Ransomware Gang Names ATF; DOJ Calls Breach ‘Major’

A ransomware group has taken credit for breaching the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but the specifics of what happened remain thin. The Qilin gang listed the ATF on its dark-web leak site Wednesday, and the agency later confirmed it was investigating a cybersecurity inciden...

By Alta ML •

What Late-Summer Smallmouths Teach a Trout Angler

When summer flows drop and warm, trout retreat into scattered cool-water pockets and need a rest. The smart move is to pivot to smallmouth bass, which thrive in the warmer, higher-flow rivers where trout struggle. But wading a skinny river for bronze is not simply trout fishing with a different t...

By Alta ML •

PROOF Research Expands PXT Barrels With Steel Competition Blanks

PROOF Research launched its PXT barrel technology back in May, and last week the company widened the lineup in a big way. The PXT expansion adds a new category of steel competition blanks, more pre-fit options, and fresh caliber choices, pushing the technology onto more platforms than the launch ...

By Sam.S •

Front Line Friday #30: Cold Weather Patrol Gear

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is building a cold weather patrol layer system that keeps you functional across a twelve-hour shift instead of just warm for the first hour. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps t...

By Tom R •

JK Armament 172 PRO-KOR 556K Suppressor Review

Editor’s Note: JK Armament provided the 172 PRO-KOR 556K suppressor featured in this article to the author for the purposes of review. The opinions and evaluations expressed here are the author’s own. One of the biggest complaints about suppressors is also one of their greatest streng...

By Jeremy Tremp •

Retail FFLs Are Dwindling: 5 Growth Strategies That Still Work

Retail FFL numbers are falling while direct-to-home shipping and online marketplaces rise. These five growth strategies — local search, NFA authority, used-gun digitization, transfer revenue, and rule-change positioning — still work for dealers who execute.

By Gary Stone •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Uberti "Frank" 1875 Single-Action Army Outlaw

Most weeks that I show up on Wheelgun Wednesday, I am hauling something actually old off the shelf and telling you about it. Today is a little different. The revolver on my bench got built recently; it is just wearing 1875's clothes. Uberti sent me their "Frank" out of the Outlaws ...

By Sam.S •
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