Like most folks, there was a time when I was younger and dumber. As evidence of my dumbness in that time of youngness, I managed to get myself into a minor disagreement with the late, great firearms trainer Pat Rogers on an internet forum. Now, understand that I own and …

Federal Ammunition announces a new line extension to its Hi-Bird upland-game-hunting product line. Hi-Bird Fiber (Paper) Wad’s cellulose wad construction helps minimize plastic left in the field, yet still promises to offer the same hard-hitting performance as the original. It does this by utilizing two-piece, SoftCell construction, which decreases recoil while …

When I was in grade school, I spent much of my time dreaming about hunting, pouring through magazine articles and dreaming of chasing sheep and elk in the high country. And while those hunts are certainly thrilling, I have learned over my career that North America offers many other hunts …

I have spent the majority of my life—since age 11—measuring land and distances as a land surveyor, and always I have tried to correlate things to hunting. Whether it be a bow shot on the longer side of things (when I was an archer as a younger man) or a …

E-bikes have been gaining steam (or maybe charge … ) among the hunting community in recent years. With the advent of ever-improving battery technologies, more efficient motors and lighter alloys, e-bikes have gone from a niche product to an increasingly common tool for backcountry hunters looking to go deeper, property …

In this week’s video (above), watch American Rifleman staff on the range and learn about an optics-ready wheelgun from Taurus USA that’s chambered for the heavy-hitting .357 Magnum cartridge. Taurus has an extensive background in revolver manufacturing. Though the Brazilian company began producing revolvers in the 1940s, it wasn’t until …

In a popular up-and-coming area of Washinton, D.C. – just a few blocks from the nation’s Capitol building – a U.S. Congressman was carjacked at gunpoint. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was parking his car just outside an apartment building where he and several other Members of Congress reside. The congressman …

Longstanding regulatory definitions have been weaponized against gun owners to ban firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition. It is no stretch of the imagination that a rule change could amend the definition of “unsafe or unsound practices” at 12 C.F.R. § 390.419 to also include the sale of firearms, firearm accessories, …

A. Featuring a green laser paired with a 650-lumen tactical light, the Viridian C5L is designed to fit on the accessory rails of compact pistols such as the Springfield Armory Hellcat and Taurus G3 via an adjustable universal rail mount. Activation is accomplished via side-mounted ambidextrous toggle switches or the company’s Instant-On operation …

A New York judge recently ordered the state of New York to pay the NRA nearly half a million dollars in legal fees following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) v. Bruen (2022). “The NRA regards the $447K award in the NYSRPA V. Bruen case …