One of the lesser-known segments of the suppressor industry, shotgun suppressors have been growing in popularity along with suppressor ownership and usage as a whole. Just because you’re in the field hunting for upland game or busting clays at your local range doesn’t mean you can’t protect your hearing, and suppressor makers have worked to further develop this unique niche, giving shotgunners more versatility and capability across different gauges. Check out the three latest shotgun suppressors out this year. Banish | 410Using additive manufacturing, this suppressor is built specifically for .410-bore shotguns. Lightweight and versatile with interchangeable choke tubes, it…

I am a collector of 1911-style, .45-caliber pistols because I like the way they feel in my hand. Most of these pistols were previously owned, but all seemed to be in good shape when I bought them. I also bought several extra magazines for each gun as I subscribe to the theory that one cannot have too many magazines. I retired this past year, moved to a warmer climate, joined a local gun club and I’m now interested in getting to know and shooting the guns in my collection. I decided that I could save time at the range if…

Louisiana waterfowl hunters will have a new opportunity in the marsh this fall after the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved the state’s first-ever experimental black-bellied whistling duck season. Announced by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the new nine-day season will run October 3 to 11 and give hunters an opportunity to pursue one of the state’s fastest-growing waterfowl species before the regular duck season opens in November.The experimental season will come with a few regulations that differ from Louisiana’s traditional duck seasons. Shooting hours will run from sunrise to sunset, rather than the standard one-half hour before…

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) just announced that they’ll be moving forward to revise the existing Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212). According to the press release, the revision “simplifies the regulatory requirements to enhance quicker local decision-making and increase access, including for motorized vehicles, e-bikes, and other mobility devices.”Now to translate these rule changes into what that will actually mean, you have to understand what the Travel Management Rule does first.Travel Management Rule for the Forest ServiceLocal forest managers need a framework to determine where motorized vehicles can drive within national forests. This ruling is designed to maintain access…

Armed Citizen® Today In Riverton, Utah, on Aug. 7, a 23-year-old man entered a gas station and attempted to purchase alcohol. He could not produce an ID, however, so he was denied the sale. He began arguing with the clerk, but two customers intervened and persuaded him to leave. The man, however, merely circled the store’s parking lot in his vehicle and then re-entered the gas station, this time wielding a shotgun. The two customers who had previously intervened were carrying concealed, however, and both shot the assailant, who died. (abc4.com; Salt Lake City, Utah; 8/13/26) From the Armed Citizen®…

My birthday falls at the beginning of September, which just so happens to coincide with the dove season opener in North Carolina. As a kid, I assumed dove season was just part of celebrating my birthday. As an adult, I have fully embraced the start of hunting season as a pretty good way to celebrate making another trip around the sun.There’s something special about dove season (even if your birthday doesn’t happen to fall in September). In most areas, it’s the first real hunting day on the calendar after a long summer and an even longer off-season. Deer season is…

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For more than five decades, the CZ 75 has stood at the center of the CZ story. The distinctive pistol was designed by Frantisek Koucky, in what was then the nation of Czechoslovakia without the computerized engineering or 3D modeling so common today. The handgun launched a tradition of innovation and shooting characteristics that helped establish the company’s enviable reputation with generations of shooters around the world. As CZ honors that legacy in 2026, the company will also conclude production of three longstanding members of the CZ 75 family: the CZ 75 B, CZ 75 BD and CZ 75 Compact.…

Gun: K-22 Masterpiece (Third Model)Manufacturer: Smith & WessonChambering: .22 LRManufactured: July 12, 1948Condition: Excellent (NRA Modern Gun Standards)Value: $900 to $1,200 (Add an additional $150 to $200 for original numbered gold box, Smith & Wesson screwdriver and cleaning rod) If ever a gun were created to satisfy popular demand, it was the Smith & Wesson K-22 Masterpiece. In fact, at the peak of its early post-World War II popularity, it evolved into Smith & Wesson’s most classically designed, precisely engineered and accurate double-action rimfire revolver. That’s quite a list of accolades for a handgun that had its beginnings in 1899,…

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