October's adjusted NICS checks rose 7.9 percent while the raw FBI count fell 8.1 percent. The election did not change this quarter's demand, but it changed the state map that sets your 2027 compliance costs and product mix.
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa opposes permitless carry, but repealing Texas constitutional carry would require the Legislature. Read the original story: Texas Gov.-Elect Who Said Carriers Need Background Checks Cannot Undo Constitutional Carry Without the Legislature
A 59-year-old Baltimore homeowner struck an intruder with a hammer after his wife found a stranger crouching at the bottom of their stairs. Read the original story: 59-Year-Old Retired Baltimore Officer Strikes Intruder With Hammer After Wife Finds Stranger Crouching at Bottom of Stairs
There is a comfortable lie sold by war movies and video games that a tank survives incoming fire simply by being an absurdly thick wall of solid steel. You take a hit, the hull rings like a church bell, sparks fly into the dirt, and the crew rolls forward without spilling their coffee. Anyone who...
Everyone knows a rifleman wants to make every shot count, but in the world of shotgunning, it’s kind of a given that you’re going to miss some shots, especially when you’re inexperienced. At least, you’re likely to have some misses when you’re wingshooting, especiall...
A little while back, Vortex Optics sent over their AMG UH-1 Gen II holographic sight, and it spent its time with me riding on a MAC IX and a Rossi R95 Triple Black lever action. Somewhere between those two guns, a question got stuck in my head. Holographic sights are built for larpers, close-quar...
Editor’s Note: In this article, Dr. Will Dabbs evaluates the Speed-Tac AR Bolt Carrier in his Springfield Armory SAINT rifle. Designed for .223/5.56 and 300 BLK chambered AR-15 rifles, this bolt carrier is specially designed to improve the seating of a full magazine on a closed bolt. The bo...
Springfield Armory's $899 Echelon Pro Comp promises better control and faster follow-up shots. After 550 rounds and a side-by-side comparison with a standard Echelon, we found out what the upgrades actually deliver.
A long horseback trip into the Alberta backcountry started as a rodeo of half-broke horses and unfamiliar stock. Then it opened into grizzly, moose, and a mess of mountain goats for two couples who had driven a long way to get there. What follows is the story of how that trip went wrong at the [&...
Connecticut does not allow bear hunting, and its bear-conflict numbers stand apart from every neighboring state. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reported over 3,000 conflicts between residents and bears in 2024, including 67 incidents of bears breaking into homes. Of the ten...