Author: Gunner Quinn
00:00:00 Speaker 1: What is going on? 00:00:00 Speaker 2: Welcome back to a fresh episode of Back forty. This is Jake Hoefert and we have a fresh panel of four guests to talk about all the different things when it comes to managing whitetails. There’s no shortage of advice on what you should be doing, but sometimes the fastest way to improve your property is knowing what mistakes to avoid in the first place. In this episode of Back forty, we ask the question what are the biggest white tailand mistakes people make? And the answers cover a variety…
Federal Ammunition announced this week that it has entered into an agreement that allows the U.S. Army to utilize its patented Peak Alloy ammunition case technology for use in multiple cartridges and weapon systems. Terms specify certain conditions necessary prior to granting government purpose rights, such as the delivery of 40 million cases that feature the cutting-edge technology. Peak Alloy first appeared on the commercial market in 2025 when Federal Ammunition introduced it in the company’s all new 7 mm Backcountry cartridge. The material was used in the high-strength, proprietary steel alloy casing, which enables significantly higher chamber pressure than…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: There are days. There might be days where you’re gonna be it might be easier than you thought. There’s definitely gonna come a time where it’s gonna be either harder than you thought, or physically it’s gonna be so hard that mentally you start to shut down a little bit. So if you can hedge that fitness side of it to make it more enjoyable, here’s a good thing to think about. 00:00:17 Speaker 2: Have you, Rich Broning, ever been on a hunt you thought you were over prepared for and like you were like, ah,…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the news show Mother Lakers. This week, we’ve got some research about CWD that I really need to hear about the debate about bear spray versus pistols as bear defense rages on. Are the cyanide bombs you’ve been hearing all about actually bombs. Wolves in the Greater Yellowstone area are getting whittled away in numbers by hunters, no trappers. No, but don’t worry. We’ll tell you what it is later on in the show. The Alaskan Arctic might be getting itself a data center, which I generally kind of hate the idea of generally, and…
00:00:03 Speaker 1: When detectives stepped into Dustin Jersom’s canvas tent, they thought the man lying on the ground had been attacked by a bear, but the evidence inside, untouched food, an empty ax sheath, and two tequila glasses pointed to someone else, someone who had brutally murdered the father, friend, and brother and then fled into the darkness. That’s next on Blood Trails. Dustin Jersom was the kind of guy you could count on when things went sideways, and it didn’t matter whether he’d known you for twenty years or two weeks. 00:00:44 Speaker 2: He met me on…
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) The World As We Now Know It Succeed here first. A good man succeeds regardless of where he is. Marcus Aurelius would be a good man here or in ancient Rome. Same for Sejong the Great. Same if an Adeptus Astartes was put in your place. A good man succeeds where he finds himself. “I would succeed if only…” is loser talk. It’s taken many a man who might have succeeded and turned him into one who did not. You’ve probably heard “if you think you can or think you can’t, you’re…
On May 28, 1588 King Philip II dispatched the Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia from Lisbon, Portugal to invade England. When it left Lisbon, the fleet was composed of 141 ships, with 10,138 sailors and 19,315 soldiers. The fleet carried 1,500 brass guns and 1,000 iron guns. The armada was hampered by bad weather, and then was outmaneuvered by the 200-ship British navy is several decisive engagements. The remainder of the Armada was devastated by storms, disease, and starvation. An analysis of the human cost of the campaign reveals that 25,696 men departed and just 13,399 returned. —…
In the mid-19th century, the French military had developed some new firearm designs to take advantage of what was then the novel concept of a self-contained cartridge. Initially, like many militaries, the French converted existing military muzzleloaders to a breechloading design with its Tabatiere system, and later, they developed the Model 1866 Chassepot, which used a unique, self-contained paper cartridge. However, after the Franco-Prussian War, it was clear a new design was needed. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun” segment above to see the details of the Model 1874 Gras rifle. “The Gras rifle was developed…
Subsonic ammunition produces muzzle velocities slower than the speed of sound. This eliminates the harsh supersonic crack you hear with standard-velocity ammunition. But, the speed of sound is not a constant; it varies due to air temperature, humidity and altitude. Additionally, at subsonic velocities, bullets can struggle to deform, upset or expand—as some like to call it—after impact. Finally, with semi-automatic rifles and handguns, you might see reliability issues. You can safely shoot supersonic ammunition from a suppressed firearm and still experience substantial noise reduction, in most cases below 140 decibels (dB), which is what OSHA considers hearing-safe. And from…
After getting its start by supplying parts for AR-style rifle owners, CMMG has grown into a company that builds complete and innovative AR-type rifles and handguns. Among these innovative products are the Banshee series of radial-delayed blowback Banshee pistols and SBRs. New for 2026, the company is introducing the ZEROED Banshee, a firearm that is optimized for use with suppressors. The ZEROED Banshee brings a suppressor-optimized platform to CMMG’s Banshee family. The ZEROED Banshee is available in 5.7×28 mm, 9 mm Luger, 10 mm Auto, and .45 ACP, using the radial-delayed blowback system. The .300 Blackout version uses a…