Think you know what these terms mean? Check this mighty compendium lest you fall behind the times and misspeak in front of your peers. Don’t be a fool—stay current with the latest in rifle lingo. Every spring [following a leap year] I endeavor to provide readers with changes to the intricate …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) called at 4 p.m.  on the dot on a Friday afternoon. She sounded relaxed and not at all like a woman who had to pack and leave early the next morning for an Arkansas flooded-timber duck hunt with her daughter, followed by a trip to …

I have said repeatedly that it is a fundamental necessity that the American people keep and bear arms. And to “bear arms” means carrying a firearm with you wherever you go. America’s most recent mass shootings serve as additional exclamation points behind that statement. As an author, columnist, radio talk …

Democrats have just one obstacle when it comes to achieving their vaunted gun control utopia. It’s you – the completely irrational, rights-demanding, unreasonable and uncompromising American. You “selfish” gun owners. You are the unbending firearm makers and gun buyers. You are what is stopping gun control in America. That’s what …

Springfield Armory Inc., based in Geneseo, Ill., offers a version of its tried and true M1A chambered for 6.5 mm Creedmoor. The M1A is a semi-automatic commercial version of the M14 service rifle originally chambered for 7.62×51 mm NATO. This new version of the M1A, a part of the “Loaded” …

Modern lever-action shotguns like the Black Aces Pro Series L are few and far between, with pump-action models more prevalent. The reason for this, though, has far more to do with marketing than engineering. Recently we received an e-mail inquiring about lever-action shotguns: “Dear SI,” it read: “Are lever-action shotguns viable for …

According to President Joe Biden (D), America has a huge problem with freedom to own and carry firearms. “We will take action to end our epidemic of gun violence and make our schools and communities safer,” Biden said in a White House press statement. How will he do that? “Today, I …

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has one word for lawful, regulated and licensed firearm retailers. Evil. In remarks to media pushing his gun control agenda, Sen. Schumer said, “…the evil gun dealers, pushed by the NRA, have used gun shows as a major way to get guns into the hands …

The sun was directly overhead, and you could feel the weight of it on your shoulders. As if Namibia wasn’t dry enough in the midst of one the worst droughts in recorded history, the day’s heat compounded the issue. We had stalked the hartebeest herd to the edge of the …

Laser-training tools for shooters have been around for more than a decade now, and run the gamut from expensive, dedicated pistols designed for serious practice and training to inexpensive toy-like products built more for fun than meaningful skill building. Fitting in the middle of that spectrum is the Strikeman Laser Training …