Election Surge: A 90-Day Growth Plan for FFL Dealers

October's adjusted NICS checks rose 7.9% and a new Congress is seated in January. A 90-day operating plan for the surge: counter throughput, first-time-buyer follow-up, and the listing details that decide who gets found.

By Gary Stone •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Ruger Steps Back, S&W Doubles Down on N-Frames

Welcome back to another Wheelgun Wednesday here at TFB! Timing is everything. Two weeks after Ruger pulled the plug on most of its revolver catalog ( source ), Smith & Wesson went the other way and released a pair of .45-caliber N-frames whose family tree runs straight back to the trenches. M...

By Eric B •

AO Review: Rumpl Original Puffy in Crystal Worl’s Eagle & Sun Print

Rumpl has been one of my go-to brands for camp blankets for years, and the artwork from its Rumpl Artist Division is a big part of why. Earlier this year, I reviewed the Rumpl x Woosah Fleece Puffy and Camp Pillow from Rae Lang’s “Protect the Porkies” collection. With fall settling into the...

By Luke Cuenco •

Ruger Brings Back the Mini-14 Retro Folding Stock

The construction is authentic to the original. Walnut makes up the body, the side-folding mechanism is stainless steel, and the pistol grip is injection-moulded. Against the matte stainless receiver and barrel, it gives the rifle the exact silhouette that a generation of shooters recognises insta...

By Eric B •

Daiwa Tatula MQ LT 2500 FC & 3000 XH Finesse Spinning Reels

Daiwa is releasing two new finesse-focused models to its already proven Tatula MQ line of spinning reels: the Tatula MQ LT 2500 FC and 3000XH. The Tatula MQ LT 2500 FC is built on the 1000 size Zaion V MQ body for a lighter overall weight on the “Finesse Custom” design. It focuses o...

By Eugene L. •

One-Man Bear War: Ab Carter’s 182-Bear Hunt in the Big Thicket

The story of Ab Carter is a reminder that in frontier Texas, bear hunting was livelihood and warfare as much as sport. In the dense swampy forest of the Big Thicket, a man who had hunted bears from boyhood set out to clear his country of them entirely, and the record he compiled stands as [&#8230...

By James Chen •
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