He Thought the Chamber Was Clear: A Negligent Discharge Story Every Gun Owner Should Hear
A seasoned shooter shot himself while cleaning his Glock. What went wrong, what it cost him, and the clearing routine that stops a negligent discharge.
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KelTec P17 .22LR Pistol – Best $200 You’ll Spend?
Are you looking for a decent-shooting .22 pistol? Is your wallet a bit thin? Look no further than the KelTec P17.
5 Smart Tips for DIY Prairie Pothole Duck Hunting
Freelancing the Prairie Pothole Region isn’t the open-door operation it used to be. Farmers now get a steady run of fall requests from people they’ve never met, located through mapping and permission apps and asking for access by phone rather than face to face, and the resulting frict...
Best Rifle for Deer Hunting: A Buyer’s Guide for Every Budget and Terrain
What makes the best rifle for deer hunting? If you’re looking for some help buying the right gun for deer season, read on for advice based on different hunting scenarios—the best rifle for whitetail deer hunting in the thick softwoods of Maine is a lot different from a deer rifle that works ...
The Case for Gar and Bowfin, North America’s Oldest Gamefish
Two of the most maligned fish in American freshwater are quietly building a following. The alligator gar and the bowfin have spent generations on the wrong end of a reputation, blamed for wrecking bass and crappie fisheries, shocked with electricity, hacked with machetes, and left to rot on river...
The 20-Shot Zero: Stop Walking Away With a Near-O
Most shooters leave the range with what one precision rifle shooter calls a “near-o” rather than a true zero. Too few rounds go downrange, and the scope corrections that follow are not precise enough to trust. The fix is a sampling method that pools roughly 20 shots into a single data...
Active Shooter Response: What Changed Post-Uvalde
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial on how active shooter response doctrine changed after Uvalde and what patrol officers are now expected to do differently on the street. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ev...
High Speed Gear GEN 2 TACO Line Up Takes Off, Reinvigorating the Brand That Started It All
Same TACO DNA, a whole new attitude: GEN 2 is lighter, tougher, more versatile and, yes, better looking, and customers have noticed. SWANSBORO, N.C., October 29, 2026 — High Speed Gear’s GEN 2 TACO lineup has taken off since its release, becoming the company’s fastest-selling produc...
Berkley Frittside X Gets a Circuit Board Bill
Anyone who throws a flat-sided crankbait around rock and wood knows how this story goes. The thin bill that gives the bait its tight, subtle action is the same bill that chips, cracks, and eventually snaps off. Berkley is addressing that with the Frittside X, a premium version of the Frittside bu...
Ayoob: How To Shoot Micro Pistols Better
It’s not hard to see why “Micro Nine” pistols of the Hellcat genre are best-sellers today. Firstly, they’re chambered for 9mm Luger, almost universally recognized as a capable defense caliber with today’s best ammunition. In addition, they are not only compact, but sometimes literally p...