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On May 7, 1697, Stockholm’s medieval royal castle was destroyed by fire. The Codex Gigas (pictured) — the world’s largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) — survived by being thrown out a window. — May 7, 1867: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patented dynamite in England. This was the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive. — We are running a two-week-long sale in all of our percussion revolvers at Elk Creek Company, with deep discounts. This sale will end on Monday, May 18th, 2026. Please note that there are cartridge conversion cylinders available for many of these guns…

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Ever since the development of the iconic Browning Superposed shotgun in the early 1930s, the concept of an over-under, break-action shotgun has remained popular not just with American shooters but shotgunners the world over. As a consequence, firearm makers continue to innovate on this tried-and-true concept, introducing different configurations tailored toward hunters and sport shooters, and for the year 2026, that still remains true. Here are nine new takes on this classic design. American Tactical | Cavalry 3B Tasteful scrollwork on the receiver, checkering on the wrist and fore-end and internal chokes with Stevens 555 threading add up to a…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed suit against the city of Denver, Colo., for banning “certain constitutionally protected semi-automatic rifles. These laws unconstitutionally infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in common use for lawful purposes,” says a DOJ Civil Rights Division press release. The complaint cites the U.S. Supreme Court case D.C. v. Heller (2008) by noting that the “Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in common use for lawful purposes.” The Trump administration’s DOJ argues that the city of Denver enforces an ordinance that makes…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: It’s Me podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. 00:00:14 Speaker 3: I am not your host, Spencer Newhart, but. 00:00:16 Speaker 2: I’m his wife, Shelby, and I am joined today by all the other meat Eater wives. So it’s Adrian, Alex, Carrie, Katie, Kelsey, Sarah and Sydney. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking, and there is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: This is a story about a North Georgia man named Jason Dean who is mistakenly shot by deer hunter with a high powered rifle. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: This is about the unusual. 00:00:12 Speaker 1: Circumstances that surrounded this situation, and it’s not normal at all. 00:00:18 Speaker 2: It’s almost unbelievable. 00:00:20 Speaker 1: The cast of people that tell this story are special. I think there’s something here for all of us, and I really doubt that you’re going. 00:00:28 Speaker 2: To want to miss this one. 00:00:30 Speaker 1: And be sure to…

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) For now, the best thing to do for many is to “Get Out” escaping blue hives and get on productive land. I have been advocating that people move to lightly populated food producing rural areas in conservative states. I live in one and I am trying to increase the number of freedom loving people over here. There is safety in numbers. I realize how difficult it is to accomplish all of this. Whenever I talk with people who would like to live on a farm, the number one reason I hear is…

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On May 6, 1837, US blacksmith John Deere made the first steel plough, in Grand Detour, Illinois. —May 6, 1851: Linus Yale Jr. patented the Yale cylinder lock. — You may already own a SIEGE Stove or a SIEGE Belt from SIEGE Survival. (One of our loyal advertisers.)  I just heard that they’ve added the excellent American-made Fire-Fast firestarters to their product line. (At the SIEGE website, click on “Ferro Rod Fire Steels”.) You can see one of these being tested after four days of submersion, in a YouTube video. Tom Christianson will soon be reviewing one of the jumbo-size “Trekker”…