The CZ DUTY 9mm has one of the best factory striker triggers I have pressed, and it let me shoot accurately from the first magazine. The grip, as tested, did not fit my hand perfectly, so practical shooters, duty users and serious carriers should hold one before buying one.
One fire at a single Swiss plant is now a line item on dealer backorder reports. The work that follows is deposits, allocation status and honest lead times — not guessing at dates.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have one of the oddballs of Colt’s 1950s lineup, the Colt Courier. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re in good company, since Colt only made around 3,000 of them. The Courier was built on Colt’s D-frame, the same lightweig...
The account comes from a cowhand who spent more than twenty years hunting big game across North America with rifle, longbow, and camera. The most dangerous moment of his life, he writes, came by accident during the late 1920s, when an aging silvertip grizzly crossed paths with a working cattle ou...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a small postwar Walther that gets overlooked next to its bigger siblings. This is a Walther TP in 6.35mm (25 ACP), and this one is dated 1968. A little background on why a Walther pocket pistol from the ’60s comes out of Ulm and not [&...
The lever action is one of America's most cherished designs, and it's not going anywhere The post Best Lever Action Rifles of 2026 appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The War Department is recognizing the gunsmiths who helped arm the American Revolution. From hand-built muskets to innovative repeating firearms, their craftsmanship reveals a centuries-old American tradition of privately manufacturing firearms—one with direct implications for today's Second Am...
Tungsten and bismuth have become prohibitively expensive, prompting most manufacturers to refocus on their steel offerings The post ‘Season of Steel.’ Here’s Why the Premium Waterfowl Ammo Market Crashed appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rifle built for a job that doesn’t exist anymore. This is a Manufrance seven-barrel volley gun in 30 rimfire, made in St. Étienne, France, sometime in the 1880s or 1890s for the professional hunting market. The idea was simple and a...
The .280 Remington was a terrific flop when it was introduced, but it almost made a comeback under a different name The post The .280 Remington Should’ve Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t appeared first on Outdoor Life.