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Since 2009, Diamondback Firearms has offered a wide variety of guns, from its DB380 concealed carry pistol to its lineup of Modern Sporting Rifles. In 2024, the company introduced its second wheelgun, the Self-Defense Revolver (SDR), a model it called “premium protection in the palm of your hand.” New for 2026, the company is reducing the cost and weight of that premium protection with the SDR-A. The SDR-A brings a lighter and more affordable option to Diamondback’s SDR line. The “A” in the new model’s name stands for “aluminum.” While previous SDR revolvers used stainless steel for all of their…

Springfield Armory has announced the release of the 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911 pistol in .45 ACP and 9mm, a Lipsey’s distributor exclusive. Developed in partnership with Hilton Yam, founder of 10-8 Performance as well as a retired FBI Special Agent and SWAT firearms instructor, the 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911 has been designed with input from years of professional end-user experience. Hilton Yam is a retired FBI Special Agent with more than two decades on duty in the Miami Field Office, including 19 years on its SWAT team as well as the Principal Firearms Instructor for the division. His…

Two years ago, I was ready to throw hands at the next person to tell me to go mobile. I had only recently ditched ladder stands for climbing stands, which I considered mobile enough. The last thing I wanted to do was learn a new hunting system.I put up a brave fight against peer pressure, but ultimately caved. I’m in my second season of stacking up deer from saddles and ultralight hang-on stands while my climbing stands collect dust. I hate to admit it, but the masses were right. Mobile hunting is undeniably deadly for whitetails, but it can be…

With SHOT Show 2026 in full swing in Las Vegas, Nev., Magpul has a number of new offerings for 2026. These are by no means the only new products from the company known for its polymer offerings (and now metal), but are the most recent items brought to market. Hunter Lite Stocks The Hunter Lite stocks are built light, lean and made to keep shooters maneuverable in the field.  Internally, the Hunter Lite includes a rigid polymer skeleton with an aluminum V-bedding block for shooting consistency and a reversible inlet for left- or right-handed actions. The bedding block is covered…

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Editor’s Note: This column originally was published by Lee Montana Newspapers. “As you’ll read in this powerful op-ed from our own Steven Rinella and now BHA CEO Ryan Callaghan, the spectacular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is once again at risk. But this time with national implications. This latest attempt to remove protections surrounding the BWCA is unprecedented in its method, and if successful, could be replicated on public lands all across the country. Whether you live in Minnesota, Montana, or Maine, HJR 140 deserves your attention.” – Mark Kenyon, Director of ConservationWe have hunted, fished and paddled Minnesota’s Boundary…

For more than a decade, the Burris Veracity series has set the standard for precision hunting optics. Recognized for its class-leading performance, ultra-rugged reliability and award-winning design, the original Veracity helped define what serious hunters expect from a premium, non-digital riflescope.  Now, for 2026, Burris proudly introduces the next generation of Veracity riflescopes—a complete redesign that elevates this established platform with enhanced optical performance, refined ergonomics and innovative new features to help hunters find success in any environment. The new Veracity series is available in three versatile 5x magnification ranges: 2.5-12x42mm, 3-15x44mm and 5-25x50mm, in addition to offering five reticle options in…

When I first started tracking whitetail bucks in the big woods, things always seemed to go the same way. I’d find a buck track, and then I’d meticulously follow it through the forest all day long without ever seeing the buck that made it.It frustrated me because I thought I was doing everything right. I’d stay on the trail for miles, picking my way along like a ninja as I crept through the woods, trying to move slowly and stay silent so I could sneak up on the buck. But it never worked. Frustrated with my lack of results, I…

Last week, Minnesota Congressman Pete Stauber introduced a resolution that would undo a three-year-old mining moratorium on over 225,000 acres in the Rainy River watershed—upstream of the famed Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). The move not only threatens one of America’s most iconic wild places but has broader ramifications for the future of public land management elsewhere in the country.The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is a large wilderness comprised of over 1,000 lakes in Northern Minnesota. According to Lukas Leaf, executive director for Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, it’s widely regarded as a world-class destination for its walleye, lake trout,…