Author: Gunner Quinn

Smith & Wesson has announced the release of two additions to its Spec Series, the new Spec Series R 686 Plus revolver and Spec Series VI M&P9 M2.0 Metal Compact pistol. Spec Series R Model 686 Plus Revolver Introducing the first-ever revolver from the Spec Series line: The Specs Series R. This model blends classic aesthetics with modern enhancements. Built on the robust L-frame Model 686, this seven-shot revolver is chambered in .357 Magnum/.38 Special +P and weighs 42.4 ounces. Its 4.13-inch stainless-steel barrel features a Power-Port at the end, reducing felt recoil and allowing for quicker target re-acquisition. Out…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Smell us now, Lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia mea podcast. 00:00:26 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Radio Live. It’s eleven am Mountain Time. That’s also eleven am for our friends in moab Utah on Thursday, January twenty second, when we’re live from Meat Eater HQ in Bozeman. I’m your host, Spencer, joined today by Jannis and Seth. On today’s show, we’ll interview Sue Richardson about the historical figure Wilson Snowflake Bentley. Then we’ll review some items for gear Talk, followed by a batch of top threes, and finally we’ll interview Michael Hadsel about the world’s…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while 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 that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stores to share, cold hunter, hot gumbo. I’ve been doing all manner of things here lately, except killing dugs…

Have you ever thought about going off-grid in the tropics?  No? Well, me neither, yet that’s where I find myself. First up, though I have had food stores and access to water as a habit for over a decade I have only been living (mostly) off-grid for a year. So I’m not very experienced and still learning the ropes. But I thought my experiences here might be a curiosity and possibly be interesting reading for others. I originally moved to Thailand to work in the action film industry, 21 years ago.  Since then I saw that the country started modernising,…

On January 23, 1643 the New Model Army led by Thomas Fairfax attacked the royalist garrison and captured Leeds for the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War. — January 23, 1812: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook New Madrid, Missouri. — Today is a the birthday of Larry Dean Olsen. (January 23, 1939 — December 26, 2018.)  He was born in Wendell, Idaho, on January 23, 1939, to parents Dean and Lola Olsen and he grew up in Jerome, Idaho. Larry was widely recognized as the father of modern primitive survival education. He was the author of the international bestseller “Outdoor…

For all the advancements in weapons technology over the last 100 years, the bolt-action rifle has remained remarkably constant. The design is durable and accurate, and much to the chagrin of gunmakers looking to make a splash, tough to improve upon: the same up-out-in-down motion British Tommies used in World War I is mimicked by American snipers, SWAT operators, and hunters in 2026.Of course, that’s not to say we haven’t seen any improvements over the last century. Bolt guns today are smoother and more accurate than their predecessors, and modern manufacturing has lowered the costs of achieving that quality. If…

On Tuesday, January 20, the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife (KDFW) announced more than 700 criminal charges for 25 individuals in one of the most eye-catching poaching cases in recent memory. The sprawling investigation, dubbed “Operation River Raid,” involved catfish. A lot of catfish.Operation River Raid was a 10-month multi-agency effort that relied on surveillance, intelligence sharing, and field inspections across six counties in Kentucky. During the course of the investigation, wardens uncovered significant amounts of illegal activity that “involved harvesting catfish from public waterways and transporting them for sale to unregulated or illegally operated pay lakes.”In fact, KDFW…

Designed and built by a custom riflemaker, and applicable across a broad range of Ruger platforms that feature that company’s distinctive integral scope mount dovetails, the American Hunting Rifles Ruger Reflex Sight Mount is available in either RMR or Shield red-dot footprints. The all-steel mount features a knurled and slotted thumbscrew that allows it to be quickly detached and attached, and tightened with a coin, and a solid recoil pin ensures that the mount will remain stable even when used on rifles in magnum chamberings. Price: $95. Contact: American Hunting Rifles; (406) 363-8033; americanhuntingrifles.com. Read the full article here

Barnes Bullets and Sierra Bullets have announced the launch of their new ballistic calculator, TrueData. With Doppler-verified ballistics, precise environmental inputs and tools that match real-world performance, TrueData equips hunters and shooters with the ability to make confident shot decisions. “2025 was a big year for product development at both Sierra and Barnes,” said Andrew Sparks, vice president of marketing and business development. “We listened, we worked hard and in 2026 we are bringing products to the market that consumers have been shouting for. TrueData is no different. This app has been a long time coming—we built, we tested, we refined, and…

Benelli’s Ethos line of shotguns has long been regarded as a favorite among hunters and sport shooters looking for classical shotgun lines paired with refined semi-automatic performance. This line enters 2026 with a decisive evolution, as Benelli has expanded it with six new models featuring Advanced Impact barrels—a unique barrel design engineered to produce denser pellet columns while increasing velocity and impact energy for commanding performance on clays and game birds. New for 2026, the Ethos Cordoba line has been rounded out with the addition of 20- and 28-gauge models equipped with Advanced Impact barrels and finished in Benelli’s highly…