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Since the early 2000s, perhaps maybe a decade or so later than that, people have taken to building their own guns (look at bolt guns using a Savage/Remington barrel nut system or the ubiquitous AR-15 platform) or doing small tinkering jobs (like installing sights, triggers and many other aftermarket parts). While that’s been good for the industry as a whole, as it contributed to the growth of a huge aftermarket of accessories and new components over time, not every job needs to or should be a DIY job, and it pays to have a good gunsmith. Here’s why. Builds RapportHave…

Armed Citizen® Today In Hancock County (near Indianapolis) on July 21, a man driving a Dodge began following a man driving a Volkswagen extremely closely. When the two vehicles had to stop in a construction area, the Dodge driver exited his vehicle, aggressively approached the other driver and initiated a confrontation, pointing into the window, cussing in a “very hostile” manner and threatening bodily harm. The Volkswagen driver apparently drew his firearm in fear for his life and the life of his female passenger, whereupon the aggressor mocked him and told him to get out of the vehicle. He then…

The American Custom Gunmakers Guild (ACGG) Foundation announced the introduction of its new “Doug Turnbull Firearms Restoration Arts Grant,” which is an expansion on the foundation’s mission to support gunsmithing education in the United States. The grant is named in honor of Doug Turnbull, the founder of Turnbull Restorations, a dedicated firearm-restoration company. The shop began as a one-man operation and has since expanded into a full team of experienced gunsmiths that provide a careful, tried-and-true approach to the restoration of classic arms. The new grant will introduce gunsmithing students to the fundamental skills necessary to restore vintage firearms. Through…

Gun control activists have become increasingly emboldened. The shift from targeting the margins to challenging the mainstream signals nothing is off-limits. Gun bans are being aimed at the most popular firearms in America. Now, even hunting—which survives in countries that ban defensive gun use—is being targeted. In Oregon, Initiative 28 (IP28), also known as the PEACE Act (People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions Act), is a ballot initiative petition that seeks to ban hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife management, along with many traditional agricultural practices. Whether it will reach voters in November remains to be seen, but this…

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00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. 00:00:12 Speaker 1: I want you to stay a while. 00:00:13 Speaker 2: 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, bank poles, flatheads, and Bradley Smith. This…

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The first time I met John Lott, founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), was at a cocktail party in Arlington, Va., about 20 years ago. He was speaking to an author who had a book coming out on the war in Iraq. Lott said, “There is so much there to write about—so much data and investigation. How many times did you go to Iraq and how did you ever stop doing research long enough to write the book?” The author shrugged and said, “What? No, I never went to Iraq. And research? Why? I already know…