I first heard about the Winchester Model 12 from John Hewitt, who wrote a regular column for Gray’s Sporting Journal until 2007, when a stroke ended his writing career. The Model 12 figured prominently in John’s articles based on his outdoor experiences, and the first book of his collected columns published in …

Years ago, I guided elk hunters during a late-season hunt in Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains. It snowed constantly, with temperatures hovering around minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. One of the hunters carried a semi-auto hunting rifle chambered in .30-06 Springfield. Snow would get into the rifle’s action and freeze up. Every time we set …

A good gun belt is an essential part of the concealed carry lifestyle. A gun belt does more than just hold up your trousers, and it serves a different purpose than a work belt or dress belt. A gun belt needs to not only look good, but also hold your …

It’s hard to think of a worse possible nominee than David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). President Joe Biden could have nominated Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, as he infamously promised him a gun control job at an El Paso campaign appearance. Or maybe even given …

I was once talking with a group about the need for creating distance in a confrontation since everyone is a good shot up close. One of the group, a police officer, if it matters, said that he just didn’t let strangers get very close to him for that reason. Excuse …

Studying gunfights of the past allows concealed-carry licensees to prepare for the ever-changing dynamics of a life-threatening encounter in ways that practicing on a typical square range cannot. On April 11, 1986, FBI agents were engaged in a gunfight that has been studied nearly as much as the OK Corral …

There’s a bit of mystique to running a gun through the 2,000-round challenge. Made popular by firearms trainer Todd Green (RIP), the 2,000-round challenge consisted of taking a common semi-automatic pistol, and firing 2,000 rounds over the course of a few weeks in training. The idea behind the challenge was …

“Today, we’re in our American manufacturing facility in Lonoke, Ark. You’ll see that Big Green is back and stronger than ever. Remington is synonymous with America itself,” said Jason Vanderbrink, Remington Ammunition president, from the factory floor. The new video from Remington, titled “Where’s the Ammo?” features Vanderbrink addressing Second Amendment-supporting Americans …

Many have come to realize that Joe Biden rarely seems to make much sense, especially when speaking publicly. At his recent Rose Garden ceremony, where he announced his latest assault on the Second Amendment, he lied a number of times, and garbled the name of the federal agency tasked with …

Rahm Emanuel, recently the mayor of Chicago and who has previously served as a member of the Clinton Administration and as President Obama’s White House chief of staff, proposed a few curious gun control ideas while appearing as a panelist on ABC’s This Week program on March 28. To get Republican support and pass …