POTD: Confederate Mississippi Rifle Carbine – Cut Down for the Saddle

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Model 1841 that somebody went after with a saw during the Civil War. The 1841 picked up its Mississippi Rifle nickname from Jefferson Davis and the 1st Mississippi at Buena Vista in 1847, and it was a good gun. 54 caliber, brass mounted, p...

By Sam.S •

Dove Hunting 101: Species, Setups, and Straight Shooting

Dove hunting rewards two skills above all others: knowing where the birds want to be, and putting a fast-moving target in your pattern. Get both right and you can have steady action for weeks. Get them wrong and you burn through three boxes of shells with little to show for it. This guide covers ...

By James Chen •

How to Look Up an FFL License: Complete Guide (2026)

How to look up an FFL license the right way: the official free ATF eZ Check database, dealer directory shortlisting, what the license data really means, and the local SEO consistency that helps dealers win lookup traffic.

By Sara Owens •

Special Operations Forces Tackle Unseen Threat of Blast Exposure

The U.S. special operations forces community is actively tackling the invisible threat of repeated blast overpressure to protect warfighters’ brain health without compromising combat readiness. This is important since, in just six months of initial entry training, a SOF soldier will fire th...

By Eric G •
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