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...

By Jack Hennessy •

NFA Guidance Is Live: The Q4 Market Math for FFL Dealers

ATF's October 9 open letter makes NFA approval and registration voluntary nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs. The market math: September's demand data, what actually moved on the P&L, and where the category goes next quarter.

By Mark Edwards •

September NICS Numbers Show The Industry Is Still Alive And Well

NICS stands for National Instant Criminal Background Check System, an FBI database that licensed gun dealers must use to determine whether or not a potential purchaser is legally barred from buying a gun. Obviously, if you know how many NICS checks happen in a month, you have a very rough idea ho...

By Zac K •

How Fast Can a Bear Run? Top Speeds by Species

If you carry the notion that a bear is a lumbering, slow-footed animal you could jog away from, correct it now. A grizzly at full sprint covers about 20 yards per second, and it is highly unlikely that a human could outrun a bear encountered in the wild. The fastest recorded human speed belongs t...

By James Chen •

Holland & Holland Celebrates Beretta's 500 Years with .375 H&H Double

While the title may sound surprising to some, our attentive readers would know that Beretta Holding acquired Holland & Holland a few years ago. Since then, Beretta has ceased manufacturing double rifles, leaving them exclusively to the English boutique. It was therefore expected to see a doub...

By Giorgio O •

Why Everyone Wants Montana — And Why Montanans Are Fed Up

Ask a lifelong Montanan how they feel about the steady stream of newcomers, and you may get pointed to a sign hanging in a Bozeman bar. It reads that you should welcome yourself to Montana while remembering you are a refugee, not a missionary. The message is blunt, but it captures a tension that ...

By James Chen •

Fudd Friday: Why Are Y'all Sleeping On The .243?

Like so many hunting calibers of the 20th century, particularly in the sub-30 caliber segment, the .243 Winchester is a descendant of wildcatter experimentation. As early as the 1940s, Warren Page was experimenting with .243-caliber rounds, and when the Winchester .308 was released in the early 1...

By Zac K •
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