The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of All Time
These are our favorite classic and modern shotguns for hunting upland birds The post The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of All Time appeared first on Outdoor Life.
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The Best Elk Hunting Cartridges in 2026
With more than a century of great elk cartridges to choose from, there's room for both the classics and modern options The post The Best Elk Hunting Cartridges in 2026 appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Why You Keep Missing Doves and Ducks
Early-season wingshooting humbles experienced hunters as much as newcomers. Birds slip through untouched, the shells pile up, and frustration builds. The culprit is rarely bad luck. Most misses trace back to a handful of repeatable mistakes, and each one has a fix you can work on before you ever ...
Miracle at Truk: Operation Hailstone
The Japanese seized the Caroline Islands in Micronesia in 1914, and established a naval base on the island of Truk within it in 1939. As the primary anchorage for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 4th Fleet, Truk was soon transformed into a fortress. Truk seemed the perfect spot. Offering a natural ...
The Wildest Waterfowl Bands Hunters Have Ever Recovered
A metal leg band carries an eight- or nine-digit sequence that records the bird’s age, sex, and where it was banded. Report one, and you receive a certificate telling you when and where the bird was banded. Since the U.S. government’s program began in 1920, the federal effort has tagg...
Prime Hall: The Ripple Effects of a Marine Raider Who Refused to Quit
At approximately 0700 on August 12, 2012, inside a military compound along the Helmand River in Afghanistan, an explosion lifted Marine Raider Prime Hall from his seat at a picnic table and sent him flying against a concrete wall. The rising sun had just started to reveal terrain, its light gradu...
Lynnwood Jewelry Store Owner Opens Fire After Masked Crew Rams a Pickup Truck Through His Storefront at Midday
Masked suspects rammed a pickup through the front of a Lynnwood jewelry store at midday. The owner grabbed his gun. Read the original story: Lynnwood Jewelry Store Owner Opens Fire After Masked Crew Rams a Pickup Truck Through His Storefront at Midday
Should You Switch to a 20-Gauge for Duck Hunting? We Field Tested the 12 vs 20 Gauge for Lethality
Here’s an honest look at how the 20 gauge performs with a variety of duck loads, and how it stacks up against standard 12-gauge ammo The post Should You Switch to a 20-Gauge for Duck Hunting? We Field Tested the 12 vs 20 Gauge for Lethality appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Front Line Friday #34: Drone and Tech Tools Entering Patrol Work
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...
The 30 Year Search for the Army’s Squad Automatic Weapon
As the introduction of the SIG M250 potentially opens a new chapter in the U.S. Army's squad automatic weapon story, or more accurately, the GPMG role, it is worth looking back at the excitement around the M249 when it was adopted. The U.S. Army type-classified the M249 on February 1, 1982, ...