The Great Flintlock Duck Hunt

[su_heading size=”30″]On a cold winter day in western Washington, two duck hunting rookies loaded up on No. 2 shot and expert advice to take on some wily webfoots.[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap style=”flat”]C[/su_dropcap]edarville Farms, located in Oakville, Washington, is an active farm that includes a working millworks facility. But perhaps more applicable […]
Brace to Shoulder, BATFE no bolder

Are you a fan of redesigning weapons? Let’s re-phrase that, are you a fan of shouldering a pistol stabilizing brace? (Sig Brace) According to one open letter from BATFE just post SHOT Show 2015, those two were one in the same. Now, 72 hours before the 2017 NRA Annual Meeting, we can all breathe a […]
The Baikal IZH 94 – Russian SHTF Gun

While not rare, the Baikal IZH 94 chambered in 12ga AND 7.62×39 is one very cool firearm. This popular Russian survival rifle is sends some pretty sweet firepower downrange. One thing is for sure, the Russians had it right when they put together the Baikal IZH 94 survival rifle. It shoots two drastically different rounds […]
Live Fire Training

This live-fire exercise may use lethal ammo or just ‘simunition’ rounds. Now ask yourself if you’d be willing to stand in the line of fire. In this amazing look at what many tactical training exercise groups do to simulate performing under the incredible strain of live fire and worse, possible human shields, you’ll get to […]
Editor’s Note- May 2017

Shortly before the most recent national election, I received an alert on my iPhone suggesting that I follow Hillary Clinton on Twitter. Clearly, despite all the time we spend together, my smartphone isn’t too smart. But besides being wrong on so many levels, this automatic, sponsored message from an ap also reminded me how convoluted […]
Stop giving stupid Guns

You’ll probably recognize a few of these– the reason we should probably be way more careful about who we hand guns to. A few of these clips are -if memory serves- of a T-rex shell that is way overpowered, but the number of people pointing guns at things they don’t want destroyed is alarming, and […]
I Bought An AR-15 Using Facebook

No guns on Facebook? We’ll see. At the very beginning of 2016, Facebook banned gun sales on its site. But it’s not that hard to get around these rules. https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedNews/videos/1209561002398249/ With all the school shootings and mass murders, placenames now becoming shorthand for different shootings (Aurora, Sandy Hook, Charleston, etc.) one can hardly blame Facebook […]
Savage Arms to Introduce New Firearms at 2017 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits Show

Savage Arms is proud to continue its long tradition of innovation by unveiling an exciting lineup of new high-performance firearms at the 2017 NRA Meetings and Exhibits Show in Atlanta, Georgia, April 27-30. The introductions include bolt-action B Series Hardwood rifles, along with the virtually bulletproof single-shot Stevens 301. Caliber options are also expanded for […]
Federal Premium to Introduce New Ammunition at 2017 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits Show

Federal Premium Ammunition is proud to introduce a lineup of new high-performance products the 2017 NRA Meetings and Exhibits Show in Atlanta, Georgia, April 27-30. The introductions include Federal Premium Gold Medal Berger, Federal Premium Edge TLR, Federal Non-Typical and Federal Train + Protect. Attendees are encouraged to visit the Vista Outdoor booth no. 2542 […]
New 12 Gauge Laughs at Gun Control Law

When is a shotgun not a shotgun, according to U.S. gun laws? When it’s the incredible Fostech Origin 12 SBV “Firearm.” New for 2017, the Origin 12 SBV will not be restricted by the expected gun control laws, because it’s technically not a shotgun. It doesn’t have to be registered because of the fact that […]