Acorn Hunting 101: How to Tag a Buck in the Oaks

Whitetails will hunt down the best-tasting acorns from opening day through the last cold week of the season, and the fastest way to fill a tag in the timber is to figure out which trees are dropping the mast deer actually want. That means identifying whether reds or whites are on the ground, then...

By James Chen

Hornady’s Night Guard Biometric Safe Unlocks Using the Veins in Your Hand

Facial recognition, RFID, and fingerprints are all common biometric access tools. But for a rapid-access safe, the key is within your hands themselves The post Hornady’s Night Guard Biometric Safe Unlocks Using the Veins in Your Hand appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Tyler Freel

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

AO Review: Hornady VEXIS Night Guard – Be the Key to your Security

Something that firearm owners likely don’t ponder is the history of safes; what keeps our valuables protected. Over time, the term safe could be viewed pretty loosely. From hiding money under your mattress, placing it in a treasure chest and burying it like a swashbuckling pirate, having it...

By Adam Scepaniak

Hornady’s Vein-Reading Vexis Night Guard Safe

Home defense remains one of the leading motivators for firearms purchases. At various times and places, our personal security and the safety of our loved ones can feel threatened even within our safe spaces or the sanctuary of our residence. Local crime, rioting, political unrest, underfunded pol...

By Joe Kurtenbach

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

Unrivaled Upgrades: Competition-Bred AR Parts for the Rest of Us

Unrivaled builds AR-15 components using lessons learned in high-level competition. We installed four of its upgrades on an already proven CMMG-based rifle to see whether they could make it smoother and flatter without sacrificing reliability. The post Unrivaled Upgrades: Competition-Bred AR Parts...

By Tim Stetzer
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