The axe continues its unlikely comeback as a staple of modern life. From axe throwing to hipster backyards, the axe suddenly finds itself cool again. But hey, we know it never lost its appeal. ‘Cause sometimes, you just gotta swing a good axe to get ...
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Hunting History: How Firearm Tech Changed the Way Americans Hunt
Before the advent of firearms, humans used far simpler tools to kill game in the earliest era of hunting history. Implements progressed from knives, spears, and other primitive weapons made from stone, then bronze, then iron as the centuries ...
Where Have All the Side-By-Side Shotguns Gone?
Side-by-side shotguns, whether cut-down coach guns behind a bar or bespoke doubles on a driven shoot, once dominated break-action/double gun designs. Why did side-by-sides come first before over/unders? My guess is that it was easier to make ...
The Remington 870 Shotgun: 5 Most Badass Movie Moments
The Remington Model 870 shotgun, usually just called the Remington 870, is one of the most popular pump-action shotguns in history. Since it hit the market in 1950, more than 11 million 870s have rolled off the line, but that progress took a long ...
Is the New Garmin Xero A1i Pro Bow Sight Ethical?
Garmin just released the newest iteration of their Xero electronic bow sight. The Xero A1i Pro offers significant updates to the original. While many archery talking heads are making noise about this technological leap forward, not many are asking ...
Skunkwerks The Cut: Did Gunwerks Create the Ultimate Mountain Gun?
For some hunters, especially those who operate in extreme elevation, chasing mountain goats and the like, the ultimate mountain gun forever remains the holy grail. Well Gunwerks just threw down the gauntlet, releasing a high-end platform that shaves ...
Black Powder is Sadly No Longer Made in America
After nearly 220 years, the last black powder manufacturer in America is closing its doors. For the tens of thousands of muzzleloader hunters, cowboy action shooters, and black powder cartridge enthusiasts, the closure of GOEX inevitably means less ...
Military Red Flag Law Would Allow Confiscation of Personal Firearms
A provision in legislation recently passed by the US House of Representatives would allow military courts to issue protective orders that could be used to confiscate firearms from active duty troops without due process. Beyond this new potential ...
California to Open Access to Residents’ Firearm, Gun Parts Purchase Info
A new piece of California legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom includes a provision that allows academics access to sales data on firearms, gun parts, and ammunition collected by the state for the purpose of conducting gun ...
Legal Age for Handgun Purchases Remains 21 Says Federal Court
This past summer, a federal appeals court ruled that a prohibition on firearm sales to adults under 21 was unconstitutional. Last week, a US appeals court threw out that decision, saying the case is now moot because both plaintiffs in the suit had ...
Most Useful Barbecue Tools: 12 Grilling Accessories You Actually Need
It’s easy to spend a fortune on trendy cooking gadgets that make you look cool on TikTok, but when it comes to barbecue, you don’t really need much more than fire. A designer apron or a set of meat-shredding claws is not going to make your brisket ...
Quill Master Hand Crafts Gear The Native American Way
A lot of people think of beadwork as being the quintessential Native American decorative art, but long before Europeans brought glass beads to these shores, tribal artists were crafting beautifully decorated clothing and objects. The media they ...
Teddy Roosevelt Ran a Suppressor on Three of His Hunting Rifles
The 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, liked guns, and he liked to shoot. He famously quipped: “I don’t know how to shoot well, but I know how to shoot often.” The architect of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation ...
2A Legend Sues D.C. Over ‘Ghost Guns’ and DIY Firearm Ban
When Dick Heller sued Washington D.C. more than a decade ago over the district’s ban on handguns, it resulted in arguably the most important US Supreme Court decision ever regarding gun rights in America. District of Columbia v. Heller cemented the ...
ATF vs. RBT: Rare Breed Triggers Defies Cease and Desist Letter
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is looking to ban yet another firearm accessory. This time the agency has its sights set on Orlando-based Rare Breed Triggers (RBT), the manufacturer of a drop-in AR-15 trigger. The ...
Waterfowl Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Slay Ducks and Geese
If you’ve been meaning to try waterfowling and you’ve done your preliminary YouTube research on hunting ducks and geese, you can be forgiven for thinking the endeavor requires a trailer of gear, a hiding place for 12 or 13 of your closest friends, ...
Russian Ammunition Ban Could Make National Shortage Much Worse
Just as ammunition retailers in the US were beginning to recover from an unprecedented buying surge that started in early 2020, new sanctions handed down by the Biden administration may eliminate one of the most plentiful suppliers of affordable ...
The 8 Best Archery Pro Shops From Every Region of the United States
Not all archery pro shops are created equal. The best have competent bow technicians, a wide inventory spanning all budgets, and a welcoming, friendly, instructional atmosphere. Unfortunately, a shop that has all of these attributes is often the ...
Upland Hunting Starter Kit: The Gun, Boots, Vest, and Skills You Need
Upland hunting requires learning two skills: walking and shooting. You should already know how to walk. Then you give yourself over to the nose of a dog. That’s all there is to it. Get the gun and boots right, add a blaze orange vest to carry ammo ...
Learn the Shotgun Sports Like Olympic Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays
So you bought a shotgun and took it hunting. Hunting turns out to be a lot of fun, but it would be even more fun if you didn’t suck at shooting. Or maybe you’re streaming Olympic trap or skeet, can’t get enough, want to learn how to shoot, and don’t ...
Ammunition Update: How the National Ammunition Shortage Is Going
Among avid shooters, the alphanumeric monikers of popular calibers — 9 mm, .45 Auto, .223, 5.56 NATO — may as well read like ticker symbols on a surging New York Stock Exchange. Those holding ammunition are all smiles, while the have-nots feel ...
Ammo Crisis Silver Lining: Conservation Funding at All-time High
If you’ve tried to buy a box of factory ammo in the past six months or even components like powder or bullets for handloading, you’ve undoubtedly encountered bare shelves and strict quantity limitations on whatever happens to still be available. For ...
Old Ammo Found in Sunken Smuggler’s Boat, Internet Goes Wild
What would you do with 1,800 rounds of waterlogged .30 Carbine ammo if it washed up at your feet? These days, more than a few people who would take it to the range and see what happened, even if the crusty rounds were found in the remains of a ...
10 Knives That Would Make Crocodile Dundee Proud
“That’s not a knife …” In 1986, Paul Hogan (no kin to Hulk Hogan) uttered quite possibly the most famous quote in the entire knife industry. Indeed, Crocodile Dundee was a man’s man (who was manlier than most men). From the Australian Outback, Mr. ...
Guns and Ammo Get a Little Cheaper in West Virginia
About a year ago, rumors swirled about a bill introduced to the House that proposed a 30% federal tax on guns and 50% tax on ammo. During the 2020 presidential campaign, it was also suggested that then-candidate Joe Biden favored a $200 tax on ...
The Stories and Rhetoric Second Amendment Advocates Must Know
During an October 2019 presidential debate, then-Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke advocated for a federal semi-automatic rifle “buyback” program that sounded to many Second Amendment advocates — and conservative voters — like wholesale ...
NSSF Releases Data on Highest-Selling Guns of the Pandemic
When COVID-19 reared its ugly head in March 2020, it had a pretty profound effect on the gun industry. We immediately named it “Gun Salesman of the Year” as gun sales surged. The FBI reports a 24.7 percent year-over-year increase in NICS checks for ...
Ammo Famine: How the Current Shortage Started and When It Will End
Ammo has become both scarce and very expensive over the last year. But how did our current ammo famine start? And, more importantly, when we will again be able to buy all the ammunition and components we want at a reasonable price again? As I ...
Knife Steel: Knowing the Pros and Cons To Choose the Best Blade for You
Choosing a knife steel is one of those things that if you go down that rabbit hole and get super into it, you're certain to form bizarrely strong opinions and develop weird loyalty for certain alloys. A lot of people fumble around with different ...
The New ATF Worksheet on Pistol Braces and SBRs: What You Need To Know
Pistol braces are back in the ATF's crosshairs. After a bizarre series of events in fall 2020 involving a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) order to cease and desist production of the Q Honey Badger AR pistol and the ...
