Federal Ammunition was recently awarded contracts to supply two Canadian law-enforcement organizations with rifle and shotgun ammunition for duty and training purposes. The agreements will supply the Department of National Defense (DND) with .300 Blackout duty and training rounds, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with 12-gauge slugs and buckshot duty loads. “We are pleased to provide these organizations with our product lines,” said Randall Watkins, sales director, law enforcement and government at Federal Ammunition. “We look forward to growing our trusted ammunition product lines within Canada’s DND for use both domestically and abroad.” Federal’s 110-grain Tactical Bonded .300…

No stranger to rebirth, Colt has recently spun off an optics division to make sure that, in a world where optics are considered to be standard equipment, a fully kitted-out gun can be all-pony. To achieve this goal, in addition to introducing magnified optics, Colt is also offering a rifle red-dot and magnifier, along with a handgun red dot. The CSQ-1 is Colt’s new flagship rifle red-dot optic. The CSQ-1 uses the CSQ Multirole MRAD ranging and BDC reticle. The CSQ-1 is a closed emitter red-dot optic designed for rifles. It has a 7075-T6 aluminum housing with a 1.25 x…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trot lighting 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 that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. A coke or a comb The stories my dad told me still resonate within my…

This is the first instalment of a three-part elk hunting story by FHF founder, Paul Lewis. Stay tuned for the next two segments.The silence was the worst part. Not the sudden silence of elk themselves, but the silence right after the shot, that sudden crushing, anxiety-filled pit in my stomach. For the entire morning of September 21st, the river bottom I was hunting was a chaotic, screaming, bugling rut fest. Now, the big satellite bull, the one I had just wounded with a poorly placed arrow, had vanished into the head-high marsh grass. The herd had fallen quiet, melting away…

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Winchester Ammunition and Bass Pro Shops logos were both featured on the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 on May 24. The car also sported a “USA 250” emblem and patriotic paint job to celebrate America’s big semi-quincentennial birthday. The car was driven by Austin Dillon, the 2017 Coca-Cola 600 winner, but his name was replaced on the car with that of a fallen service member, Army SSG Sean Gregory Landrus, as part of NASCAR’s Honor and Remember program. Landrus died of injuries sustained from a roadside bomb during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. “NASCAR’s…

Elk hunting requires a lot of physical preparation, a healthy dosage of grit, and a few good elk calls. Here at MeatEater, it’s no surprise that we’re fans of Phelps Game Calls, and that’s exactly what we use to chase bugles through the mountains each September.Whether you’re looking for a bugle tube, diaphragm, or an easy-to-use external call, you’ll find several different options from Phelps Game Calls for a variety of hunting situations and tactics.To get a breakdown of each call, I talked with Jason Phelps himself about what makes each one ideal for various calling scenarios. After all, he…

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Patriots Landing, a faith-based veterans workshop in Kentucky, announced it would hold its “A Nation Remembers” veterans weekend in Grant County, Ky., from Sept. 16-20. The special weekend event is a multi-day gathering dedicated to honoring and celebrating veterans from all conflicts. “‘A Nation Remembers’ is a meaningful and uplifting weekend featuring ceremonies, tributes, and moments to connect, reflect, and celebrate together,” Patriots Landing Founder Joe Montgomery said. “ANR is more than a simple ‘event.’ It is a shared moment of reflection, gratitude, and connection, bringing together veterans, families, and patriots to honor service and sacrifice.” The event opens with…

Earlier this year, we attended Range Ready’s “Plinkapalooza,” a celebration of all things rimfire. There were writer-to-writer shoot offs, challenges of skill and feats of marksmanship on display, with most firearms chambered in .22 LR, but also some .17 HMR and .22 Mag. represented. Firearms, in semi-automatic pistol, revolver and rifle, were plentiful, as well as various ammunition offerings and sound suppressors. There were even a few new products unveiled at the event. One of the new items was provided by Smith & Wesson in the new Cerakote version of the company’s rimfire AR-15 variant, the M&P15-22. Most noticeable in…