Author: Gunner Quinn

90 years ago today, August 31, 1935, the first national skeet championship was held.  This tournament match ran from August 26th to 31st, 1935. A roster of 113  participants was hosted by the Solon Skeet Club, near Cleveland, Ohio. — August 31, 1911: The unconstitutional “Sullivan Act” requiring New Yorkers to possess licences for firearms small enough to be concealed went into effect. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 120 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…

Italian manufacturer Chiappa has a diverse firearm lineup, from replicas of historic firearms to modern and innovative products, like the Rhino revolver. Many of the company’s products are minimalistic and affordable designs, like the Little Badger break-action rimfire rifles. New for 2025, the company is introducing the Big Badger, a centerfire take on its original single-barrel, break-action, folding firearms.  The Chiappa Big Badger takes the simple, break-action, single-shot design of the Little Badger and scales it up to accommodate centerfire cartridges. Like the Little Badger, the Big Badger uses a steel receiver with a break-open action, actuated by a lever…

With all of the recent discussion of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) threats in SurvivalBlog, I want to share a recent experience with what I assume was an A.I.-intervened technology. We were recently moving some of our supplies across state in a small cargo trailer to our cabin. We had unloaded the trailer and were returning home when I saw flashing lights in my mirror. I thinking to myself, I can’t be trailer lights, everything is rewired new, new tires, bearings, doors were locked. The State Trooper came up to the window and tells me that my plates on the trailer registration…

On August 30, 1645, Dutch settlers and local Indians signed a peace treaty in New Amsterdam (New York). — August 30th is the birthday of the late Joachim Rønneberg, a hero of the Norwegian resistance during World War II. He was born in 1919. His exploits earned him the War Cross With Sword, Norway’s highest military honor.  Rønneberg died in 2018, just one year short of his 100th birthday. — Today’s feature piece is too short to be included in the judging for the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started…

Armed Citizen® Today A homeowner in Jefferson County, Fla., defended himself, his wife and his child from a home invasion suspect early in the morning of June 30, according to a police report. Jefferson County police responded to a call from the residence just before 5 a.m., with the caller telling dispatchers that someone had attempted to break into the house but had been shot. Police arrived to find a suspect with a gunshot wound on the ground near the front of the house. An investigation revealed that the family in the house was woken by the noise of the…

Janis Putelis is on the hunt in Wyoming for pronghorn antelope. Janis burned a pile of points to draw this tag and his goal is to scour the unit to dig up a trophy buck. There’s plenty of pronghorn to sift through, but to find the right one will take a Latvian Eagle-eye. Presented by CanAm Read the full article here

Browning’s X-Bolt has been an industry mainstay since its introduction in 2008, but in 2024, the company decided to update several elements of this proven design. The X-Bolt 2 is now available in 37 different variants, all configured to meet different needs within the firearm community. Most are oriented toward hunting and field use, but Browning has several long-range and target models as well. In this case, we’re on the range with one of the field models, and a closer look at its feature set displays Browning’s thoughtful approach to modern hunting. Watch our video above to see this latest…

Winter-range elk feeding programs, like those near Jackson, Wyoming, are a double-edged sword for elk herds. On one hand, the hay and alfalfa handout stations can harbor and spread lethal diseases like CWD through the herds, but on the flip side, they’re also thought to prevent mass starvation and winter kill in heavy snow years. Ultimately, that means more elk for hunters to harvest—in theory, anyway.New research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) casts doubt on the effectiveness of feeding programs, indicating that any increase in elk populations may be completely offset by wolf and grizzly predation. In a…

Here’s a nifty tool for you reloaders out there. The Lyman auto-prime allows you to separate the priming step from others in the reloading cycle, even if you are using a progressive reloading press. What, you say? Why would anyone want to add a step? There are good reasons to separate the priming process from the standard progressive reloading steps. For example, outside of a progressive press operation, you can control-by-feel the seating pressure and resulting depth of each primer. If there’s a problem with something like a crimped primer pocket, you’ll feel it right away, and you won’t foul…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trot lighting 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. Taking the Hounds to Town. Taking a hound to town has in the circle of…