Springfield Armory SA-35: High Praise For The High Power
Once you find a well-fitting pistol that is accurate and reliable, you run with it. So it goes with this SA-35.
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How I finally lost my phone in the backyard
Before I had kids I made myself a quiet promise: I’d be the parent who actually looked at their faces instead of a screen. Easy to promise. Then two children showed up, and one ordinary afternoon there I was in the backyard at four o’clock, thumb going in circles on my phone, while my...
Sling Manipulation for Home Defense: Making Slings Work Around Corners
Travis Haley demonstrates how sling setup affects shoulder transitions and exposure around corners. Here is how armed gun owners can apply those lessons to a defensive carbine.
ATF's 34 Proposed Changes: What FFL Dealers Need to Know
The ATF's 34 proposed regulatory changes could reshape how FFL dealers do business. Here's what the federal rollback, state pushback, and pending court cases mean for your shop.
Best Shotguns of 2026, Range Tested & Reviewed
See OL’s range-tested picks for the best 2026 shotguns, from Beretta’s AX800 Suprema to Browning’s Maxus II Golden Clays. The post Best Shotguns of 2026, Range Tested & Reviewed appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Jack O’Connor Explains Why Bird Hunters Got Shotgun Selection and Barrel Length All Wrong
The average gunner is still sold on the ancient myth — the longer the barrel the “harder” a gun shoots The post Jack O’Connor Explains Why Bird Hunters Got Shotgun Selection and Barrel Length All Wrong appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Trailblazer Pivot Review: A Compact 9mm Glock-Mag PCC
The Trailblazer Pivot looks like someone turned a pistol-caliber carbine into a fidget spinner. Its upper receiver rotates around the lower, shrinking a full-sized 9mm rifle into a compact 20.9-inch package.
The Shooting Paradox: Slow Down to Speed Up
When I was a teenager, the misconception I had about professional racing was that the trophy would go to the most powerful car, or perhaps the most aggressive driver. It was in the mid-90s that a number of racing games hit the market that tried to simulate the physics and details of motorsports a...
The Greatest Guns in American History (That You’ve Mostly Never Heard Of)
These aren't the usual suspects you'll find on a top-10 list The post The Greatest Guns in American History (That You’ve Mostly Never Heard Of) appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Curious Relics #135: Two Guns, One Name – The Colt 1862 Police Part II
Welcome back, folks! Last time around we kicked off a four-part look at the Colt 1862 Police revolver, covering the design philosophy that produced it, the Civil War timing that hampered its sales, the factory fire that made things worse, and the conversion craze that ate up the majority of survi...