Spartanburg County sheriff deputies confirmed that a homeowner acted in lawful self-defense when he shot and killed an intruder who forcibly entered his residence around 2 a.m. The investigation concluded with no charges filed under South Carolina's Castle Doctrine protections. The post Spartanbu...
When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...
Welcome back to TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday. In this edition, we are going to be taking a closer look at the Chiappa Rhino Stormhunter edition. The Stormhunter is a special color edition of the classic 6” Chiappa Rhino chambered in 357 Magnum. Over my time with the Stormhunter edition of...
A 19-year-old stranger forced a back door at 2 a.m. in Spartanburg County. The homeowner fired, and deputies cite self-defense. Read the original story: South Carolina Homeowner Shoots and Kills 19-Year-Old Stranger Who Forced Open a Back Door at 2 A.M.
Finding an old .32-20 revolver is easier than finding ammunition for it. We put Black Hills' 115-grain Cowboy Action load through a 120-year-old Smith & Wesson Model 1905 to see how the old wheelgun still shoots. The post Black Hills .32-20 Ammo Brings a 120-Year-Old Smith Back to Life appea...
We pitted modern rifles against wood-stocked classics The post The Truth About Traditional Hunting Rifles (and New Ones) appeared first on Outdoor Life.
A man shot in the groin outside an Antioch business appeared to pull a handgun of his own, Metro Nashville police say. Read the original story: Tennessee Man Shot in the Groin After Confronting a Stranger in a Parking Lot, Then Appeared to Draw His Own Handgun
Episode 68 was filmed August 25th, flying Delta from Las Vegas to Chattanooga through Atlanta. Thorough check-in, and one Delta detail that went differently than usual. Check-In at LAS Declared firearms. Agent asked about lithium batteries, e-cigarettes, and power banks — none. Confirmed Chatta...
Back in May, when NSWC Crane posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...
Normandy police say a man asked to leave returned with a reported "machine gun" and punched his way into an occupied home. Read the original story: Told to Leave, Then Back at the Door: Normandy Police Say a 42-Year-Old Punched His Way Into an Occupied Home Armed With a Reported “Machine Gu...