Author: Gunner Quinn

The United States Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of existence, and several firearms companies are offering special edition models that commemorate that birthday. Beretta’s history with the Marines goes back at least four decades, with the U.S. military’s version of the Beretta 92F, the M9, serving the Corps until 2020. To mark the occasion, Beretta is releasing the A300 Ultima Patrol Raider. Based on Beretta’s A300 Ultima Patrol shotgun, the Patrol Raider has a special Frogskin camouflage finish in honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps. The Raider is based on Beretta’s A300 Ultima…

In July 2025, Kentucky Sustainable Living held their annual Homesteading & Preparedness Festival. (If you happen to live in the area, I highly recommend attending!) On the first day, while wandering “vendor row”, the wife and I met and spoke with Scott Willey of Paladin Tower Tactics. Among the stuff on his table, the flyer for his Church Security 1 class really caught my eye. It is an eight-hour long class that is intended to prepare the student “for the Gunfight, the Legal Fight, and the Spiritual Fight.” Prior to this, I had never had any professional firearms training other…

On November 8, 1880, French actress Sarah Bernhardt made her US debut at New York’s Booth Theater. — November 8th was the birthday of the late actor/director/producer Norman Lloyd.  He was born November 8, 1914. His most recent film role was in 2015.  He passed away on May 21, 2021 at the remarkable age of age of 106. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 121 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,…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Today, we’re joined by Trent els X, marine Instagram influencer and a guy who’s out there inspiring folks to make light of most situations. In this episode, we’re talking to Trend about how he built his following, his approach and inspiration for hunting, and what it takes to live authentically. 00:00:16 Speaker 2: In today’s world. 00:00:20 Speaker 1: Out Here, the stakes are real. Effective preparation starts with fitness, but it requires so much more. This show explores the tools, knowledge, resilience, and skills needed to be ready when it matters the most. Join me Rich…

If you’ve hunted elk in the backcountry, you likely know a couple things to be true: it’s fun as hell, and big bulls often like to die in the gnarliest, nastiest places imaginable. While there’s not much you can do about that, there are a few ways you can shorten your packout, and it all depends on how you access the area to begin with.Now, we’re not suggesting that you illegally drive into the wilderness or otherwise illicitly cheat the system to make your hunt easier. These are just means of getting a little closer to your quarry without solely…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) recently announced convictions following an 8-year investigation into wildlife crimes. Ultimately, ten individuals were convicted on charges including falsifying residency statements to the illegal take of black bears, pronghorn, deer, elk, and other wildlife.Amanda Fry, WGFD Public Information Officer, tells MeatEater that the investigation began when game wardens were investigating “unrelated crimes, related to a separate poaching investigation initiated out of Casper, Wyoming in 2017.” Following that instance, and several other reports of illegal activity, WGFD began investigating Sean Thoms, whose family had moved to Southwest Wyoming in 2014. Wyoming game wardens worked…

Armed Citizen® Today An altercation between two neighbors in a Loudoun County condominium ended with an apparent self-defense shooting, after one man allegedly became violent. Police say the argument began as a morning dispute between two men after their dogs had become involved in a fight. The argument escalated, causing one of the men to fear for his life. He fired at the other man in self-defense, striking the aggressor once in the middle of the chest. Police were called to the scene shortly thereafter, and radio traffic indicated that the officers were prevented from reaching the victim because his…

Paul Hutchinson seemed like a regular Montanan—an ex-Marine, a fisheries biologist, a father, and a diehard turkey hunter. But behind that facade lurked a predator, hiding in plain sight.Nearly three decades after the brutal rape and murder of 15-year-old Danni Houchins, investigators uncovered the chilling truth: Hutchinson was her killer. But before the case against him could get off the ground, it was closed. Why? Rather than face what he’d done, Hutchinson killed himself.But that opened a darker question, one that may never be answered—was Danni his only victim, or did Hutchinson use his hunting trips across America as cover…

Sarsilmaz is one of the most recognizable names in the huge world of Turkish gunmaking, and the company supplies many of the small arms used by Turkish police and military forces. In 2023, Sarsilmaz rolled out its most advanced design yet, the Gen3, which endured 150,000 rounds of live-fire testing. As part of that new family of guns, SAR USA offers its SAR9 SC Gen3, a small, subcompact, striker-fired design made for daily carry. Watch our video above to see this concealable pistol in use on the range. Outfitted with a 3.3″ barrel and measuring just 6.4″ long and 4.8″…

There is no other time of the year that I look forward to more than duck season. Every day that it draws closer, I get more and more excited and soon begin dreaming about the smell of mud, the feel of cold water around my hips, and the sound of frantically blasting shotguns as soon as I close my eyes. On opening day, the bright orange sunrise will spill across the water as I peek my head out of my blind to listen for the sound of quacks and fluttering wings. Of course, as much as I relish all the…