Q. We are a father-and-son NRA member tandem in search of an answer regarding the branding of an M1 Garand rifle. We own an M1 rifle that has markings indicating it was a “lend lease to England,” and it also has a .308 barrel/sleeve. The barrel markings do not indicate “NATO 7.62” as other U.S. Navy M1 models do. There are markings near the rear sight, barrel and receiver, but they do not clearly indicate the origins or history of the rifle. What does the “SA-52” marking on the area near the rear sight signify? A. Your rifle’s serial number is the first…

From cars to cellphones, as a product gets more sophisticated, it usually also gets more expensive. And, as modern handguns get more modular and optic-ready, their prices tend to go up. Sometimes you want simplicity but not at the expense of quality or functionality. The minimalist Taurus G2c has been one of the most popular compact handguns on the market, with more than 1 million sold in the United States to date. With the GX2, Taurus seeks to provide more modern features, better usability and increased reliability while sticking to the price point that contributed to the G2c’s popularity. The…

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Other than the rut, I can’t think of a more exciting time of deer season than opening day. Aspirations are high. Weather patterns start to turn. Those bucks you’ve cleverly nicknamed are still stuck on their patterns and sporting more headgear than your favorite football team.If opening day dreams always unfolded according to plan, there’d be a lot fewer mature bucks on the landscape. Unless you have a tightly manicured hunting situation, your odds of killing a mature buck on Oct 1 aren’t exactly in your favor. This is especially true if your opening day involves public land, where you’re…

SIG Sauer hosted its 9th Annual Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) Charity Golf event early last month and raised more than $160,000 to support disabled veterans. The gathering was held at Pease Golf Course in Portsmouth, N.H., and hosted 192 golfers. The number of sponsors this year rose to 27. Governor Kelly Ayotte (R) made a proclamation recognizing SIG Sauer for its outstanding support of disabled veterans. “Now, Therefore, I, Kelly Ayotte, Governor of the state of New Hampshire, do hereby proclaim August 1, 2025 as the 9th Annual SIG Sauer Charity Golf Tournament in the State of New Hampshire,…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, 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 Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, which is brought to you by first Sight. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about the early season and the mistakes that a lot of us are going to make and we don’t have to, and…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Yo, what’s up? 00:00:06 Speaker 2: You’re off in God’s Country with y’all boys reading Dan is Bull also known as The Brother’s Hunt, where we take a weekly jove to the intersection of country music and the great outdoors, two things that go together like I Forgot mine, sayers like three doors. 00:00:28 Speaker 1: Down and here without you baby. 00:00:32 Speaker 2: Like Dan and not knowing any answer to any citizenship question, Yeah I should, I’m already says, get deported, dog. 00:00:42 Speaker 1: I believe red, white, and blue. Were they going…

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This article will provide some thoughts on how to address a few common problems seen in the preparedness community. The first problem involves the difficulty finding like-minded people to form a community before the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF). The second problem is how to engage friends, family, and neighbors so that they take actions to prepare their families prior to SHTF. These problems are related and center on the realization that many people are bound by their current life circumstances and are unwilling or unable to consider that the current paradigm is in danger and, secondly, many of those…

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