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.
WASHINGTON — As the Army modernizes for large-scale combat operations, its premier combat training centers (CTCs) manage a dual mission: training and validating immediate unit readiness while systematically testing the technologies destined for future battlefields. Speaking during a recent medi...
SIG Sauer has added 11.5-inch pistol and SBR configurations to the SIG516 G3 line, giving gun owners compact alternatives to the 16-inch rifle while retaining the adjustable short-stroke piston system, ambidextrous controls and dual charging handles.
Helmet-mounted thermal monoculars have become a common tool for hunters and tactical users who need to keep their hands free while moving between vehicle, field, and target area. A compact unit that can shift from scanning a treeline to tracking movement at close range, without swapping devices, ...
Springfield Armory has just announced their all-new Kuna Tri-Lug 9mm pistol to make it easier than ever to add your tri-lug compatible silencers. This product announcement will usher in 4 new variants of the Kuna with High or Standard Capacity models (with and without a brace) as well as Low Capa...
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 ...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an AR that looks like it wandered in from 1890. Doug Turnbull built his name up in Bloomfield, New York, doing bone charcoal color case hardening and period correct restoration work on Colts, Winchesters, Parkers and Foxes. The TAR-40 is wh...
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — During a live-fire exercise in support of Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 in coordination with the Provost Marshal’s Office Aug. 19, 2026, a new capability quietly demonstrated how the Marine Corps is adapting the rules...
New LPVOs are always welcome, and Element Optics shows up here with their Helix HD 1-8x24. This is a new low-power variable optic built for hunting and tactical use at close to intermediate ranges. The scope joins the existing Helix HD family, which up to this point has centered on higher magnifi...
Modern climbing sticks are built with the mobile hunter in mind: lighter, quieter, and more packable than the clunky aluminum ladders they replaced. That progress is a mixed blessing when you shop, because the market now offers dozens of nearly identical-looking sticks that behave very differentl...