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Another thing I had a chance to try out while at the Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous this year was the Sub9 Suppressor from Rugged Suppressors. With the reduction of the Federal Tax Stamp to zero, there’s a lot of interest in suppressors, and they’re being sold in record numbers. While the...
Since 2016, I have spent my summers in a small 1971 camper trailer that I remodeled. This camper trailer is my way of staying on public land while supporting myself as a fly-fishing guide far from home. It also gives me a safe and secure place to lay my head and lock my door. This Read More The p...
In February of 2026, a man from Texas was arrested in Florida for selling FRTs. This news story somehow flew past me. It’s seemingly the first time a person has been prosecuted under Florida’s bump stock ban. Yep, FRTs are bump stocks in Florida.  One of the parting gifts from Florida’...
As of June 12, 2026, West Virginia permitless carry starts at 18. HB 4106 didn't just lower the age, it erased the separate legal rules for 18 to 20 year olds.
It’s one of the most memorable monikers for a fighting force around, and its legend stems from a brutal battle fought more than a century ago. The term was reportedly adapted from the German Teufel Hunden, and applied to American Marines following the Battle of Belleau Wood during World Wa...
A peaceful family reunion in Leesburg, Georgia, turned into an active-shooter battleground on Sunday, June 7, 2026, when an attacker launched a racially motivated rifle ambush. The catastrophic threat was neutralized when Ramell Green, a Marine Corps veteran attending the gathering, drew his own ...
The forest is full of some of nature’s most dangerous creatures. While snakes, bears, and wolves may come to mind, ticks can be dangerous in their own right. Imagine these creepy crawlies making their way onto your skin, cutting through your flesh, and drinking your blood. So, before traversing...
A complex, mobile mass shooting ripped through multiple sectors of Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, June 12, 2026, leaving one person dead and 10 others injured. Following a high-intensity vehicular rampage that moved across the southern districts of the city, the active gunman barricaded himse...
We review a monthly set of justified save cases to discuss decision-making in defensive gun use incidents, including questions about who was the initial aggressor and when a threat had ended.
Have you ever had a handgun that you immediately loved the way it shoots, feels and carries? That is, beyond question, how I feel about the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm. In my many years with it, the Hellcat Pro has proven to be reliable and accurate — truly a premier carry pistol. W...