This Week in FFL: Aero Brands Return, August NICS Up 2.2%

Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms and VG6 return under new ownership; August NSSF-adjusted NICS checks edge up 2.2%; and NSSF, ATF and DOJ push straw-purchase education in Florida — this week's top stories for FFL dealers.

By Fred Thompson

Backfire Turret Tags

I have always appreciated gear that solves a real problem without unnecessarily complicating things. In the world of long-range shooting and hunting, there is already enough information for shooters to manage between environmental conditions, ammunition selection, ballistic data, wind calls and r...

By Scott Conditt

Front Line Friday #31: Suppressor Review - Dead Air Sandman X

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a suppressor review, and the topic is the Dead Air Sandman X, a short, full-auto-rated .30 caliber can I ran on two very different host rifles and watched do something I did not expect. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , who...

By Tom R

CMMG's 6.5” Zeroed Banshee Ships With The Can Attached

CMMG adds a super-interesting model to their Zeroed Banshee lineup with a factory-suppressed pistol, built around a Glock-pattern lower. The pistol runs CMMG's Fixed Ejector Radial Delayed Blowback operating system, paired with a ZEROED 36 suppressor mounted on a 9x19mm barrel with a 1:10 tw...

By Eric B

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

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 ...

By Massad Ayoob

Striped Marlin Off Washington Poised to Break State Record

A day of albacore trolling 45 miles off the Washington coast turned into a once-in-a-career catch when a group of Oregon anglers boated a 151-pound striped marlin — a fish now filed to become the new state record, according to Outdoor Life. An Unlikely Hookup in 4,000 Feet of Water Angler Tim D...

By James Chen

Solo Angler Boats 529-Pound Swordfish Off Maine Coast

A Biddeford tuna fisherman went looking for bluefin and ended up with what could become Maine’s first state-record rod-and-reel swordfish. Max Mourmouras, a 27-year-old merchant marine, landed a 529-pound broadbill solo on August 21 while fishing 10 miles offshore in Saco Bay, according to ...

By Alta ML

Fair Chase in Montana: 10 Keys to a Real Hunt

A successful Montana big game hunt starts with an honest definition of what “fair chase” means. The Boone and Crockett Club describes it as the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit of free-ranging wild game in a manner that gives the hunter no improper or unfair advantage. Build...

By Alta ML
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