Have you ever wondered why the .38 Special was called the .38 Special? Not the Special part, but the .38 part. It’s not a .38 caliber projectile, and .357 Magnum isn’t called .38 Magnum. They use the same projectiles, but why is one cartridge granted this .23 increase in bullet size? The real...
With a heavier bullet and higher velocity downrange, the 6.5 Creedmoor is all the cartridge an elk hunter needs The post I Shot the First Elk With the New 6.5 Creedmoor Plus Peak Ammo. It’s an Undeniable Elk Hunting Cartridge appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Magnum Research has a new Desert Eagle, and you won't lose this one in the safe. The NRA Blue Desert Eagle is a .50 AE pistol made exclusively for Chattanooga Shooting Supplies. It carries the model number DE50NB and an MSRP of $2,186. Blue Cerakote covers the frame and slide, while th...
OL's former shooting editor maintains you don't have to pick a single favorite rifle for hunting deer. Here are his top picks, and the stories behind each The post Jim Carmichel’s ‘Favorite’ Deer Rifles appeared first on Outdoor Life.
In 1969, an armed citizen named Richard Davis shot it out with a trio of armed robbers and survived — but was hit a couple of times during the melee. Deciding that there had to be something better to stop bullets with than one’s own flesh, he conceived soft, concealable body armor and became ...
More than eleven million Remington 870s have left the factory since 1950, and by Remington’s own count the number now stands above thirteen million. That output makes the 870 the best-selling shotgun of any type in history, a title it earned by doing what a working pump gun is supposed to d...
Earlier this year, I received a pair of the Bajio Palehorse Sunglasses for review. One of the new frames released by Bajio Sunglasses for its 2026 collection. The frame took inspiration from Captain Kevin Beach‘s Freeman, the Pale Horse, to make a set of frames designed for anglers who are go...
Our former hunting and shooting editors explain how they came by their favorite rifles, and why they made the cut The post Zumbo and Carmichel Each Make the Case for Their Favorite Deer Rifle appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The Winchester Model 64 was introduced in 1933, but its story actually begins with a John Browning project in the 1890s. That’s because the Model 64 is really just a gussied-up version of the Model 1894/Model 94 lever-action, the best-selling sporting rifle of all time (at least in the Nort...
Though it’s been about a century and a quarter since John Browning first graced us with the .45 ACP, it’s not tremendously difficult to see why it’s still with us. While some gravitate to the cartridge due to nostalgia or a connection with America’s military past, just as many people reco...