Handheld vs Weapon Mounted Lights: Which One is Better?
Ask most people whether the armed citizen should carry a handheld light (HHL) or a weapon-mounted light (WML), and you'll usually get a quick answer: pick one, or just get…
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Hornady’s Vein-Reading Vexis Night Guard Safe
Home defense remains one of the leading motivators for firearms purchases. At various times and places, our personal security and the safety of our loved ones can feel threatened even within our safe spaces or the sanctuary of our residence. Local crime, rioting, political unrest, underfunded pol...
Fair Chase in Montana: 10 Keys to a Real Hunt
A successful Montana big game hunt starts with an honest definition of what “fair chase” means. The Boone and Crockett Club describes it as the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit of free-ranging wild game in a manner that gives the hunter no improper or unfair advantage. Build...
Federal Judge Upholds Hawaii’s Ban on Gun and Ammo Sales to Adults Under 21, Citing an 1822 Case That Grouped Pistols With Liquor, Whips and Fiddles
A federal judge upheld Hawaii's ban on gun and ammo purchases by adults 18 to 20, ruling the age limit fits historical tradition. Read the original story: Federal Judge Upholds Hawaii’s Ban on Gun and Ammo Sales to Adults Under 21, Citing an 1822 Case That Grouped Pistols With Liquor, Whips...
Kalashnikov On Wheels - Ukrainian Forces Deploy Robotic Turrets
Ukrainian Defense Forces units have begun testing new robotic turrets equipped with Kalashnikov-system assault rifles in combat conditions on the front line. The strike systems were developed based on technical specifications provided by Brave1 , a defense innovation cluster, received grant...
The Rimfire Report: PMAC Supernova .22LR Tracer - Plink In Color
I don’t think anyone would deny that rimfire is equally as valuable as a training cartridge as it is as a recreational one. While tracers are primarily designed for military use, most often in automatic guns, they are neither impossible to find nor illegal to purchase in the civilian world....
What Late-Summer Smallmouths Teach a Trout Angler
When summer flows drop and warm, trout retreat into scattered cool-water pockets and need a rest. The smart move is to pivot to smallmouth bass, which thrive in the warmer, higher-flow rivers where trout struggle. But wading a skinny river for bronze is not simply trout fishing with a different t...
M10 Booker: Not Your Daddy’s Light Tank
For more than a century, infantry units have fought under an unforgiving reality: When you’re humping a ruck through non-cooperative terrain and you run face-first into an entrenched bunker, fortified machine-gun nest or enemy light armor, your options for immediate heavy fire support are painf...
Virginia FFLs Put the ARs Back on the Shelf. The Statute Blocking Them Is Still on the Books.
Virginia dealers have ARs back on the wall while the assault firearms ban sits under an injunction and the case waits on SCOTUS. Read the original story: Virginia FFLs Put the ARs Back on the Shelf. The Statute Blocking Them Is Still on the Books.
Packing a Punch: A History of the M14
The M14 rifle holds a significant place in the history of American military firearms, serving as a bridge between the battle rifles of World War II and the US’ military’s modern assault rifles. Developed in the post-World War II era, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. m...