There are many options on the market for off-body carry bags. Eberlestock recently released its “Fade Sling,” which looks very intuitive and promising. The Fade Sling is more of a large-format, everyday-carry-bag, though. It contains a quick-deploy area for your concealed firearm but is much different and larger than the bag we will be discussing in this article: the 945 Industries Q.A.P. Series off-body carry bag. I selected this particular bag after weeks of research and have been carrying in it for the last few months. Right off the bat, it should be understood that the 945 Industries bag is…

Ruger brought the micro-compact .380 ACP semi-automtic pistol into the mainstream with its original LCP. Over the years, the company has enhanced the LCP with the introduction of the LCP II and LCP Max. New for 2026, Ruger is offering a new version of the LCP Max with the addition of a Magpul Enhanced Handgun Grip (EHG). New for 2026, Ruger is updating the LCP Max with a Magpul Enhanced Handgun Grip (EHG). Shown with the new 13-round magazine with Magpul extension. Ruger’s collaboration with Magpul on handguns goes back to the RXM, a modular 9 mm pistol that uses…

Active-shooter attacks unfold fast. They are chaotic, violent and unpredictable. In those situations, the first few seconds often decide survival. Law enforcement response times are measured in minutes, but most events are over in less time than that. For armed civilians, readiness isn’t about playing hero. It’s about having the right gear and the skills to decisively use them if violence finds you. Readiness begins with preparation long before an emergency. The equipment you carry and the way you train can either set you up for decisive action or leave you scrambling. The goal is to strip away fantasy and…

Armed Citizen® Today Around 5 a.m. on April 21, a man in Medford, Ore., called police to report a neighbor who was screaming and behaving erratically. As police were en route, the neighbor allegedly began chopping at another neighbor’s door with an axe. Fearing for their life, that neighbor shot the axe-wielding man, striking him in an [unreported] extremity. Police transported the suspect to the hospital for treatment; no others were injured in the incident. (krdv.com, Medford, Ore., 4/21/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – December 1991 Alerted when she saw a strange car drive up and the occupants knock on the…

Within the firearm industry, there are a few enduring designs that have become so popular, they’ve spawned an entire class of firearms, as well as a huge marketplace of parts and accessories. Within the rimfire world, the Ruger 10/22 is one such design. Powder River Precision has taken the basic 10/22 concept and enhanced it with its Rubicon Icon design. Watch our “Gun of the Week” video above to see the details. “We are looking at the Powder River Precision Rubicon Icon today. It should look pretty familiar to most of you, and that’s because the Ruger 10/22 is one…

Elk in Montana contend with a lot of different issues. From wolves and grizzly bears to forest fires and floods, to land development and extreme hunting pressure, these elk are proven survivors that seem to be able to bounce back from nearly anything. However, in the past couple of years a possible new threat to elk has begun to spring up, which has caused both hunters and wildlife lovers alike to take notice—mange.Whether it’s through wildlife watchers in Yellowstone Park posting shaggy elk pics to social media, hunters and outfitters documenting their slightly balding harvests, or shed hunters finding dead…

On Feb. 7, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) signed an executive order requiring the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to review all regulations or “actions by the Biden administration regarding firearms” and “to eliminate all infringements on Americans’ Second Amendment rights.” After more than a year of review, the (DOJ), and its sub-agency the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), released 34 notices of final and proposed rules to eliminate infringements on Americans’ Second Amendment rights. This is an effort to reduce unnecessary, and often unconstitutional, burdens on law-abiding gun owners and Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), to modernize outdated regulations,…

Timothy Blyth was scouting for a hunt in Florida’s St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge when a chance encounter turned deadly.What started as an argument over access and safety escalated into gunfire. Minutes later, Blyth was found dead in the road.The man he’d been arguing with was gone, along with the weapon he’d used.Witnesses described an aggressive confrontation. Evidence tied the suspect to the scene. But his version of events told a different story: self-defense.Whichever version of events you believe, one thing is clear–Tim Blyth’s death left a father without a son, and a group of hunting buddies without the friend…

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for any information related to the mysterious deaths of five bald eagles that were discovered in the Upper Peninsula. Michigan DNR released a statement on Monday, April 27, stating that the eagles were found between April 3 and April 17 in the Garden Peninsula.A single dead eagle might not sound any alarms, but five of them in the same area suggests something more suspicious.“This is something that’s not normal at all,” Brian Roell, Large Carnivore Specialist at the Michigan DNR, told My UP in an interview.In the original press release, Michigan…

Roni Corporation—designer and manufacturer of the Micro Roni, PDW-style pistol-to-carbine conversion kits and other firearm accessories—has established U.S.-based operations and manufacturing in Houston, Texas. The move will allow the company to better serve its expanding U.S. market with a commitment to American manufacturing, faster delivery and stronger customer support. “With our move to U.S.-based manufacturing and operations, we are strengthening our commitment to consistent quality, reliable performance and purpose-built solutions designed to meet the highest standards of the American market,” said Marc Hinawi, CEO of Roni Corporation’s U.S. operations. “This is combined with our strategic partnership with 1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group as a…