Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a bayonet built for a rifle chambered in 22 Short. This is the bayonet for the Remington No. 4-S American Boy Scout rifle. The story needs one correction up front. This was not a Boy Scouts of America product. In 1913 there were competing sc...
Amtac Blades owner Bill Rapier has trimmed down one of his most popular EDC fixed blades. The new Minuteman II Slim carries the same 4-inch full flat ground blade and MagnaCut steel as the standard-width Minuteman II, but the spine drops from 3/16 inch to 0.15 inch, and blade weight comes down fr...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rifle from a maker most people have never heard of. This is a C.B. Holden falling block single shot, the pattern usually called his long range or Creedmoor rifle, in 46 centerfire. Cyrus B. Holden of Worcester, Massachusetts learned the tr...
After 45 years of boning beef, I prefer a flexible blade. The Buck PakLite Processor Pro is surprisingly stiff—but its clean cuts, light weight, and secure sheath make it a serious backcountry hunting knife.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a lever gun that beat Winchester to the punch. This is a Marlin Model 1881 in 45-70 Government with a special order 32 inch heavy barrel, finished in 1890. Here is the thing about the 1881. Winchester owned the lever action market, and in 18...
At last week’s GOALS event in Des Moines I hit my first look at the Akris fixed blade knife from Microtech Knives. Specs: Overall Length: 8.19″ Blade Length: 3.7″ Cutting Edge: 3.33″ Handle Length: 4.5″ Weight: Approx. 6.2 oz Blade Steel: M390MK Handle Material: G-10...
Every gun writer keeps a mental list of firearms they'd shoot exactly once and never need to shoot again, mostly out of morbid curiosity rather than any real desire to own one. One such gun I recently crossed off my bucket list is the Armsel Striker , which has sat near the top o...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Single Action Army that ditched the cowboy sights for something you can aim with. This is a second-generation Colt New Frontier in .38 Special. Colt dropped the Single Action Army in 1941 and figured that was the end of it. Then television...
I’m the guy who, once I find a good piece of gear, I’ll probably only use that one thing for the next year as much as possible. Back in 2024, I reviewed the WorkSharp Precision Adjust knife sharpener and it quickly became my go-to for maintaining edges on everything from kitchen blad...
SOG (Studies and Observations Group) crafts brutally tough knives, blades, and tools that have been around for years. Trusted by civilians and the military factions alike, their quality is unquestioned. Most recently, SOG Knives has revealed a new 250th Anniversary, Limited Edition SEAL FX Fixed ...