NFA Guidance 'Weeks Away': What ATF Told Dealers in Dallas

ATF's director and chief counsel spent three days with FFLs in Dallas. The NFA guidance dealers have waited for is close but unsigned, 4473 suppressor transfers will not be cited, and the new Form 4473 slips past the holidays. What was actually said - and what to do with it.

By Fred Thompson •

SAF, NRA Ask Supreme Court to Strike Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period

Maine makes eligible gun buyers wait 72 hours even after a background check clears. SAF and the NRA want the Supreme Court to review the First Circuit’s ruling that treated firearm acquisition as outside the Second Amendment’s plain text.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

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...

By James Chen •

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. [&...

By James Chen •

POTD: The Austeyr Edge - U.S. Marines Familiarize with EF88

Allied forces rarely cross platforms when it comes to serious rifle training, but that's exactly what happened when these U.S. Marines went “down under”. The Marines from the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the 4th Marine Division fielded the Australian Defence Forc...

By Eric B •

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 ...

By Keith Lusher •

Oct. 1 Pistol Ban, Virginia Enforcement, and a Bruen Split

Connecticut's convertible-pistol ban takes effect October 1 with felony penalties and two federal challenges pending. Virginia's attorney general has switched on civil enforcement, and the appeals courts now disagree about whether buying a gun is protected conduct.

By Fred Thompson •

Altitude Sickness: How to Prevent It and Treat It

Fitness will not save you from altitude sickness, and neither will drinking water. The single thing that causes acute mountain sickness is gaining altitude too fast without acclimatization, and the most reliable way to prevent it is to climb slowly enough that your body can adjust. This matters f...

By James Chen •
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