Bank Fishing Blueprint #004: Using Live Bait to Scout a New Pond

Welcome back to Bank Fishing Blueprint, the weekly AllOutdoor series focused on helping bank anglers find and catch more fish. Last week, we talked about urban fishing and how to find productive spots hiding right in the middle of the city. If you missed that installment, it is worth going back a...

By Keith Lusher •

Was the 1911’s Grip Safety a Mistake?

The 1911 has now been with us for a century and a decade. Throughout that lifespan, there’s been no point at which it was not beloved by huge numbers of soldiers, law enforcement agents, and civilian shooters. Astonishingly, perhaps implausibly, the 1911 remains a darling of serious pistol...

By Clayton Walker •

Story of the .308 Win.

Another step, and two deer scooted from a foggy clearing. But their dash into the alders suggested they’d not go far. Circling downwind, I drifted onto a deer trail, pausing at each step, glassing not yards ahead but feet. Then: a glint from the shadows. Stay still! Presently, beside ...

By Wayne van Zwoll •

Savage Arms Updates the 212/220 Harvester Slug Guns with AccuFit V2

Savage is pushing out an updated version of their 212/220 Harvester slug guns with the new AccuFit V2 stock system. Both the standard Harvester and the Harvester Woodland are getting the upgrade, and both are available now through authorized dealers with MSRP running $829 to $1,069 depending on g...

By Sam.S •

SAINT Gear Pac: What Do You Get?

My very first handgun was a Springfield Armory XD in 9mm. It was around 2007, I was shopping for a home-defense solution and I’d read positive reviews about the XD line in American Rifleman and Guns & Ammo magazines. At decision time, it wasn’t much of a competiti...

By Joe Kurtenbach •

Athlon Optics Introduces the Ares HLR Lightweight Hunting Riflescope

Athlon Optics is adding the Ares HLR to their lineup, and the pitch is simple: a precision riflescope built for hunters who move a lot and count ounces. The lighter of the two available configurations comes in at 18.9 ounces, which puts it firmly in backcountry-viable territory without asking you...

By Sam.S •

Bring a Guillotine to a Gunfight?

Handgun-mounted red dot sights have been around for a long time. I was first exposed to them in the late ’90s mounted on USPSA Open guns. These flat-shooting, compensated, red dot-adorned pistols ran fast when they were running, and Open shooters were most often at the top of the list at the en...

By Paul Carlson •
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