Handguns have a strong record in documented bear-defense encounters. Dean Weingarten’s review of 204 fatal bear attacks found just one case with a handgun present—and the victim could not reach it. The lesson for armed Americans: a defensive handgun needs to be accessible when danger arrives.
Wilcox has a new, programmable sighting system. The VIPR (Visually Integrated Precision Reticle) optic has a range of digital reticles that can switch on the fly to accommodate different ammunition types or use cases. Those options allow the user to switch to counter UAS ammo and reticles s...
Eight senators want DOJ to investigate ATF’s 1.4 billion out-of-business firearm records and order the destruction of those held unlawfully. AmmoLand believes the entire collection should go.
When I plucked the September-October issue of Smithsonian magazine out of my P.O. Box, the first article I turned to was “The Secret Life of Cormac McCarthy” by Richard Grant. As I skimmed it, a pull-quote leaped out at me: “He never left the house without a book. He never left the house wi...
Bergara has a new rifle model optimized for the PRS production class. The Premier Competition Elite family of rifles is built to be an off-the-shelf match winner. Keep reading for all the details.
The Harrington & Richardson T48—the U.S. FAL that faced the M14 in the 1950s trials—is $3,299 at PSA. Limited run, 100% U.S.-made components, new U.S.-made walnut, chrome-lined 21" barrel. In stock. They won’t last long.
The first rifle I ever really shot was a plain old Ruger 10/22, and the ammo feeding it came out of a brown box that looked like it belonged in my grandfather's tackle shed. Peters . Forty grains of lead, high velocity, round nose, and in my memory it never once let me or my 10/22 down at th...
A criminal attacked a school. Now gun makers face claims over ads the complaints do not identify as having reached him. NRA and SAF ask the Supreme Court to step in.
An armed guest at a Fort Lauderdale Airbnb shot a suspected home invader during an attempted robbery. Police are investigating the shooting as self-defense, while two men face charges.
Winchester’s quest for the perfect autoloader has a long and intriguing history The post How Winchester Spent a Century Chasing the Perfect Autoloading Shotgun appeared first on Outdoor Life.