POTD: Brazilian Contract S&W Model 1917 – Cleaning Out the Back Room

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a pair of Smith & Wesson Model 1917 revolvers that never wore an American uniform. These went south to Brazil, and the contract behind them is the real story. In 1936 Brazil decided its sidearm situation was a mess. The army was carrying...

By Sam.S •

The 20-Shot Zero: Stop Walking Away With a Near-O

Most shooters leave the range with what one precision rifle shooter calls a “near-o” rather than a true zero. Too few rounds go downrange, and the scope corrections that follow are not precise enough to trust. The fix is a sampling method that pools roughly 20 shots into a single data...

By James Chen •

Active Shooter Response: What Changed Post-Uvalde

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial on how active shooter response doctrine changed after Uvalde and what patrol officers are now expected to do differently on the street. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ev...

By Tom R •

Berkley Frittside X Gets a Circuit Board Bill

Anyone who throws a flat-sided crankbait around rock and wood knows how this story goes. The thin bill that gives the bait its tight, subtle action is the same bill that chips, cracks, and eventually snaps off. Berkley is addressing that with the Frittside X, a premium version of the Frittside bu...

By Sam.S •

Greys Pace Fly Reel – Purposeful Design, Proven Performance

Greys is here bringing out the new Pace Fly reel, a modern design with smooth fish-fighting capability and versatility that is missing one thing. No premium pricing for features that everyday anglers won’t miss. Built around a die-cast aluminum frame and bar-stock drag core, the Pace Fly Re...

By Eugene L. •

6 Motion Decoy Tactics That Actually Finish Ducks

Motion in a decoy spread works because live birds are never still, and ducks are naturally wired to pick out certain kinds of movement. Water that sits dead still will push birds beyond shotgun range, while a spread with ripples, swimmers, and spinning wings reads as a feeding, resting flock. The...

By James Chen •
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