In 2026, CCI Ammunition—formally Cascade Cartridge, Inc.—marks its 75th anniversary with a fitting tribute to innovation and American ingenuity. Founded in 1951—or, actually, a few years before when Dick Speer and his brother Vernon moved to Idaho to start companies to manufacture components for the ammunition reloading market—this Lewiston, Idaho-based manufacturer evolved from a small primer operation in a converted chicken coop into a global leader in rimfire ammunition and reloading components. In this The Armed Citizen Podcast interview, CCI’s Product Manager Dan Compton, explains the product introductions and more CCI is bringing in celebration of this anniversary. “Let’s start…

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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…

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…

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…

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…