Author: Gunner Quinn

Wilson Combat has acquired the Guncrafter Industries brand and assets, uniting two of America’s foremost custom firearm manufacturers. Guncrafter Industries was founded by Alex Zimmerman—a former research and development director at Wilson Combat—in 2004. That year, he unveiled his firm’s unusual take on the 1911 pistol at the SHOT Show, the Model 1, which is chambered in the .50 GI cartridge his company also developed. The company has developed a variety of popular handguns since then. Wilson Combat, founded by Bill Wilson in 1977, has built a global reputation for producing world-class 1911 pistols, premium defensive firearms and high-performance accessories…

As anyone who has passed a basic civics class knows, the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. All legislation and official government actions are subject to its limits. Yet there exists a zone within the New York City metropolitan area where law-abiding gun owners are not just imperiled but specifically targeted for exercising their rights. It is an outrage that has continued for far too long but reemerged into the public’s awareness with the high-profile arrest in January of NFL player Rasheed Walker at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. The federal government must end this disgrace. The legal…

In 2024, Diamondback Firearms launched the company’s first series of double-action revolvers. Dubbed the Self Defense Revolver (SDR), it was initially offered as a 2-inch-barreled, six-shot, all-steel revolver with a forged frame and exposed hammer. Weighing in at 21.2 ounces unloaded, it is made here in the U.S. with a choice of  matte, polished or two-tone finishes. Although it draws design cues from the Kimber K6s, it is 1.8 ounces lighter than that model. Originally launched chambered in .357 Mag./.38 Spl., the company released a 9 mm version in 2025.     Folks who are less familiar with double-action revolver…

Too often, new products promise a world of dreams but don’t set your heart on fire. Our annual Golden Bullseye Awards go to those introductions that give you everything you need, combining innovation, value, utility, reliability and outstanding performance. From firearms to accessories to optics to ammo and suppressors, we’ve determined these winners to be better than all the rest. Handgun of the Year | KelTec PR57You CAN call it a clip now! The latest ingenious invention from KelTec—a company known for incredible innovation—is an internal-magazine-fed 5.7×28 mm handgun that is easy to shoot, concealable and affordable. It also functioned…

In 1957, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) released 31 aoudad, or barbary sheep, a species native to North Africa, in the Texas panhandle to increase hunting opportunities. The species took well to the arid Texas land, and another 40 animals were released by the following year. Today, those few dozen animals have grown to an estimated population of more than 20,000 according to TPWD.From those initial releases in the Panhandle, aoudad have since expanded across a large portion of the state, pushing west into the rugged mountains and deserts of the Trans-Pecos region—prime habitat for native desert bighorn sheep. That…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: A trip through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the crown jewel of America’s wildlife preserves, reveals a stunning, prime evil world under constant threat of becoming a national sacrifice. I’m Dan Flores, and this is the American West, where the prime evil West abides. What wakes me is a sound I’ve never heard, or to be truer to the actual experience. Two sounds to which my memory banks cannot assign. Cause one is a soft, gentle sort of chuffing, coming awake to the slanting light out the tent door. I register this one first, an auditory accompaniment…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, 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 Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wire to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which has brought to you by first Light. Today’s episode is all about spring scouting and what you should be doing while you’re turkey hunting, and the truth about what you can learn about deer right now. I know this…

I recently went to two Project Appleseed shooting events. I went to one with friends one by myself. One was in the south in the summer the other in the north in the winter. There was a lot the same at these two events and a decent amount was different. There was a more negative experience for the first one and a more positive in the second, though neither was entirely positive or negative. How were these events different and why? Those are the questions I’m asking and answering here. I want to answer those questions both for the clinics…

On April 21, 1864 the U.S. Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864, which led to the “In God We Trust” wording on U.S. coins. The phrase was eventually added to all of our country’s currency. — And on April 21, 1961: USAF Major Robert M White took the X-15-2 to the edge of space with a record-breaking flight to an altitude of 107,700 feet and a speed of 3,603 miles per hour. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A…

Armed Citizen® Today On the morning of April 2 in Puyallup, Wash., a man got into an argument with his two adult stepdaughters. The argument spilled out into the home’s driveway, where the man fired shots at both women. A neighbor heard the commotion and responded to the attack, firing at the stepfather and killing him. One of the women died at the scene but the other was able to be transported to the hospital, though her condition was serious. (foxnews.com, New York, N.Y., 4/9/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – August 1976 After asking to see a rifle on…