Element Optics Launches Helix HD 1-8x24 LPVO

New LPVOs are always welcome, and Element Optics shows up here with their Helix HD 1-8x24. This is a new low-power variable optic built for hunting and tactical use at close to intermediate ranges. The scope joins the existing Helix HD family, which up to this point has centered on higher magnifi...

By Eric B •

Killing the Buck of a Lifetime in the Swamp

The mature buck that vanishes into a cattail marsh every day is not random about where he beds, and that predictability is the whole reason you can kill him. To hunt swamp bucks, you need to identify the dry, secure ground where an old deer feels safe, map the trails he uses to move between [&#82...

By James Chen •

How a 45-Day Moratorium Becomes a Permanent Gun Store Ban

Two Southern California jurisdictions froze new firearms retailer approvals within two weeks of each other. The mechanism was not a gun law — it was land use, and it moves faster than anything most dealers track.

By Claire Eason •

POTD: NODs On For The Sturmgewehr 77 A1 MOD "Nightfighter" Edition

The cadre presence company of Austria's Panzergrenadierbataillon 13 tackled a scenario straight out of modern hybrid warfare doctrine: an enemy force seizes critical infrastructure and must be expelled without destroying it. For two weeks in August, 130 soldiers drilled this complex balancin...

By Eric B •

Meindl USA Enhances Comfort Fit Lineup with Updated Pro Models

Meindl USA has introduced new boots with updates to the Comfort Fit Hiker and Comfort Fit Hunter series: the brand’s highest-selling boots! The new Comfort Fit PRO offering incorporates waxed full-grain nubuck leather uppers, and full rubber rands in place of unwaxed leather and partial rands. ...

By Adam Scepaniak •

BlackPoint Tactical Launches ARC-LOCK TASER Holster With Two Levels of Retention

ALPHARETTA, G.A. – September 14, 2026 – BlackPoint Tactical, a High Speed Gear® Products Group brand, announces the launch of the ARC-LOCK™ TASER Holster, a professional-duty holster engineered specifically for the TASER® 7 and TASER® 10 energy weapons. Designed for law-enforcement o...

By Eric G •

The Golden Age of Big-Game Hunting in America

Between 1870 and 1900, railroads and repeating rifles opened the West to ordinary hunters — and pushed its game to the brink The post The Golden Age of Big-Game Hunting in America appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Michael Norman •
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