Jim Carmichel’s ‘Favorite’ Deer Rifles

OL's former shooting editor maintains you don't have to pick a single favorite rifle for hunting deer. Here are his top picks, and the stories behind each The post Jim Carmichel’s ‘Favorite’ Deer Rifles appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Jim Carmichel •

Ayoob: The Pin Shoot Grand Finale

In 1969, an armed citizen named Richard Davis shot it out with a trio of armed robbers and survived — but was hit a couple of times during the melee. Deciding that there had to be something better to stop bullets with than one’s own flesh, he conceived soft, concealable body armor and became ...

By Massad Ayoob •

Vet-Backed Habits That Keep Bird Dogs Hunting Longer

Working breeds tolerate a hard season with little complaint, but that resilience masks the fact that most gun dog routines leave performance and years on the table. The changes that matter most are small ones: when you feed, how you hydrate, and how consistently you exercise your dog outside of h...

By James Chen •

5 onX Hunt Tools Serious Deer Hunters Overlook

Most hunters who run a mapping app already lean on the core tools: studying habitat and terrain from home, marking food sources and deer sign, navigating unfamiliar ground in the dark, and finding the way out after a long sit. Those basics have earned their place among the genuine game-changers o...

By James Chen •

The Truth About Alligator Gar, Ryan’s Dinosaur Fish

For much of the last century, the alligator gar carried a reputation that got it killed on sight. Anglers across its range treated the armor-plated, toothy giant as a nuisance that ate bass, crappie, and every other fish worth catching. That view has flipped. The species now has a cult following ...

By James Chen •

NFA Ruling Lapses Silencer Rules: What FFL Dealers Must Know

A Texas federal judge invalidated key NFA registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns after the DOJ declined to appeal. Here's what the resulting patchwork means for FFL dealers — and how to prepare for both the risk and the opportunity.

By Claire Eason •

The Great Vertical Grip Debate of 2026

People say Guntube is dying, but I can’t help thinking maybe it is dying because one person has an opinion and then ten other people in the space make videos about it. Sometimes that can lead to good discussion, but when it’s on the subject of vertical grips on rifles, all I can think is ...

By Travis Pike •

Angled Spade Launches Fulcrum, Fulcrum-Ti, and Lotus Suppressors

The standard Fulcrum is made from Inconel 718. It measures 6.02 inches long and 1.6 inches in diameter, with a listed suppressor-only weight of 14 ounces. Angled Spade rates it for full-automatic fire and says it is optimized for 5.56 NATO while supporting projectiles up to 6mm. The company'...

By Josh C •

S14E4: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Our Take on the In-N-Out Shooting

From a road-rage confrontation that turns into a hard lesson on drawing against an unarmed attacker to a lunchtime rescue nobody saw coming, this episode is packed with real-world defensive gun use stories that test the limits of what you think you know about self-defense.

By Riley Bowman •
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