Gun control advocates have been talking about it for years, and now it looks like one city will become the first in the United States to require its gun-owning residents to buy liability insurance to legally exercise their Second Amendment rights. If ...
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Gun Sales 2021: 5.4 Million Americans Bought a Firearm for the First Time
The results of the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF's) annual surveys of gun retailers are in and, as it turns out, Americans bought a helluva lotta guns in 2021 — and a large percentage of them did so for the very first time. Based on ...
What’s Behind the Supposed ‘Magic’ of the 28 Gauge
Within the limitations of its light payload, the 28 gauge shotshell drops small game birds and crushes clay targets with authority and minimal recoil. You can shoot the 28 gauge out of dainty, scaled-down guns that are a pleasure to carry. Grouse, ...
Supreme Court Gun Cases 2022: Concealed Carry in the Spotlight
The US Supreme Court has not ruled on a major gun case since handing down its landmark District of Columbia v. Heller decision more than a decade ago. In what is regarded as the most important of all Supreme Court gun cases, the majority (5-4) ...
Minimum Age for Wisconsin Concealed Carry May Be Lowered to 18
Four bills have cleared the state Assembly that would significantly loosen restrictions on concealed carry in Wisconsin; one would lower the minimum age requirement for a CCW permit in the state from 21 to 18. Another bill in the package would allow ...
This Is What a Silencer for Howitzers Looks Like
For those moments when you absolutely, positively have to train your artillery but you don’t want to wake the local population, accept no substitutes. Yes, artillery silencers are a thing. These photos were taken at an artillery range in ...
Browning Hi-Power Reborn: How 3 New, Updated Versions Stack Up
Time is a flat circle, and what is old will invariably be new again, especially if it didn’t suck the first time. It seems the wheel has come around for the Browning Hi-Power 9mm pistol. Born from a John M. Browning pistol design created not long ...
Cabot Guns Paves the Way for Firearm NFT Sales With its Moonshot 1911
Cabot Guns is about doing things that are different. You won’t catch them following any trends in the gun world, and their recent announcement that they have become the first firearms manufacturer to offer a digital firearm collection via NFTs ...
How the Winchester Model 70 Nearly Made Lever-Actions Obsolete
The Winchester Model 70 is a legendary rifle. Tough as nails, extremely accurate, and just plain sexy, it kicked off a monumental shift in American hunting culture. As the Model 70 garnered accolades from similarly legendary gunwriters of the day ...
Winterizing Your Survival Kit
Growing up in New England, I learned to appreciate the frequency of the seasons changing. When the seasons changed, so did the way we had to live with the corresponding weather and environmental conditions. Spring teaches you to deal with rain, ...
Rifle Accuracy: 5 Things to Check When Your Rifle Shoots Like Shit
Countless things go into achieving rifle accuracy, and just as many things can make a rifle shoot poorly and erode accuracy. So where do you look when your trusty rifle isn’t grouping like it used to, or when that new barrel burner isn’t shooting up ...
Shotgun Shells: The Most Important Developments of the Past 10 Years
You would immediately recognize shotgun shells from the 1860s as shotgun shells. They would have brass cases, but you could put one in your modern shotgun and fire it, as long as you didn’t mind cleaning the corrosive black powder and primer residue ...
Peters Paper Shotshells are Back! Remington Reintroduces the Legend
The legend returns! Remington has re-introduced the Peters Paper line of shotshells. As part of Remington’s revitalization under Vista Outdoors, the legendary line of shotgun shells is making its return. What Makes these Shells ...
Cold Weather Duck Hunting Gear That Will Keep You Warm and Shooting
After a long, cold boat ride, we broke ice in the hole. Then, my host dropped me, outfitted in waders, by an oak tree in waist-deep water. “Don’t fall in,” he said as I was halfway out of the boat. “It’s 45 minutes to the ramp. You’ll be dead ...
Ohio Constitutional Carry Bill Passes Senate, Competes With House Bill
Last week, the Ohio State Senate passed “constitutional carry,” aka permitless carry, legislation by a solid margin. The measure would allow law-abiding Ohioans who are 21 or older and legally allowed to possess a firearm to carry a concealed handgun ...
Most Expensive Guns: The 6 Priciest Firearms Ever Sold at Auction
Most of us don’t buy guns to save or make money — it’s usually quite the opposite. However, if you have the financial means, firearms can be a really great investment, and that's been true for quite some time. For most of the 20th century, Colt ...
Study: Mass Gun Laws Increase Robberies, No Effect on Violent Crime
Last month, the results of a study on gun violence in Massachusetts done by a researcher at American University in Washington D.C. flew under most people's radar, but offer some fascinating insight as to how the gun-unfriendly state's changes to ...
Muzzleloader Hunting: How To Remove a Stuck Projectile
A stuck muzzleloader ball can ruin a day at the range, or worse yet, a hunt. And if you’ve been muzzleloader hunting long enough and it hasn’t happened to you, don’t worry, it will. Double loading, a failure to fire due to moisture, ...
Behind the Scenes of the Black Rifle Coffee Tesla Model XR556
How the hell do you top a vehicle build that pairs a Prius with a Vulcan cannon? By marrying a Tesla with twin miniguns, of course. Black Rifle Coffee Company co-founder, and resident mechanical genius, Richard Ryan cooked up the ...
New Pennsylvania Bill Would Decriminalize Automatic Knives
A piece of legislation was recently introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would significantly loosen regulations on automatic knives in the state. Rep. Martin Causer introduced HB 1929, which would make the manufacture, ...
The Free Range American 2021 Holiday Gear Guide
We asked our motley crew of hunters, fishermen, backcountry athletes, survivalists, and ex-operators to give shout-outs to the best gear they used in 2021. They came back with this eclectic list of archery gear, backcountry gear, clothing, EDC kit ...
Cold Sharp Steel – A Guide To Putting A Razor Edge On Your Knife
The cliché exists because it is true. A dull knife is a dangerous knife. When our trusty blade doesn’t have the edge, it once did, we tend to force the cut a bit more. Or we simply reduce ourselves to sawing whatever it is we are trying to ...
Too Efficient at Maiming and Killing? Here Are the Top 5 Combat Shotguns
Americans began fielding shotguns on the battlefield during the final stretch of World War I and with great effect. German soldiers, who had regularly utilized chlorine gas on their enemies, found the wounds left by the weapons to be egregious and ...
The Hunter’s Most Important Item of Clothing: Stay Warm in a Treestand
When I first started whitetail hunting, being cold was the No. 1 thing that’d get me out of a stand early. It didn’t matter how heavy or warm my clothing was; I still froze during November and December hunts. Every Hunter’s Ed test has the same ...
Airgun Cleaning 101: How to Remove Rust
The airguns of today are not what they were when you were a kid plinking cans behind your parents’ house. The modern airgun is powerful, and some are capable of launching heavy .50 caliber projectiles very accurately. They are fine-tuned hunting ...
Why Germany Wanted to Ban America’s Pump-Action Trench Shotgun During World War I
By the end of World War I, the Winchester model 1897 pump-action shotgun had gained a nasty reputation across no man’s land on the Western Front. Despite the emergence of numerous novel weapons technologies, including mechanized armor, ...
Supreme Court Leaning Toward Voiding New York Carry Permit Law
US Supreme Court oral arguments held Wednesday, Nov. 3, regarding the most important Second Amendment court case since D.C. v Heller indicate the court is likely to void the current gun permit laws in New York state. Such a decision would have major ...
‘Ghost Gun’ Bans: NY Law Signed, Complaint Filed Against New DE Law
Continuing New York’s long-standing tradition of trying to legislate the Second Amendment out of existence, the state’s recently minted Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a trio of anti-gun laws on Friday, Oct. 30. The legislation package bans the possession ...
Noveske Partners With WRMFZY for Halloween ‘Space Baby’ Pistol Drop
The spooky season is upon us, and that means it’s time to buy yourself a cool new gun! Okay, buying a gun for Halloween isn’t really a thing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it a thing. There’s a really sweet honey of an AR pistol dropping ...
Borka Blades: Grinding Away at the American Dream
Let’s discuss the typical American day. It normally starts out by hitting your local Starbucks and buying that $5 cup of coffee. Drink it all down, and then it’s time to hit 24-Hour Fitness before heading into that cushy office job. At ...
