Community Trust as an Operational Asset

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial on the operational value of community trust: how relationships in the places you patrol provide intelligence, cooperation, and officer safety, and what agencies and individual officers do to build or burn that asset. Front Line Friday i...

By Tom R •

Fix Lumpy Front Sandbags With a Simple Fore-End Block

A front sandbag that bunches up in the center throws off your tracking. The fix costs almost nothing. Saw a small block sized to match your fore-end’s width and drop it into the front bag between matches. Tapped down firmly, that block keeps the top of the bag square and flat, so the fore-e...

By James Chen •

The 11 Best Mid-Priced Hunting Rifles of 2026

We've tested lots of rifles in the $700 to $1,500 range, here are the best ones we've found The post The 11 Best Mid-Priced Hunting Rifles of 2026 appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Tyler Freel •

Hunting Pronghorns by Horseback in a Wyoming Blizzard

Antelope hunting has gradually evolved around the four-wheel-drive vehicle, which makes the horseback method a deliberate step backward and, for some hunters, a better test of the pursuit. When snow drifts pile up and the engine becomes a liability rather than an asset, a saddle horse crosses gro...

By James Chen •

Police Stories: The Gut-Wrenching Newhall Shooting

Across every occupation are seminal incidents that have had profound repercussions. Engineering disasters, airplane crashes, and industrial accidents are change-making examples. In the law enforcement profession, the murders of four California Highway Patrol officers in Newhall, Calif., on April ...

By Randall Wilson •

Iron Sights vs. Scope vs. Red Dot: What Wins at Speed

If speed is the only metric you care about, the honest answer is that it depends on distance, light, and the shot you have to make. Timed testing with an IPSC shot timer tells a cleaner story than any spec sheet. Shooting a Marlin 336 .30-30 Dark Series from a standing freehand position to mimic ...

By James Chen •
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