The Best Deer Hunting Cartridges of 2026
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Why Public Land Is Worth Fighting For
Public land is the reason you can grab a rifle, shotgun or bow and head into the woods without owning 500 acres or knowing someone who does. Across the country, national forests, Bureau of Land Management ground, state forests and wildlife management areas hold millions of acres open to hunters c...
Why Many Hunters Skip Scoring Their Trophy Bucks
A hunter who kills the buck of a lifetime and then declines to run a tape over it is not being modest. For many serious hunters, refusing to have a trophy officially scored is a deliberate choice, rooted in everything from privacy to a belief that a number cheapens the whole point of the hunt. [&...
Suppressor Boom: Where FFL Margin Actually Comes From
The August NFA check surge proves demand for suppressors is real. The margin, though, is no longer in the paperwork fee or the can itself - it is in the bundle, the service, and an intake process that knows which customer is on which legal path.
SAF and NRA Ask the Supreme Court to Kill Maine’s Firearm Waiting Period After the First Circuit Ruled Buying a Gun Isn’t “Keeping” or “Bearing”
SAF and the NRA ask the Supreme Court to hear Beckwith v. Frey, calling the First Circuit's Maine waiting period ruling interest-balancing. Read the original story: SAF and NRA Ask the Supreme Court to Kill Maine’s Firearm Waiting Period After the First Circuit Ruled Buying a Gun Isn’...
Bank Fishing Blueprint #017: The Fall Drawdown
Welcome back to Bank Fishing Blueprint, the weekly AllOutdoor series focused on helping anglers find and catch more fish from the bank. Last week, we covered what happens to bass in the days before, during, and after the first cold front of the year. If you missed it, it’s worth going back ...
California Undersheriff Pleads Guilty in Pay-to-Play Gun-Permit Scandal
Rick Sung’s guilty plea closes an eight-year Santa Clara County carry-permit corruption investigation. The case shows what happened when officials treated the right to bear arms as a favor.
Raising the Bar with the Savage Gear 3D Whitefish RTF Swimbait
One of the global leaders for big baits for big freshwater predators, Savage Gear, is planning to raise the bar for trophy Esox species, pike & musky, once again. They are releasing the new 3D Whitefish RTF swimbait, an ultra-realistic soft plastic swimbait that delivers tons of lifelike ac...
The Armory Life Presents: The 2026 Cantius Award
I have worked with Dr. Will Dabbs for much of my career as an editor and consider him to be both an exceptional contributor and a good friend. No matter the deadline or the assignment, I always know that I can count on him to deliver a well-rounded, thoroughly researched and — most importantly ...
NEW Book! 'Drawing Fire: Drawings from the Winchester Collection'
One of the best firearms museums in the world, the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, WY, has launched a new book shining a light on a part of their incredible collection which rarely gets displayed!