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9mm Makarov: The Quintessential Russian Cartridge

17 Jul 2024

After the AK47, there’s no more iconic Russian gun than the 9mm Makarov. Hell, even the name is definitively Russian. During the forty-plus years that defined the Cold War, the Makarov sat

Smith & Wesson Releases New Bodyguard 2.0 CCW Handgun

16 Jul 2024

It’s been a busy month for Smith & Wesson. The venerable American gunmaker recently released three new entries in its M&P Carry Comp handgun line that had fans drooling, all the while teasing a big

The S&W Model 1854 Lever Action Rifle Line: Breakdown

15 Jul 2024

Earlier this year, one of the most storied U.S. gunmakers in history, and one of the few that’s still a fully American brand, jumped into the lever gun market for the first time since the platform

Carcano Rifle: The Most Infamous Bolt Gun in U.S. History

12 Jul 2024

Outside of gun collectors and history nerds, few people could positively identify the make and model of a random 130-year-old gun from just one photo. That’s not the case with the M91/38 Carcano

S&W Debuts 3 New Carry Comp M&P Pistols

10 Jul 2024

There are now three new Performance Center M&P pistols featuring the U.S. gunmaker’s Carry Comp technology headed to gun shops and website inventories. Yup, some of the most popular entries in the

SIG Sauer Drops Factory P320 Flux Legion Package

8 Jul 2024

It used to be that if you wanted a retractable stock or brace on your pistol, you had to buy a compatible model and then head over to Flux Defense to buy one of their awesome PDW kits. If you’ve

Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Hunter S. Thompson and Firearms

4 Jul 2024

Hunter S. Thompson has become a lot of things to a lot of people since his death in 2005. While he was alive, it wasn’t much different. He was a public figure so controversial, that went so against

Hawaiian Burger Sliders With Feral Hog Meat: Killer Recipe

4 Jul 2024

After a successful trip to hog country last year, I found myself with a pile of ground meat to play with, in addition to the primal cuts. As I brainstormed new recipe ideas, I wanted to draw on the

Hunting Camo: From Basic to Photorealistic and Back Again

3 Jul 2024

Humans did not invent camouflage patterns. We discovered the concept like we discovered fire — we observed what nature does and replicated it to serve our purposes. Toads look like rocks, stick

SIG Sauer’s New P320 M17 Ceremonial Pistol

3 Jun 2024

As an extension of SIG Sauer’s Modular Handgun System program with the U.S. Army, the gunmaker crafted a series of pistols for the Sentinels over the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National