Author: Gunner Quinn
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…
Back in the days when I was starting to learn more about handgun related endeavors, I found an engaging magazine article about “kit guns.” The author was referring to the small-frame rimfire revolvers that were favored for outdoor adventures when he was growing up. These compact wheel guns were handy little traveling companions tucked into a backpack, automotive trunk space, fishing tackle box or just slipped into the pocket of a pair of jeans. They came in handy for keeping camp site pests at bay, potting small game for dinner when the fish weren’t biting or the casual ventilating of…
Tapping into the proven performance of its Combat-series 9mm pistols, Stoeger expands the STR line with the introduction of the STR-45 Combat—bringing a .45 ACP chambering to a purpose-built, duty-ready platform. Built on the same proven ergonomics and performance-driven design as its predecessors, the STR-45 Combat features a high-traction grip, undercut trigger guard that allows a high hold, optimal hand placement and enhanced control for rapid shooting and repeatable follow-up shots. Interchangeable backstraps in small, medium and large sizes allow shooters to best fit the pistol to their hand size. The full-length frame runs flush to the end of the…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the White Tail Woods, 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, Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week on the show, I’m doing a solo Ask Me Anything episode which I’m going to be answering your questions about my new role medi eater conservation issues, and deer hunting tactics, strategies and regulations. All right, welcome back to the Wired to Hunt podcast,…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: One hundred and ninety pounds, So that’s it. 00:00:03 Speaker 2: I have that’s not counting the barbell, and I have another set of weights to the bottom. 00:00:07 Speaker 3: Sorry, two hundred and thirty. You got to just put your sets of weights together. 00:00:11 Speaker 2: Just what listen, Hey, we all just agreed that we took our list and then we added to. 00:00:15 Speaker 3: Yeah, but you could still fix your list, all right, keep going ahead. I have to rearrange my one hundred and ninety pounds. Just whatever, what are…
Introduction The recent shooting death of Renee Good has resulted in a lot of discussion about whether or not the shooting was justified. Those discussions are important to our society and are illuminating when everyone engages with respect for each other. I project that most regular readers of this blog will land on the side of “legally justified self-defense”. But whether or not it is legally justified is not what I want to address in this missive. I think, especially if my projection of my audience is accurate, that what I want to address is even more important. What is…