Author: Gunner Quinn
00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to onex Hunt for their support of this podcast. I’m your host, Lake Pickle. Last week we dug into the topic of crayfish, crawfish and crawdads. I purposely inserted the crawdad terminology in there because some of y’all let me know loud and clear last time that I left that name out the first time around. Anyway, we found out a good bit. But like I said, and like we saw,…
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There are few things more American than heading out to the back 40 or your nearest range with a rimfire rifle and a brick of .22 ammunition to just have fun. Really, there’s not much more that you need than that, though there are a whole bunch of products available that will turn your plinking experience up a notch or two. Here are five we really loved: 1. Dead Air/Ruger RXD22Ti .22 LR Suppressor The Dead Air RXD22Ti, made in collaboration with Ruger, is easier to use and to clean than many other .22 LR suppressors on the market. Rated…
The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) estimate of firearm sales nationwide for June 2026 was 1,123,006. The number reflects an increase of 11.7 percent compared to the organization’s June 2025 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,004,986. The improvement is welcome news for the industry. A significant portion of the double-digit growth was fueled by Virginia enthusiasts buying before July 1, when the state’s restrictive “assault weapons” and magazine-ban legislation was scheduled to become law and enforcement would begin. Last month, 123,699 firearm purchases in Virginia resulted in a NICS background check, according to NSSF estimates. One year before, in June 2025,…
NRA EVP and CEO Doug Hamlin, Douglas County, Colo., sheriff’s deputies and Under Sheriff Jason Kennedy Earlier this week, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin and NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Executive Director John Commerford traveled to Denver, Colo. The visit focused on showing support for local law enforcement and discussing the vital importance of the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections. Colorado has emerged as a focal point in the ongoing battle over Second Amendment rights. Despite a significant portion of its citizens—close to half—being law-abiding gun owners, restrictive policies continue to limit their constitutional…
The introduction of a new product at NRAAM is usually conducted with great fanfare. What may turn out to be the one of the most important debuts of 2026 came in the form of an email, followed by the display of samples at the Glock booth. The Austrian titan just a few months ago had seized the industry’s attention with the introduction of the Gen 6 Glocks. Momentous, to be sure, but the later introduction could impact the concealed-carry market nearly as much. Glock introduced its own 15-round magazine for its slimline models G43X and G48. Glock’s little G43 was…
To many firearm enthusiasts, a bolt-action scattergun is a utilitarian budget gun from the mid-20th century that is long out of vogue. To many whitetail hunters in areas where firearms hunting is restricted to shotguns only, a bolt-action slug gun is the best option to fill a tag. For those hunters, Savage has released an update of its classic 212 and 220 models. Savage’s bolt-action shotguns are based on the company’s 110 centerfire rifles and are receiving many of the upgrades that model line got earlier this year. Starting with the Model 210 at the end of the 20th century,…
For fans of HK-pattern firearms, one of the most elusive variants has been the G36, the 5.56 NATO-chambered rifle that was the principal service arm for the German Bundeswehr for decades. Due to Germany’s strict firearm-export laws, along with U.S. firearm import laws, the closest any HK fan could get to owning a real G36 was in the form of the HK SL8, which had a number of sporting features. Now, though, Heckler & Koch has introduced its G36 .22 LR, which, profile-wise, is a G36 in all but chambering. Watch our Gun of the Week episode above for a…
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 the airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. Cinnamon bears and chocolate gravy. Good night, nurse. We got a lot to talk about this…
Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, I never realized seafood dinners could be considered fancy. I didn’t know that people paid good money for lump crab meat with melted butter. To me, a crab feast meant wet hands, the smell of salt marsh mud, and an afternoon baking in the hot summer sun.I was barely old enough to ride a bicycle, but I knew I could catch enough blue crabs to steam them up for supper with nothing more than a chicken leg, a length of line, a dip net, and a good helping of patience.My cousins and I learned…