First Look: Blocker Outdoors in New Terra Outland
Blocker Outdoors and Mossy Oak have partnered to feature multiple garments in the Mossy Oak Terra Outland pattern. Whether early-season deer hunting, hunting pronghorn out west, or bull elk in the Rocky Mountains, Blocker Outdoors vows to have the hunter covered with multiple garments that work in any season or any hunt. “Blocker Outdoors …
I Have This Old Gun: Remington Model 32
During the strain of the Great Depression, Remington decided to release a new over-under shotgun design. While the times were not ideal for bringing a new firearm to market, the company unveiled its Model 32 in 1931. Despite the hard economic times, the Model 32 offered a similar level of quality that …
30 Super Carry Approved By SAAMI
The 30 Super Carry cartridge, introduced by Federal Premium early this year, has been accepted for standardization by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). The figures and mechanical drawings, which have already been published [PDF], include a maximum average pressure of 52,000 psi, and velocities for 100- and 115-grain bullets at 1,250 fps and …
How Far America’s “Gun Valley” Has Fallen
There was a time when western Massachusetts and Connecticut represented the epicenter of American firearms production. Much of that production was centered on the Connecticut River Valley, nicknamed “Gun Valley,” and home to such iconic operations as the original Springfield Armory, and later Colt, Smith & Wesson and Winchester. No …
First Look: SIG Sauer M400 DH3 Rifle
SIG Sauer Inc. is releasing a new competition-focused edition of their workhorse M400 AR-15 rifle: the SIG Sauer M400 DH3 SDI. The rifle designed around 3-Gun and Multi-Gun competition shooting with specifications and design input from champion shooter and Team SIG member Daniel Horner. The SIG M400 DH3 SID also the …
Savage 110 PCS Review
Classically, a tactician has always had to decide between the range and power of a rifle or the mobility and ease-of-handling of a pistol. In most cases, an attempt to cure the issues of each platform is met with a severe handicap of its best features. Typically, beefing up a …
Behind the Bullet: .416 Ruger
Cartridge development can be a funny and fickle thing; what may seem like a sound idea can be a flop for a half-century, and the oddest of designs can become a fan-favorite for apparently no reason at all. Take, for example, the .275 Holland & Holland Magnum; it was released …
Finding The Right Front Sight
It’s one of the tiniest parts of a handgun, and yet it’s so vital that chanting it by name is a mantra for some shooters and a whole shooting school has adopted it as its name. I speak, of course, of the front sight. Though it’s evolved from being so …
California: Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Creating a Private Right of Action Against Firearm Industry Members
On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed another anti-gun bill into law, Assembly Bill 1594. Introduced by Assembly Member Phil Ting (D-19), AB 1594 creates a private right of action against firearm industry members for failure to implement “reasonable” controls. This intentionally vague term can subject the industry to crippling lawsuits regardless of whether there is any actual violation …
Knight MK-85: Popularizing The In-Line Muzzleloader
There’s an undeniable satisfaction in muzzleloading. Attempts at explaining the attraction often claim it’s the added challenge of a single shot, history lesson, skill polished with longer lock times or pleasure when the balancing act between propellant and bullet weight shrink groups. It’s all that and more, but in a …