The breakaway Confederate forces had a big problem at the start of the American Civil War—they needed guns. Many of the South’s top soldiers came out of the federal military and would spend the next years fighting their former comrades, now in the Union forces. The Confederates also s...
The mature buck that vanishes into a cattail marsh every day is not random about where he beds, and that predictability is the whole reason you can kill him. To hunt swamp bucks, you need to identify the dry, secure ground where an old deer feels safe, map the trails he uses to move between [R...
Between 1870 and 1900, railroads and repeating rifles opened the West to ordinary hunters — and pushed its game to the brink The post The Golden Age of Big-Game Hunting in America appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Gracie Herschell got a second crack at the buck her family had chased for years, and she made it count on her 11th birthday. The Lyndon, Kansas, fifth grader dropped a giant velvet buck the family had nicknamed “Ghost” on the evening of Sept. 9. The main-frame 8-pointer weighed 225 po...
As someone who owns way too many guns, I have had more than a few that I consider disappointments. Guns that disappoint me are not inherently bad. I typically define bad guns as guns that are unreliable, dangerous, and simply can’t achieve their goals. The guns that disappointed me are fine, bu...
Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Ramon Ramirez takes a look at the Springfield Armory 1911 Emissary 4.25″ AOS pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge as a modern self-defense handgun. The firearm was provided to the author by the company for this article. I didn�...
Our former hunting and shooting editors explain how they came by their favorite rifles, and why they made the cut The post Zumbo and Carmichel Each Make the Case for Their Favorite Deer Rifle appeared first on Outdoor Life.
This semi-auto shotgun brings reliability at an amazingly low price point The post Redfield Vector 12 Shotgun Review: This Might Be the Best Cheap Semi-Auto on the Market appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The Lee-Metford’s service life was comparatively brief, but its fast bolt action, detachable magazine, and .303 British chambering established the foundation for the Lee-Enfield rifle family.
A 19-year-old stopped a Dearborn mall shooter who had already killed one man. Now he has two years of probation for carrying without a permit. Read the original story: 19-Year-Old Who Shot Dearborn Mall Shooter After He Killed One Man and Wounded Another Sentenced to Two Years Probation for Carry...