There's something satisfying about a lever gun that doesn't need you to fuss over it before opening day. Smith & Wesson and Vortex have teamed up to build exactly that, four new Model 1854 packages that come out of the box scoped, sighted, and ready to hunt. Two rifles in .30-30 Win...
The internet is absolutely lousy with stories of bad gun store clerks. I’m sure you’ve heard the tropes before: the owner who’s too busy chatting with his buddies to make a sale, the counter commando who denigrates every brand but one, and the fella that wants to get $2,000 for a clapped-ou...
The armed citizen who fired back at the Twin Falls In-N-Out shooter speaks out. Police say he and an off-duty trooper saved lives. Read the original story: “It Was Like a Switch”: The 35-Year-Old Who Fired Back at the Twin Falls In-N-Out Shooter Speaks Out
For the better part of a decade, my camera case was a no-name FDE hard shell I bought from a local Tractor Supply Co. store, the kind of thing that looks like a Pelican from ten feet away and functions like one until you actually open it up. There was no interior organization to speak […] T...
One-handed shooting seems to be a lost art. It is common to train with handguns using two hands. Two-handed shooting offers stability, increased precision and comfort. Shooters achieve their greatest accuracy with shooting while using both of their hands. However, there are several scenarios...
The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...
You know the sticker. Small pistol in a red circle, diagonal slash through it, mounted at eye level on a door you were about to walk through. Ask around in…
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner . Last week, we talked about navigating unwelcoming areas. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to look at some of the realities of self-defense and how it starts t...
With ATF regulatory reforms creating new opportunities and market momentum surging into 2026, FFL dealers have a rare window to grow. This guide covers online marketplace strategy, POS upgrades, compliance marketing, SMS campaigns, and revenue diversification — a five-point playbook for the rest of the year.
When in the deep outdoors, we tend to look ahead and see all of nature’s wonders in front of us. However, this may not always be a good thing. Dangers can lurk below at ground level, and with every step you may put yourself at risk. Terrain, tiny pests, predatory animals, and more can threaten ...