The Best Elk Hunting Cartridges in 2026
With more than a century of great elk cartridges to choose from, there's room for both the classics and modern options The post The Best Elk Hunting Cartridges in 2026 appeared first on Outdoor Life.
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TFB Review: Kestrel HUD - The Dope Card That Updates Itself
You are lying prone behind a rifle, the clock is running, and you need the wind, the range and your drop. So you lift your head, look at the Kestrel in your hand, read the numbers, lose your sight picture and start again. I have done that more times than I care to count, on the range, in matches ...
Hawaii’s Gun-Free School Laws Under Fire After Armed Father Stops Oregon Shooter
An armed father stopped a school shooter in Oregon. Now a Hawaii newspaper editor is questioning the state's gun-free school laws as national polling shows a majority of voters, particularly K–12 parents, support allowing trained teachers to carry firearms. Copy excerpt
FFL Market Report: Bank Access, Licensing Risk, Margins
Bank access and the licensing threshold are the two Q4 costs a dealer cannot control, and the two that decide which shops are still standing to take the transfer.
Front Line Friday #37: EMS Gear on Patrol - What to Carry and Why
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is medical gear an individual patrol officer can carry on the body to extend capability in the minutes before EMS arrives. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going e...
The .280 Remington Should’ve Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t
The .280 Remington was a terrific flop when it was introduced, but it almost made a comeback under a different name The post The .280 Remington Should’ve Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The Federal NFA Paperwork Is Gone. The States Are the Rulebook.
ATF's October 9 guidance ended federal NFA approval and registration nationwide, but it left state law in charge. What FFL dealers must verify before a transfer, where Georgia, Washington, Ohio and Wisconsin still bite, and how customers find a dealer who knows the answer.
POTD: Colt 1878 Collow Row Bill Revolver – Champion or Ghost?
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Colt Model 1878 double action with a name on it that raises more questions than it answers. The factory letter shows it shipped on July 21st, 1883, to “Collow Row Bill” in 44-40 with a 7 1/2 inch barrel, nickel finish, and ivor...
Rebel Monster: The Ironclad CSS Virginia
Rebuilt from the scuttled hull of the USS Merrimack, the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads and changed naval warfare forever. Tom Laemlein details how this armored Civil War ram sank the USS Cumberland, destroyed the USS Congress, and spread panic through Washington D.C...
Front Line Friday #36: Budget Cycles and Procurement Realities
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is how agency procurement cycles produce gear that is already behind the curve by the time it hits the field, and why the officers holding that gear are right to be frustrated. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead ...