At the end of the 1890s, John Moses Browning was in a weird place. He’d had a hand in designing many classic lever-action rifles (and even shotguns!) over the past years, but he realized that without some big changes to the design, lever-actions would lose a lot of market share to bolt acti...
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has expanded its Mark 4HD riflescope family with three new illuminated reticle options. The Oregon-based optics manufacturer now offers the Mark 4HD in Illuminated PR2-MOA, Illuminated PR2-MIL, and Illuminated PR3-MIL configurations, available in both 6-24x52 and 8-32x...
Texas has a pro-gun reputation, but history shows those rights were hard-won. A Soros-backed push to turn Texas blue should wake up gun owners nationwide.
PHLster Holsters released the Enigma Micro on June 23, a beltless concealed carry rig built specifically for the small pistols a lot of people now carry as their primary gun. It is available now at phlsterholsters.com for $150, fully assembled and ready to wear out of the box. The Micro fits thre...
Charred lodgepoles scratching a gunmetal sky reflected my mood. This morning the elk had won. No plan in mind, I climbed beyond where they’d scattered. Probing the slope’s crest from the sit with my binocular, I saw it. Among ranks of black boles with low-arcing limbs, a branch curved up...
Have you ever had a handgun that you immediately loved the way it shoots, feels and carries? That is, beyond question, how I feel about the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm. In my many years with it, the Hellcat Pro has proven to be reliable and accurate — truly a premier carry pistol. W...
I’ll be honest: when the Abu Garcia PRIME21 Baitcast Combo showed up for review, the first thing I noticed wasn’t the specs. It was the look. All white with gold trim and black lettering, it stands out against every other baitcaster on my rod rack. Abu Garcia teamed up with NFL legend...
The AK-100 series was developed during one of the hardest periods in modern Russian history, in the years after the Soviet Union collapsed and the country was dealing with a deep economic crisis. In that environment in the early 1990s, Izhmash made the ambitious decision to create a new family of...
I always wanted a good set of binoculars with an integrated camera to share my experiences. It seems Steiner Optics listened, as they just introduced the eDiscovery 10x42, which is built around a fully integrated 4K camera and the company's Steiner Connect 2.0 smartphone app. The combination...
I found Bushlore’s Pocket Field Guides while roaming the aisles of a packed outdoor event. I drifted past blades, packs, ferro rods, and the usual “seen it before” gear. Then a splash of color caught my eye. Sharp, illustrious photos. Clean layout. Zero fluff. I grabbed a guide and flipped ...