A metal leg band carries an eight- or nine-digit sequence that records the bird’s age, sex, and where it was banded. Report one, and you receive a certificate telling you when and where the bird was banded. Since the U.S. government’s program began in 1920, the federal effort has tagg...
Here’s an honest look at how the 20 gauge performs with a variety of duck loads, and how it stacks up against standard 12-gauge ammo The post Should You Switch to a 20-Gauge for Duck Hunting? We Field Tested the 12 vs 20 Gauge for Lethality appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The basic idea of the Uxbridge Arms G6 is simple: Sometimes, people want a shotgun accessory to add to their rifle, typically for the purpose of door breaching (which is why they call them masterkeys). See Nick’s review of one such setup here , and there are plenty of others if you look aro...
Digital mapping has become about as standard in a pack as a rangefinder, and the Elite tier is the version most public land hunters actually want. Wiley X is giving one away with every pair in its new Limited Edition Camo Collection: three free months of onX Hunt Elite, covering land ownership ac...
The next evolution of the C7/C8 family is now being introduced to UK and European customers Copenhagen – 2 October 2026. Colt Canada, the Canadian small-arms manufacturer within the Colt CZ Group, today announces the launch of its new C25 carbine to customers in the UK and Europe. Selected ...
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...
Rep. Kevin Mullin wants certain airguns classified as firearms under federal law. Garrett’s Law would expand ATF authority, bringing another category of arms under Washington’s gun-control machinery.
Despite the marketing success of the Winchester ‘73, the Springfield trapdoor rifle was more likely the rifle that really tamed the Wild West. The U.S. government equipped its cavalry and other troops with these robust, hard-hitting rifles. A repeater like Winchester or the competition sold...
How many remember Rutger Hauer in “ The Hitcher ” nowadays? Fewer and fewer, I’d presume, but everyone knows the SPAS-12 he used. It’s the shotgun that defined tactical shotguns for an entire generation, dominating everything from real special operations to the silver...
By now, we should be familiar with the idea behind the Stratified series of shotshells, since Apex Ammunition already launched dove-hunting loads with a similar design.