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Because most shooters view gun cleaning to be an unpleasant chore, bottles of solvent, lubricant, CLP and other cleaning supplies often pile up and gather dust. But, to keep your defensive shotgun in proper working order, it must be cleaned and lubricated to prevent failure when you can least afford …

Springfield Armory has announced FIRSTLINE, a new program that supports those who serve both our nation and its citizens by offering them generous discounts on a select line of products. “Springfield Armory is extremely proud to be able to offer this program to America’s first responders,” said Phil Rawlings, vice president …

ZeroTech Optics announced a new line of hunting scopes for rifle shooters. These new scopes are aimed at hunters, but they can be used by anyone needing some long-range glass. Called the LR Hunter, the new scopes are a new line that features two models in the initial introduction: a 4-16×44 …

Is it the rifles chambered for it or is it the cartridge itself that keeps the .30-30 Win. an enduring favorite of American shooters and hunters? Certainly, the .30-30 has remained popular for decades because it was originally chambered in handy, compact rifles, such as the lever-action Winchester Model 94s …

Hornady has earned another “Nebraska’s Safest Company” award from the Nebraska Chapter of the National Safety Council. It’s the second year in a row the company has been recognized for its dedication to the safety and health of its staff when they are on the job. The National Safety Council, Nebraska Chapter, …

Everyone knows the name “Mauser,” and the bolt-action rifles associated with it. Yet, there is far more that goes with the famous name than that. There were already 10 little-known facts covered previously, but thats not all. Here are 10 more facts you may not have known were a part of the …

The unauthorized leak of a draft abortion opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court has Democrats up in arms (again) about packing the U.S. Supreme Court. This isn’t a new argument and one gun control advocates publicly pitched before. Senators are openly calling for court-packing again and that’s before the Supreme …

Americans have been purchasing firearms and ammunition in record-setting numbers since early 2020 and while this is newsworthy by itself, the impact of gun and ammunition sales is far greater than many realize. Whenever someone buys a firearm or ammunition, a portion of each purchase goes toward wildlife conservation efforts, hunter education, …

As our Handguns Editor Tamara Keel is fond of saying, safety is not a binary condition. Often, we tend to view it like the selector on a firearm: Safe or [Not Safe], when in reality, there’s a wide range in which one can be safe or, well, less safe. One …

If you think you have your skills down cold, you should be able to apply them cold. Violent encounters rarely offer any do-overs. One of the defensive skills we all need to work on is knowing what we can do, now, on demand. It’s one thing to examine your skill …