The Guns That Won the American Revolution
The psychological weapon of the Americans was the hunter's rifle, but victory came from smoothbore muskets The post The Guns That Won the American Revolution appeared first on Outdoor Life.
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POTD: The Heckler & Koch USP Match – A Brick on the Rail
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have H&K answering a question nobody at the factory had planned for. This is the USP Match in .45 ACP. The base USP showed up in the mid-90s as H&K’s big polymer service pistol, built mostly with the American market in mind and shar...
TFB Deals for Independence Day, July 4th 2026
Happy Independence Day! This July 4th, we’re back with even more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re loo...
XS Sights Launches +5 Extension for S&W M&P 2.0 & Walther PDP
XS Sights has added a magazine extension to their lineup, and the approach here is worth understanding before you write it off as another aftermarket add-on. Most extensions at this price point either require a spring swap to function reliably with the added capacity, or they do not function rel...
Full-sized, Compact and Subcompact: What’s the Difference?
Today’s handgun buyers are spoiled for choice – to a degree that the number of options becomes almost bewildering. As a result, consumers often rely on any number of heuristics that help simplify their purchase decisions. Witness today the number of novice shooters who approach buying their f...
Taking the Hellcat .380 to 200 Yards
Before we begin, let’s just address the elephant in the room. What is “long-range” with a pistol, especially in a caliber like .380? That is a fair question, so let’s just start with the simple fact it is FUN to see how far we can go, to push our skills and develop our technique for Read ...
Buck 110 Folding Hunter LT Review: Classic 110 Feel, Half the Weight
The Buck 110 Folding Hunter LT brings back that same useful hunting-knife feel in a lighter, slimmer package.
Wheelgun Wednesday: The Last Revolver Samuel Colt Ever Made
There's a pretty common misconception floating around gun circles that Samuel Colt had some hand in the Single Action Army. Maybe he designed it, maybe he approved it, maybe he at least lived to see it. The reality is that Colt died in January 1862, more than a decade before the SAA ever exi...
AllOutdoor Review – Alpacka Raft Caribou
Packrafting has completely altered how you can get into the wilderness, giving us the excitement of being on the water combined with the freedom of backpacking. And Alpacka Raft Caribou is at the center of this change. They didn’t just create the modern packraft, they keep finding ways to i...
TFB Weekly Web Deals 192: Deals for June 22nd, 2026
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 192! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking fo...