Mesquite Resident Shoots Alleged Intruder During Early-Morning Break-In, Police Say

Mesquite police say a resident shot a man who was breaking into an occupied Brushwood Lane home around 4:15 a.m. October 17. Police later identified the wounded man as Arthur Alonzo and charged him with burglary of a habitation, while the shooting investigation remained open. The post Mesquite Re...

By Brandon Curtis •

Police Stories: The Gut-Wrenching Newhall Shooting

Across every occupation are seminal incidents that have had profound repercussions. Engineering disasters, airplane crashes, and industrial accidents are change-making examples. In the law enforcement profession, the murders of four California Highway Patrol officers in Newhall, Calif., on April ...

By Randall Wilson •

Iron Sights vs. Scope vs. Red Dot: What Wins at Speed

If speed is the only metric you care about, the honest answer is that it depends on distance, light, and the shot you have to make. Timed testing with an IPSC shot timer tells a cleaner story than any spec sheet. Shooting a Marlin 336 .30-30 Dark Series from a standing freehand position to mimic ...

By James Chen •

The 10 Best Winter Steelhead Flies for Any River

Winter steelheading splits cleanly between two worlds: the swing game on Pacific Northwest rivers and the dead-drift nymph-and-egg approach that dominates Great Lakes tributaries. The flies that work in cold water earn their place because steelhead metabolism slows in colder months, pushing fish ...

By James Chen •

Ohio Just Made Suppressors a Counter Item

Ohio SB 214 heads to Gov. DeWine after a 21-9 Senate concurrence vote, removing suppressors and short-barreled firearms from the state's dangerous-ordnance list. For dealers, the paperwork fee model is ending — and the retail model is not free.

By Claire Eason •

AllOutdoor Review: 5.11 Defender-Flex Utility Jean

I have been wearing 5.11 Tactical pants for hard work, everyday work, work work, ect for a good while now, so when the 5.11 Defender-Flex Utility Jean showed up unannounced early this summer I was curious to see if a pair of jeans could keep up with the rest of their utility style pants (I [&#823...

By Sam.S •

TFB Review: Vortex AMG UH-1 Gen II Holographic Sight

Holographic sights have never really been my wheelhouse. I know they get pricey, and I know the usual knocks against them are battery life and reticle quality, but past that, I do not have a ton of experience with them. So when  Vortex Optics  sent over their  AMG UH-1 Gen II &nbsp...

By Sam.S •

Taurus TXM: One Pistol, Two Calibers - 5.7x28mm & .22 WMR

Taurus customers have been asking for a magnum version of the TX22 for a while. Taurus has answered with the TXM, and it went a step further than people asked for. The new polymer-frame, striker-fired pistol comes in both .22 WMR and 5.7x28mm, and Taurus calls it the first pistol built to switch ...

By Eric B •
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