When I first got into shooting, I was obsessed with doing so on the cheap. So I bought Romanian WASRs and SARs in 7.62×39 mm and 5.45×39 mm. Back then, a case of centerfire surplus ammo could be had for under $100 and would last you through a few weeks of carefree plinking at the range. If you were into World War II firearms at that time, you had an even better market; Mosin-Nagants were around $50, and 440-round sealed “spam-cans” of ammo were around $45! (If we only knew then, we would have bought a shipping container and filled…

Armed Citizen® Today A man allegedly forced his way into a home in Commerce, Texas, around 9 p.m. on July 27 and pointed a gun at the inhabitants, demanding their property. One report says the occupants attempted to flee on foot, whereupon the suspect fired on them. The occupants returned fire, however, striking the purported assailant multiple times. The suspect has a lengthy criminal record and is now facing new charges of burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. (heraldbanner.com; Greenville, Texas; 8/2/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – May 12,…

Winchester Ammunition and Bass Pro Shops logos were both featured on the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 on May 24. The car also sported a “USA 250” emblem and patriotic paint job to celebrate America’s big semi-quincentennial birthday. The car was driven by Austin Dillon, the 2017 Coca-Cola 600 winner, but his name was replaced on the car with that of a fallen service member, Army SSG Sean Gregory Landrus, as part of NASCAR’s Honor and Remember program. Landrus died of injuries sustained from a roadside bomb during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. “NASCAR’s…

Colt’s Police Positive revolver was one of the most popular firearms made in the early 20th century and remained in the company’s line for nearly half a century. Or so they say. But during my research on the Colt Police Positive revolver, I discovered something unexpected. Colt actually made two versions of the Police Positive. At the same time. In fact, from a certain perspective, you could say they made three versions at the same time. And it lasted a whole lot longer than most sources say. Let’s take a look. Colt Police Positives are small-frame, six-shot, double-action revolvers produced…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to the news show. Today, We’ve got Tony waging war on wakeboats, Jordan recounting how a backwoods hermit was charged with murder, Maggie educating us on antelope migration corridors. Brent wants Arkansas hikers to pay their fair share. Mark is covering unprecedented fishing closures across the West, and more. But first, our news n so satisfying, Phil, I like that, really really working your magic with that sounder. We’ve got all my favorite out of town people here today. 00:00:43 Speaker 2: That’s my news. 00:00:44 Speaker 1: We got Tony Peterson, Maggie hud Though, Mark…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the White Tail Woods, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week in the show, I’m running Alabama public Land deer hunter Michael Perry through the what would you do? Gauntlet to find out exactly how he’d handle some of the most interesting and tricky deer hunting scenarios I can throw. 00:00:35 Speaker 3: Out of…

Earlier this year, we attended Range Ready’s “Plinkapalooza,” a celebration of all things rimfire. There were writer-to-writer shoot offs, challenges of skill and feats of marksmanship on display, with most firearms chambered in .22 LR, but also some .17 HMR and .22 Mag. represented. Firearms, in semi-automatic pistol, revolver and rifle, were plentiful, as well as various ammunition offerings and sound suppressors. There were even a few new products unveiled at the event. One of the new items was provided by Smith & Wesson in the new Cerakote version of the company’s rimfire AR-15 variant, the M&P15-22. Most noticeable in…

Once largely considered the realm of military users, the category of Personal Defense Weapons (PDWs) has been recognized as having applications in the civilian world, where such firearms bridges the gap between pistol and rifle. As more of these types of guns have been introduced in recent years, C&H Precision saw fit to introduce its STRYKR, an optic designed specifically for use with PDWs.   The STRYKR is a hard-use, enclosed-emitter optic designed for PDWs and compact carbines.   The STRYKR is an enclosed-emitter red-dot optic that was designed specifically for the Flux Defense Raider Pistol Chassis. The Raider, which…

One of the most iconic German military handguns is the Luger P08, but on the eve of World War II, the German military sought a new sidearm that was easier to manufacture than the P08. For that, ultimately, the military turned to Walther, who had already had an extensive history of innovation within the handgun space. The company’s answer was the P38. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun” segment above to see the details of the P38. “Now, Walther has already been innovating in the handgun space in the interwar period,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Evan…

I first heard about the frontal shot on an elk from a friend and watched a few clips on YouTube to try and learn more about it. My interest was peaked, but the shot still seemed risky to me. Shooting right at the chest of an elk doesn’t seem to leave much margin for error. Not to mention, in my dozen years of guiding elk hunters, I’d never seen anyone attempt it.Then, in 2020, I went elk hunting with Jason Phelps. While backpack hunting in Colorado, we started talking about frontal shots. Jason had a lot of experience with them,…