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…

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(Continued from Part 5.) Separating the Important from the Trivial Things that usually do not matter much for most men as far as a potential wife: her height, her income, and specific traits such as hair or eye color. I have never heard a man talk about a woman’s height unless she was very tall — which is statistically rare. Men are rarely concerned about a woman’s income unless they are looking for support. I don’t have a “type” and most men do not have a type such as only blondes or redheads. Of course, a bonus is if a…

On April 17, 1935:  The first commercial flight from the mainland to Hawaii, as Pan Am’s Pioneer Clipper was flown from San Francisco to Honolulu. — April 17, 1964: The Ford Mustang was formally introduced, with a base price of $2,368. — We are running a two-week-long sale on all of our pre-1899 antique shotguns at Elk Creek Company, with many deep discounts. This sale will end on Monday, April 27th, 2026. Please note that some of these guns have been re-sleeved and re-proofed for modern shotshells! — Today’s feature article is a guest post from a long-time SurvivalBlog reader.…

It’s turkey hunting time, but Brent didn’t have a shotgun that was optic-ready. Fortunately, the problem was easy to solve via the UTG Remington 870 optic mount paired with a Riton Optics 3 Tactix PRD 3 red dot. The post Turkey Time: UTG Optic Mount & Riton 3 Tactix PRD 3 appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

I got excited the second I heard the gobbler answer my pot call from his pine tree roost. I scraped a couple of soft yelps on my slate, and he hammered back a response that sounded like “Let’s meet up at sunrise.”He did everything you pray a gobbler will do. He flew down, cut the distance, and came in on a string. But he broke strut at 60 yards like he’d hit an invisible wall. He just stood there staring holes in my decoys before circling around and disappearing into the hardwoods like he’d never been interested.The way that bird…

The Henry Bear’s Leg Pistol is a compact, utility-minded platform that blends the unmistakable profile of the classic Mare’s Leg with features tailored to the way today’s firearm owners actually use their guns. The post Henry Bear’s Leg Pistol appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

The Ruger Super Wrangler Optics Mount by Skinner Sights is pure genius, requiring no gunsmithing to convert an iron-sighted single-action revolver into a futuristic thumb-buster of a gun. The post Ruger Super Wrangler Optics Mount by Skinner Sights appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

The United States Senate voted today on H.J. 140 to repeal the 20-year mining moratorium on federal land in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Area. The vote, which was an unprecedented use of the Congressional Review Act, passed narrowly, with 50 Republican Senators voting in favor of the action; 49 Senators opposed it, including two Republican defectors, Senator Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. The decision paves the way for the Trump Administration to reinstate leases for a massive copper sulfide mine proposed by Twin Metals, a subsidiary Chilean mining colossus Antofagasta.The…

The upgraded Savage Arms 212/220 Harvester and Harvester Woodland slug guns feature the advanced AccuFit V2 stock system, providing shooters with unparalleled customization and performance enhancements. The post Savage 212/220 Harvester Slug Guns appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here