POTD: Confederate Mississippi Rifle Carbine – Cut Down for the Saddle

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Model 1841 that somebody went after with a saw during the Civil War. The 1841 picked up its Mississippi Rifle nickname from Jefferson Davis and the 1st Mississippi at Buena Vista in 1847, and it was a good gun. 54 caliber, brass mounted, p...

By Sam.S •

No Shrapnel! ShellShock Protection High Performance Ballistic Glasses

ShellShock Protection has been developing quality hearing protection for a couple of years, and now they are adding more and more eye protection options as well. Their newest offering are the SunShift Sunglasses  with Photochromic Z87 imbued into them. Meeting ANSI Z87.1+ standards, the SunS...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Dove Hunting 101: Species, Setups, and Straight Shooting

Dove hunting rewards two skills above all others: knowing where the birds want to be, and putting a fast-moving target in your pattern. Get both right and you can have steady action for weeks. Get them wrong and you burn through three boxes of shells with little to show for it. This guide covers ...

By James Chen •

How to Look Up an FFL License: Complete Guide (2026)

How to look up an FFL license the right way: the official free ATF eZ Check database, dealer directory shortlisting, what the license data really means, and the local SEO consistency that helps dealers win lookup traffic.

By Sara Owens •

GunZee Realistic Range Targets: Upgrade Your Training

Punching holes in paper is easy. GunZee's shoot/no-shoot targets throw distractions, bad guys, bystanders and questionable situations into the mix so your brain gets some range time, too. The post GunZee Realistic Range Targets: Upgrade Your Training appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

By Jens "Rex Nanorum" Hammer •
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