Business is booming for firearm companies that specialize in keeping things a bit more quiet on the firing line. The outlook isn’t nearly as rosy for other corners of the outdoor industry. Big Rock Sports, a North Carolina-based distributor of fishing, hunting, boating and related gear filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in early February. Eddie Bauer, a trusted name by sportsmen, may be next, although total liquidation of assets isn’t part of its plan. On Feb. 3 Washington State’s KIRO TV reported, “Eddie Bauer, a popular outdoor clothing brand, is expected to shutter all its stores in North America after…

These days, handgun slides come with pre-cut slides that are optics-ready. They’ll easily accept adapter plates and/or a micro red-dot optic directly with the aid of a few screws. The red-dot trend is so pervasive that consumers can choose to buy from bargain brands all the way to the fully-featured top-tier units. Along with this energetic market segment, nationally renowned firearms training instructors and organizations have been offering red-dot specific training curricula. Aaron Cowan even authored a white-paper on the role of slide-mounted red-dot optics. If you’re into guns and shooting, you’re probably aware of these reflex sights’ existence.  But,…

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(Continued from Part 1.) The following are the basic tools I use to harvest and butcher fowl: Large stainless steel bowl. I put several quarts of water in the pot (the amount of water varies on how many birds I am harvesting) to keep the meat from drying out and to help keep flies away if they are present. I also butcher where running water is easily accessible to wash my hands when necessary. Sharp knife. My preferred knife for cleaning and butchering is a medium-sized, antique, high-carbon steel butcher knife with a very thin blade. This knife is from…

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February 12, 1935: The 785-foot long rigid airship USS Macon (pictured above, at Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, California) was downed in a storm off Point Sur, California, with the loss of two lives, and 64 people rescued. — On February 12, 1873 US Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1873, abolishing bimetallism and placing the country on the gold standard — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one,…

It all had to start somewhere, and for handheld firearms in Europe, Genesis is what we call the “handgonne” or hand cannon, a simple metal tube lashed to a wooden tiller. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” I Have This Old Gun segment above to see the hand cannon in action and hear how this developed as one of the most important steps in firearm evolution.  ”There was development in China, but really, we focus on the European-made hand cannons, and the first time they really can be documented is about 1326 to about 1332,” NRA Media Editorial Director Mark Keefe…

00:00:08 Speaker 1: 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 Steve Giannis, Randall, Brodie Seth and Cory. This is episode one of the fourth annual Meet Eater Trivia Championship. The competition will span three episodes. Whoever has the most points after thirty questions will be declared the newest Meat Eater Trivia Champion. 00:00:34 Speaker 3: But first, before my. 00:00:35 Speaker 4: Own question, Okay, when Phil had that little tissy, listeners won’t be able. 00:00:40 Speaker 2: To…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: We still cut trees down by hand. We still handcut. It’s still work. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: But I mean what we do now it ain’t nothing like what it used to be. 00:00:13 Speaker 3: If you think about the industries that made America, it would be hard to argue that the login industry wasn’t among the most influential in making this country. Wood built this place. This episode is a fresh look at some modern loggers friends of mine, as a matter of fact, good friends. This is a story about the inherent danger in the…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Welcome to The Houndation’s podcast. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about training during the off season and the tools we can all use to encourage better progress with our dogs, no matter how old they are. It’s pretty easy to let a good dog loaf around in the winter after a long hunting season, but a better approach is to just keep training while bird contacts and real world hunting experience can round a dog out in a way that no training ever will. There’s no denying that the time…