To say that no other handgun has been as celebrated, discussed, coveted and produced as much as the Model 1911 by gun designer John Browning is an understatement. Long past the century-old mark, this ubiquitous firearm design shows no sign of fading in popularity or practical use. Sprin...
FN America are introducing the new PUREVIEW Holographic Micro Red Dot Sight in the US. As we reported yesterday , FN Herstal will be offering the PUREVIEW in Europe. The PUREVIEW is a fully enclosed holographic red dot, powered by a CR2032 for 800 hours (continuous) use, it weighs in at 1.5 oz, w...
I conducted a good old-fashioned shootout to see how the 25 Creedmoor and 25 Weatherby RPM stack up against quarter-bore classics like the .25/06 Remington, .257 Roberts, and .257 Weatherby Magnum The post The Ultimate .25-Caliber Shootout: Newcomers vs The Classics appeared first on Outdoor Life.
As Bob Dylan once sang, “The times, they are a-changin.” I remember an era where bolt-action pistols were associated mainly with long-range metallic silhouette shooting. Magnum handgun cartridges offered a good amount of up-close knock-down power where steel pigs and rams were concerned, but ...
Shemanese Knives carry more than edge—they carry intent. Craig Caudill designed them for people who move through the woods with purpose. L.T. Wright built them to survive the kind of days that test your gear and your grit. From the long knife to its compact companions, Shemanese Knives answer r...
These days, the gun world is obsessed with all things tactical and self-defense oriented, but it wasn’t always that way. In the days before and after World War II, gun mags were oriented more towards the Fudd market, and people cared about hunting and outdoors living in general. And in that...
In the world of handgun optics, there are a few trends that are penetrating the industry right now. For one, people are in love with enclosed emitters. There are a bevy of benefits behind enclosed emitters that make them desirable to new and veteran shooters alike. Another trend is solar-powered ...
PENN is here with the newest addition to their Fathom line of low-profile reels, with the new Fathom 500 jumbo-sized baitcaster. Continuing their goal of making fishing gear with uncompromising power and control, this new Fathom reel packs precision-engineering and rugged gearing into a compact p...
OL's former shooting editor revisits the good times and bad of two legendary gunmakers who shaped the frontier and beyond: Remington and Winchester The post The Near-Death Moments That Nearly Finished Two Iconic American Gunmakers appeared first on Outdoor Life.
I’ve carried plenty of everyday folders over the years, including some pretty weird ones. While I’m often more for simple and practical tools that disappear in the pocket and get the job done without fanfare, now and then a knife shows up that catches my fancy because it’s just plain di...