color scheme that pays ...
Biden Pushes for Lame Duck 2022 ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
In the wake of two more tragic and high-profile shootings in Virginia and Colorado, resulting in multiple innocent casualties, President Joe Biden took the opportunity to ratchet up his anti-gun rhetoric following a successful midterm election cycle ...
Gatorz Drops Ultra-Cool Limited-Edition Skyhook Aviator Shades
Gatorz eyewear has been a long-standing favorite in the special operations community. Their comfort, practicality, and near indestructibility (not to mention their badass style) have earned them a spot on plenty of SOF sniffers. The company just ...
New S&W PC M&P9 M2.0 Competitor Pistol Came to Win
Smith & Wesson just announced the M&P9 M2.0 Competitor, a new addition to its Performance Center line of competition pistols. This take on the popular M&P line ships from the factory with the features competitive shooters need. The ...
44 Magnum: The Most Powerful Handgun Cartridge, For a While
There’s a lot of debate about the best gear for backcountry adventures. We can argue the best fly fishing lures, hunting packs, and camouflage patterns until we’re blue in the face, but one piece of gear that’s traditionally garnered near-unanimous ...
The Elon Musk Guns: What We Know So Far
It seems that ever since billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter, there are a dozen headlines a day about the social media platform or Musk himself. Today, everybody is clamoring to comment on a photo Musk tweeted of his bedside table; its contents ...
6mm ARC: A Compact Long-Range Round You Should Know About
As the 2020s approached, the Hornady Ballistic Development Group, or BDG, was tasked with getting the most out of the AR-15 platform in terms of long-range viability. The cartridge the company produced to do this became the 6mm Advanced Rifle ...
The 410 Shotgun: Incredibly, Improbably Popular
The .410 remains incredibly, improbably popular. A lot of people use a 410 shotgun for a lot of things, most of which the little shell is completely unsuited for. The skinny .410 hull doesn’t hold much shot to begin with, and it often shoots terrible ...
22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer and Other Cool Wildcats
There is a common belief when it comes to firearm cartridges that what can be done has been done. Wildcatters have proven that notion wrong over and over, and they continue to push the limits of what's possible. Cartridges like the .14 Eichelberger ...
