Leupold has announced a Limited-Edition Mark 250 Riflescope Package is now available exclusively through Scheels. Commissioned to commemorate the United States semiquincentennial, the Mark 250 package is built for the patriots who demand performance. The Mark 250 package is built around Leupold’s Mark 5HD 2-10×30 mm riflescope, featuring the CMR-MIL reticle. The scope has been emblazoned with the Betsy Ross flag on its eye shell and features 13 stars—representing each of our nation’s original 13 colonies—around its objective bell. Only 250 custom scopes have been built and are sequentially numbered from 001 to 250. They are available now, exclusively through…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Hey, what is going on? 00:00:00 Speaker 2: This is Jake Hoefer and welcome back to another episode of Back forty. We have four guests, one question, and this week we’re talking about what are the most affordable habitat projects that actually work? So we can come up with a million different things that you could potentially do, but the eighty twenty rule, what is the twenty percent effort that may help you have eighty percent more success? 00:00:21 Speaker 1: And they have to be affordable. 00:00:23 Speaker 2: So I hope this helps folks throughout…

Italian manufacturer Chiappa makes an interesting mix of historical cartridge and black powder designs, modern innovative firearms and guns that combine both of those elements into one. In the latter category is the S.A. 1873 Black Thunder .44 Magnum revolver. As the “S.A. 1873” part of the name implies, the Black Thunder is based on the classic Colt Single Action Army revolver, with a solid frame with a swingout loading gate and a barrel mounted ejector rod. From there, the revolver goes in a unique direction that only Chiappa could engineer.   The Chiappa S.A. 1873 Black Thunder combines traditional…

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First introduced in 2024, the Savage Arms Revel is the company’s first lever-action platform since the iconic Model 99, which was discontinued in 1997 after nearly a century of production. Offered as an affordable, rimfire, takedown design, the Savage Revel line has expanded to include several popular chamberings, as well as a deluxe version. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: Rifleman Review” segment above to see the details of the core Revel Classic design. “The Revel has a pretty nice set of smooth walnut furniture on it. This is Turkish walnut. That’s where most walnut comes from these days,” American Rifleman…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: It’s Me podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer new Art and today we’re joined by Randall, Seth, Corey, Max, Marge and Logan. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat Eater’s four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners choosing. All right, we have a mail bag question today. If you have a mail bag question, send it to Trivia…

Fishing a nymph beneath an indicator or stripping a streamer can be an effective way to catch trout, but fishing dry flies during a hatch presents a whole other challenge. For many new fly anglers, trying to “match the hatch” might just make you want to throw your fly rod away and take up golf, but take heart. If you’re a new fly angler with topwater ambitions, these five hatches can help make your dry fly fishing dreams come true.StoneflyWhether it’s salmonfly, golden stone, or skwala, the arrival of Westcoast stoneflies are more than just insect hatches—they’re epic events. Ranging…

Darkhorse: Harnessing Hidden Potential in War and Life by Amatangelo “AJ” Pasciuti (with Neil McGinness) is a powerful, unflinching memoir. It delivers raw combat accounts alongside thoughtful reflections on leadership, resilience, masculinity, and service. Pasciuti enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 17, driven by the events of 9/11. He went on to serve 21 years, with approximately 20 years on active duty as an infantry Marine. His journey began as an Eagle Scout and evolved into that of a battle-hardened warrior who embodied the Marine Corps ethos of perseverance, dedication, patriotism, and loyalty. Combat Journey and Key AccomplishmentsThe book…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently awarded Federal Premium and Remington Ammunition—both members of The Kinetic Group (TKG) family of firms—one of the largest law-enforcement contracts in TKG history. The contract is valued at $77.4 million to provide four different 5.56 NATO loads for FBI use.    TKG was chosen as the sole supplier in all of the rifle product categories. Federal Premium will provide duty, training reduced lead and non-jacketed loads. Remington, combined with additional technology from HEVI, was selected in the fourth product category: jacketed frangible ammunition. Delivery is expected to begin this year. “This is a…

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