Guns aren’t always a great financial investment (though they can be), but this is one firearm purchase you can definitely feel good about.Lot 1 at the Rock Island Auction on December 5th is a one-of-a-kind set of five Purdey & Sons side-by-side shotguns. Valued at a whopping $800,000, the proceeds from the sale will benefit five conservation organizations: Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and Pheasants/Quail Forever.The guns are currently owned by legendary hunter and turkey caller, Will Primos. As he explained to Steve and the crew on a recent episode of The…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: You just ride around with some binoculars. You catch these and some of these bulls, I mean big, like imagine a bucking bull like as bigger, not bigger, if not bigger than that bison out there sharp porn’s never seen a human. You ride in, catch it and it’s trying to kill you, and these guys will rope it, tie it down like it’s a calf. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: At a rodeo. 00:00:22 Speaker 3: What’s the process for that? 00:00:24 Speaker 1: I mean, you find it. You get on top of a hill, you scan…

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Selecting the right shotshell for ducks, geese, and pheasants can be a daunting task. Not only are there numerous options to choose from, but there’s also considerable misinformation or “marketing speak” that can mislead hunters.One of the best shotshell selection resources for waterfowl and upland hunters is Tom Roster’s non-toxic lethality chart. Roster is a ballistics expert who has extensively tested shotshells for decades. I don’t have the credentials of Roster, but I have hunted with (and patterned) a wider variety of shotshells than most over the last 20 years. Here’s what I have found works best.Shooting Inside 35 YardsA…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart and today we’re joined by Brody, Corey, Alyssa, Logan, Nate, and Sarah. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat Eater’s four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there’s a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners choosing for the stat of the week. This week we have a visual stat. This is via a Reddit user named Keith who listens to the…

Many hunters think of the iconic boxlock shotgun as an American field gun, but although the design was popularized on American hunting fields, it was initially developed 150 years ago for a renowned gunmaker in Great Britain. In July 1875, two men, William Anson and John Deeley, employees of Westley Richards, filed for a patent on their innovative “hammerless gun.” While it wasn’t the first so-called “hammerless” firearm ever made, the Anson & Deeley action has remained as the most popular version of the design universally known today as the “boxlock.” Variants of the boxlock remain in production today, with…

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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) 5. Self Defense This segment references reading, training and situational awareness that will be difficult for some people. Use what you can. Learn how to profile people and your surroundings. It happens in many forms, constantly. There are predators who don’t care about how nice you are. (Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”) They will take advantage of the graces and courtesies that we usually employ to soften or de-escalate a problem. Learn what and how those predators think. Trust me, you…

On December 3, 1568, Sir Thomas Herriot introduced potatoes to England from Colombia. — December 3, 1944: The Greek Civil War broke out in a newly-liberated Greece, between communists and royalists. —       The post Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — December 3, 2025 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com. Read the full article here

Colorado has made a significant move to strengthen its gun control measures, voting to impose strict limits on ammunition magazines and mandating background checks for all firearm purchases. This legislation positions the state among the leaders in the U.S. for stringent gun laws, a response shaped by recent tragic events, including the Newtown massacre. The new laws aim to address ongoing concerns about gun violence and public safety, reflecting a growing trend among states to reassess their firearm regulations. The introduction of universal background checks and magazine capacity limits is expected to spark further discussions about the balance between gun…