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“ASSAULT WEAPONS” BAN PASSES HOUSE
After initially delaying the House vote on banning “assault weapons,” Pelosi cowered before the gun control lobby and made a backroom deal in the dead of the night to reschedule the vote on Friday. Anti-gun fanatics liked David Hogg even showed up outside of Pelosi’s door last night demanding a …
Busting ATF’s “Myth”-Busting
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appears to understand that it has an image problem. According to a recent item from the Washington Times, the ATF has been handing out flyers at gun shows that are designed to bust some “myths” about the agency. Titled “ATF Myths: Not everything …
House-Passed Gun Ban Shows the Importance of the Election This November
On Friday, after a last-minute rule change to allow its consideration, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808. Authored by Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-RI), H.R. 1808 would ban the most popular semiautomatic rifles in America, many popular semiautomatic shotguns, and the magazines that come with firearms commonly used …
Master at Arms
Every so often, something that happens on a range serves to remind me that rather than dying or fading away, good lessons just keep chugging along. That these events usually involve high-stress competition or shooting instruction is evidence that well-executed training can expose the best (and worst) of our equipment …
First Look: Two-Tone Stainless Steel Hellcat and Hellcat OSP Pistols
Springfield Armory is releasing two new pistols, the two-tone, stainless steel Hellcat and Hellcat OSP micro 9 mm pistols, developed specifically for sale by distributor Sports South. “These new Sports South-exclusive Hellcats in stainless steel take everything that made the original Hellcat great and add an eye-catching, two-tone look,” says Phil …
Bushmaster 450 Bravo Zulu
This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Bushmaster 450 Bravo Zulu. Chambered for hard-hitting .450 Bushmaster, the 450 Bravo Zulu is a hog hunter’s dream, allowing for quick and repeated shots on target. Its straight-wall chambering would also be a boon for deer hunters in straight-wall only states. With a …
Choosing the Best Optics Setup for Western Big-Game Hunting
One thousand and fifty yards away, two mule deer bucks browsed along a near-vertical canyon wall. My 13-year-old son, Josiah, had spotted them through his binocular just minutes before, and now I stared at them through my spotting scope, intent on ascertaining whether either was mature. Sure enough, both were …
Preview: SureFire Dual Fuel Scout Light Pro
Built off of the proven design elements of the previous M600F Scout Light, the SureFire Dual Fuel Scout Light Pro provides added versatility through its adaptable power source and mount. A Total Internal Reflection lens both throws ample light out front for long-range illumination and provides plenty of scatter for …
Dillon Precision BL 550 Basic Loader Review
Due to political turmoil, for most the year 2022 has become known as a year of shortages. From gas, to basic essentials such as food and dwindling household income due to skyrocketing inflation, every aspect of life has been affected. On top of all this, for the time being, there …
Different, But Oh So Familiar: FN’s 21st Century High Power
There can be a tendency to think of the High Power as a platform more or less stuck in time, because its principal design remains relatively unchanged since 1934, and its evolution has been pretty static for the past few decades—and was seemingly outright dead there for a bit recently. …