00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast the airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. Will’s turkey for today and my turkey for tomorrow. I got a couple recent stories from…

On May 1, 1840 the “Penny Black” — the world’s first adhesive postage stamp was issued by the United Kingdom. It featured an image of Queen Victoria. — May 1, 1857: William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrendered to the U.S. Navy, in Rivas. — And on May 1, 1898 US Admiral George Dewey commanded: “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley” as the US routed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay. — An encouraging news flash: House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bill Ends Suppressor, Short Barrel Rifle Registration. JWR’s Comment:  Be sure to contact both your U.S. congressman and your…

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…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: There’s a moment in every confrontation when someone decides whether to walk away. On a piece of hunting land. Just outside Tallahassee, that moment came and went an argument over access, over rules, over who belonged, and then gunfire. When it was over, one man lay in the road while the other disappeared. Now the dead man’s friends and family are trying to pick up the pieces as they wonder how such an everyday argument turned so deadly, so quickly. That’s next on Blood Trails. This is a story about three hunting buddies. It didn’t make national…

Every shooter has two grips living inside them, and most never realize it until they are exposed by a timer. One grip is built for applause, the sub-second draw, the clean first shot, the illusion of total control. The other is built for consequence, the second, third, fourth and everything that comes after recoil starts demanding enduring muzzle control. The problem is a majority of shooters only train one of them, and it’s the wrong one. You see it all the time. Clean presentation, lightning hands, gun gets out, sights flash, pew. It looks good. It feels good. The timer…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: What is going on? 00:00:00 Speaker 2: We’re back with another episode of Back forty. I’m your host Jake Hoefer. In this week, we’re diving into this whitetail dilemma of a serious tear hunter that sometimes people fall into the traps where you do all these different things, you work really hard, but you’re not necessarily seeing the results that you’re hoping to see. 00:00:18 Speaker 1: And so is this a behavioral thing? Is this doing too much? 00:00:22 Speaker 2: Is this not realizing as the harder you work, your goals also evolved. And we…

I am a huge fan of anything .45-caliber, especially single-action revolvers. I have five Ruger Blackhawk revolvers in different barrel lengths, all chambered in .45 Colt, two of which have extra cylinders chambered in .45 ACP. Since .45 ACP ammunition is more plentiful for me, I shoot more of that cartridge than I do of the .45 Colt. I contacted Ruger’s customer-service department to inquire about obtaining .45 ACP cylinders for my three revolvers that only came with the .45 Colt cylinder, but was told in no uncertain terms they didn’t provide that service. The expense of having cylinders made…

The Italian replica firearms business is known for bringing back designs from the Old West and Civil War eras, with some designs going even further back in history. While 70 years may not seem like “history,” that is the time period that Pietta is reaching back into for the inspiration for its Blacktooth revolver. With the Blacktooth, Pietta seeks to bring back the first-generation Colt Python. As can easily been seen, the .357 Mag.-chambered Blacktooth is a replica of a first-generation Colt Python. The Python was originally introduced in 1955 and quickly became regarded as the world’s premiere double-action revolver.…

At the conclusion of the American Civil War, the U.S. military developed a new kind of rifle that could accept a self-contained metallic cartridge. Eventually, this spawned an entire line of breechloading firearms collectively known as “Trapdoor Springfields” that armed American troops from the 1860s until the turn of the 20th century. Of all the designs, one of the most refined and popular was the Model 1884 Trapdoor Springfield. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun” segment above to see the details of the ’84 Trapdoor. “There were various systems. The British had the Snider conversion for…

This past winter in northern Southeast Alaska broke the record for snowfall, getting more than 200 inches in my hometown.The last time we had a similar winter was in ‘06-’07, when the Alaska Department of Fish & Game asked hunters to kill fawns out of mercy. During my last hunt that season, I remember lying in my sleeping bag listening to fawns calling out, desperate, in the darkness. Some bears didn’t hibernate, choosing to stay awake with all the food the dead deer offered.The following season, the population was significantly reduced in northern Southeast Alaska. Some estimated the decline at…