Author: Gunner Quinn

The Mossberg pump-action 500/590-series is the most widely produced shotgun of all time, used by everyone from sportsmen to police officers to U.S. Soldiers. Mossberg has not been satisfied to rest on its laurels, continuing to bring new and updated versions of the 590 to market. New for 2026, the company is adding two new models that use the innovative Chisel Machining folding stock. New for 2026, Mossberg is adding a Chisel Machining folding stock option to its 590R pump-action shotguns. The Chisel Machining folding stock uses a 7075 aluminum folding knuckle with a push-button locking mechanism. The stock locks…

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In colonial America, it was firearms from other countries that armed soldiers, but for most of the civilian populace, American-made fowlers fit the bill. A “fowler,” so called because they were often used to hunt birds, or fowl, were constructed using smoothbore barrels, often of great length, that were capable of firing both shot and solid round ball for larger game and are of a type of arm that might later be called a shotgun in the modern vernacular. These firearms were used primarily as hunting guns to put food on the table, but also did double-duty as a defensive…

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Editor’s Introductory Note:  This guest article was written by our friend and fellow blogger, Patrice Lewis. Her entertaining and informative Rural Revolution blog has been published several times a week since 2009. We highly recommend bookmarking it. – JWR — The price of beef has been on everyone’s mind lately. According to the USDA, the average price of beef jumped from $8.40 per pound in March to $10.10 by December 2025. A number of recent articles reflect these concerns: We haven’t bought beef in decades since we raise our own, so I wasn’t familiar with what kinds of prices people…

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On March 28, 1535, the Cistercian Bloemkamp Abbey (Oldeklooster) in Friesland was attacked and destroyed by a group of millenarian revolutionary Anabaptists. — March 28, 1774: Britain passed the Coercive Act against Massachusetts. — Today’s feature article is a guest piece written by our friend and fellow blogger, Patrice Lewis, the Editrix of the highly-recommended Rural Revolution blog. — We are now seeking entries for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest.  More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest.  Round 123 ends on March 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us…

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If you want to get the most out of your rifle, don’t cut corners on glass. The CENTURI riflescope from German Precision Optics proves that once you step up to quality optics, there’s no going back. The post German Precision Optics GPO CENTURI 3-18x44i Riflescope appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

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If you’re trying to kill your first turkey, this guide covers everything you need: when seasons open, essential turkey hunting gear, how to find and pattern birds, and where to aim when that gobbler finally steps into range.I can’t think of a more thrilling hunt than calling a strutting gobbler into shotgun range. Whitetails might be the golden boy of big game hunting in America, but hunting wild turkeys might be the most fun. They’re a low-stakes-high-reward wild game species. They’re exciting, fun to call, and incredibly delicious. That’s probably why so many hunters hit the woods every spring in…

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Armed Citizen® Today Near midnight on March 24, a woman in Brownsville, Pa., called police to report a man repeatedly ringing her doorbell. She called again 15 minutes later to report that he was now beating on her door. The man then allegedly broke through glass with a brick and entered the home. The woman retreated to her bedroom, but the man followed while yelling at her and standing between her and the exit. The woman told the man to leave, but he reportedly advanced on her instead, prompting her to shoot him repeatedly with her .38-cal. revolver, striking him…

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Hunting stories are often beautifully written, but rarely offer practical advice. Meanwhile, cartridge guides are full of important information, but are about as fun to read as a printer’s instruction manual. This book, however, is different. Award-winning writer and Field Editor of this magazine, Richard Mann, has not herein provided us with yet another dry, technical book akin to a handloading manual. Rather, this book is filled with the stories and wisdom Mann has accrued during a lifetime of hunting and writing about the outdoors—with plenty of cartridge knowledge mixed in. Whether hunting for Appalachian tree squirrels or Cape buffalo…

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