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 ...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

POTD: Marlin Model 1888 “Santa Claus” Rifle – Delivered Just in Time

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a lever gun with the best name on a receiver I’ve seen in a while. This is a factory engraved, special order Marlin Model 1888 in 38-40 with “Santa Claus” inscribed on the left side of the receiver. Factory records show it ...

By Sam.S •

Beating Bugs and Bucks in the Early Southern Season

Early-season deer hunting in the South means fighting two battles at once: staying still enough to kill a mature buck, and keeping the mosquitoes off you while you do it. The heat and humidity alone make sitting a treestand a chore, and mosquitoes stay prevalent throughout much of the South well ...

By James Chen •

Third Circuit Rejects Lifetime Gun Ban Over Decades-Old DUI Conviction

Edward Williams won his nine-year fight against a federal gun ban triggered by a 2005 DUI conviction. A companion Third Circuit ruling upheld disarmament tied to violent threats, leaving the constitutional fight over lifetime firearm prohibitions unresolved.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

DOJ Opens Investigation Into Pennsauken, NJ for Egregious Firearm Permit Delays

On October 14, the Justice Department opened an investigation into whether Pennsauken, New Jersey, is using egregious and unjust delays to deprive citizens of their right to bear arms. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon directed the Second Amendment Section to find out if the allegations ...

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

POTD: Nimschke-Engraved Brown Ballard – A Scarce Maker

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Ballard single shot that checks two big boxes at once. This one was built by the Brown Manufacturing Company between about 1869 and 1873 and engraved by Louis D. Nimschke, who signed it “L.D.N.” under the receiver. The Ballard ...

By Sam.S •

POTD: 296 Ducats, 296 Pistols, 500 Years of Beretta

Five centuries ago, a payment of 296 ducats reached Bartolomeo Beretta, and the paperwork has never looked better. On October 3rd, 1526, that transaction became the first documented entry in the history of the world's oldest industrial dynasty, and Beretta has now turned it into a pistol.

By Eric B •
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