Fudd Friday: Why Are Y'all Sleeping On The .243?

Like so many hunting calibers of the 20th century, particularly in the sub-30 caliber segment, the .243 Winchester is a descendant of wildcatter experimentation. As early as the 1940s, Warren Page was experimenting with .243-caliber rounds, and when the Winchester .308 was released in the early 1...

By Zac K •

Trijicon REAP-IR-50 LRF - Thermal Riflescope With New 1024x768 Sensor

Trijicon has announced the REAP-IR-50 thermal riflescope series, an all-new platform combining high-resolution thermal imaging, media capture, wireless connectivity and an available integrated laser rangefinder. The REAP-IR line has until now been offered with 24mm and 35mm objective lenses. The ...

By Eric B •

Polite Society Industries Launches Six 3D-Printed Silencers

A new suppressor company launching with six models and a $250 rimfire can gets attention on price alone. Polite Society Industries came out of Tampa with a lineup spanning rimfire through .36 caliber, every model printed by laser powder bed fusion as one continuous piece rather than a tube stuffe...

By Sam.S •

Review: Check-Mate UHC Prodigy Magazines

Editor’s Note: For this Check-Mate UHC 9mm magazine review, the author received samples for testing from the company. The handgun used was a 1911 DS Prodigy that was loaned to the author by Springfield Armory. The 1911 is clearly a solid design — it would have to be to still be kicking he...

By Dave Bahde •

Compact or Full Length: HUXWRX Launches the FLOW 9 M

HUXWRX Safety Co. has launched the FLOW 9 M, a lightweight modular suppressor designed to adapt across a range of compatible firearm platforms. It is built around short and long configurations, so shooters can prioritize compact handling or a full-length setup depending on the platform and the ap...

By Eric B •

Orchid Launches FFL Marketing a Gun Store Can Buy

Orchid launched a Firearm Digital Marketing service for gun stores on Sept. 29, built around the channels Google, Meta and TikTok closed to FFLs: local search, cart recovery, email and marketplace listings.

By Fred Thompson •

Front Line Friday #34: Drone and Tech Tools Entering Patrol Work

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...

By Tom R •

Fishing the Bahamas: Six Keys to a Smart Crossing

Running the Gulf Stream to fish the Bahamas rewards planning far more than it rewards luck. The crossing itself throws steep seas and shifting current at you. On the far side, the fishing changes with tide, water clarity, and predators that can end a hot bite in minutes. Anglers who arrive prepar...

By James Chen •

How Often Do Wolves Actually Attack People?

The odds of a wild, healthy wolf attacking you in North America are close to nothing. A widely cited 2002 study of wolf-human interactions covering Alaska and Canada, home to more than 60,000 wolves, turned up no records of people killed by wild wolves across the entire twentieth century. In that...

By James Chen •
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