Taurus introduced its GX2 pistol last year with the phrase “affordable doesn’t mean cheap.” It was a no-frills pistol designed for self-defense and concealed carry that had all the features that you needed and none of the extras that add cost. As handgun optics are becoming more of a must-have accessory, Taurus is adding that option to the GX2 with the GX2 T.O.R.O. (Taurus Optics Ready Option). The GX2 T.O.R.O. is optics-ready via a direct-mount slide cut with an RMSc footprint. The GX2 T.O.R.O. takes all of the features that made the original GX2 a value-laden option and adds red-dot…

The Battle of Culloden was fought on April 16, 1746. Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart in the final battle of the Jacobite Rising on British soil. — April 16, 1866: Nitroglycerine exploded at a Wells Fargo & Company office in San Francisco. This reportedly shattered glass in a half a mile radius. — April 16th is the birthday of libertarian novelist J. Neil Schulman. He was best known as author of the novel Alongside Night. — I just heard that famed mountaineer Jim Whittaker passed away, at age 97. — Today’s…

For most of the Western world, World War II began in September 1939, with the German invasion of Poland. However, by 1939, the Japanese army had been in combat for years in China, and it learned some important lessons about its small arms during the conflict, leading to the development of its Type 97 machine gun. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” I Have This Old Gun segment above to see the Type 97 in action. “What the Japanese experience in combat in China is that they’re going up against Chinese troops who are fighting them with Mauser rifles in 8…

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00:00:07 Speaker 1: This 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 Arth, and today we’re joined by Jannis Randall, Alec Cad, Eric Reva, Max and Nate. 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 winner’s choosing. We’ve got a mailbag question here from Leonard and Lizzie van Arden. My family and I are moving from…

(Continued from Part 3.) Health considerations There is a saying which encapsulates a large percentage of the preparation: “If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.” Health is much more critical for a young woman versus a young man. I have known of individuals whose fathers died before they were born as the female’s time contribution to pregnancy is on average 65,000 times greater than the man’s contribution. In nature, male bees (drones) do not live that long after successfully mating with the queen as the insemination act if successful is the male’s swan song. Even if they…

At the heart of the NRA’s mission is a simple goal: to serve our members, strengthen our communities, and advance education, safety, and shooting sports across the country. The newly released NRA 2025 program impact report highlights program accomplishments that brought the NRA mission to life over the past year—through the dedication of volunteers, instructors, clubs, partners, and members nationwide. Educating the Next GenerationIn 2025, NRA education and training programs reached hundreds of thousands of Americans, emphasizing safe, responsible firearm handling at every level. More than 102,000 students completed NRA training courses, supported by 13,000 certified instructors and Range Safety…

Back in the day, we had a regular customer whom we absolutely knew would absolutely buy a specific sort of firearm. Over the years, we got in everything from a SPAS-12 shotgun to a Crossfire pump-action shotgun/rifle combo to a classic ASP conversion on a Smith & Wesson Model 39. Whenever one of these unusual firearms crossed our books, we’d contact this dude because he was all in on weirdo guns. I had his contact info in my Rolodex (remember those?) as “The Weird-Gun Guy.” His personal tastes just ran to the esoteric. It’s not like there was any sort…

Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images, including offensive language.An egregious act of wildlife vandalism has occurred in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The victims of said vandalism? Paddlefish.Two separate fish were caught (live) with obscene language carved into the sides of their bodies, and one of the fish’s prominent paddle-shaped rostrum was carved into a sawtooth pattern.On April 13, guide and angler Austin McClure posted a message on Facebook featuring graphic photos of carved-up paddlefish and a call to action with a reward for anyone who can provide details on the culprit of such heinous behavior. The fish with…

The term “personal defense weapon” (PDW) means the same thing in both civilian and military circles. It is a firearm that is compact and easy to carry, yet has more capability than a standard handgun. In civilian circles, the PDW moniker is often applied to “large-format pistols,” as many are legally classified as handguns while offering owners the opportunity to upgrade the platform to an NFA-regulated short-barreled rifle with the appropriate paperwork and the addition of a stock. Taurus now is joining the growing PDW/large-format pistol market with the RPC.   The Taurus RPC is a large-format, roller-delayed blowback semi-automatic…