TFB Review: Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C 9mm

The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Record Westslope Cutthroat Trout Caught in Idaho Stuns Biologists

An Unusual State Record Luke Anderson landed Idaho’s newest certified-weight state record for Westslope cutthroat trout on the St. Maries River, a fish measuring 13.6 inches and weighing under one pound. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the record on July 23, 2026. What makes...

By AllOutdoor Staff •

Ignoring the No Guns Sign Is the Weakest Option

You know the sticker. Small pistol in a red circle, diagonal slash through it, mounted at eye level on a door you were about to walk through. Ask around in…

By Jacob Paulsen •

Front Line Friday #26: Radio and Comms Hardware Beyond the Issued Kit

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is the radio hardware nobody issues you: the accessories, the earpiece choices that actually fit your assignment, and the battery discipline that keeps a working radio from turning into a brick at hour ten. Front Line Frid...

By Tom R •

Bank Fishing Blueprint #013: Fishing Small Shade in the Summer

Welcome back to Bank Fishing Blueprint, the weekly AllOutdoor series focused on helping anglers find and catch more fish from the bank. Last week we covered choke points on windy days, and how a stiff southeast wind pushing water through a narrow gap can stack bass up in a spot most people walk r...

By Keith Lusher •

Ichord Report: What If Congress Had Let the M16 Die?

“Practically every one of our dead was found with his rifle torn down next to him where he had been trying to fix it.” – Excerpt from a letter written by Marine in 1966 to his family after a firefight in Vietnam. Parts of this Marine’s letter was read by Rep. James J. Howard (...

By Robert A. Sadowski •

Montana FWP Lowers Wolf Population Estimate, Proposes New Hunting and Trapping Rules

New Model Cuts Montana’s Wolf Population Estimate Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released its 2025 Annual Wolf Report on Friday alongside proposed regulations for the 2026-27 wolf hunting and trapping season. The report introduces a new population and distribution prediction model that ...

By AllOutdoor Staff •

Vortex Crossfire II Red Dots Add Solar, Motion Activation

For years the original Crossfire was the default answer when somebody asked what red dot to hang on a first AR without spending real money. Vortex updated it earlier this month, and the Crossfire II lineup closes most of the gaps that had opened up between the old sight and the rest of the budget...

By Sam.S •
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