Armed Citizen® Today Around midnight on Feb. 11, a homeowner in Limestone County, Ala., reportedly discovered a man breaking into his vehicle. The would-be robber, who was wearing a bulletproof vest and a ski mask and was carrying both a rifle and a pistol, allegedly chased the homeowner into his home while pointing the rifle at him. The homeowner then fired at the suspect multiple times, causing him to flee. Police were notified shortly thereafter that a man with a gunshot wound was at the hospital, where they arrested him. He faces charges of unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle,…

As many are no doubt aware based on the cover wrap of our most recent magazine issues, big changes are afoot at NRA. American Rifleman will now publish a quarterly print magazine and a monthly digital edition. To learn how to make sure you receive every issue—print and digital—follow the instructions on the cover wrap or visit nra.org/change. There are additional changes you will notice in the actual magazine, ones I hope you will find positive. We have changed several of the departments to better reflect member interest in subject matter and style. When I was given the task of…

I’ve carried a pocket pistol for years, but rarely as my primary defensive tool. For me, it’s always been more of a backup—the kind of firearm that lives quietly in the margins of a daily carry system, present but never the centerpiece. It’s there for when the fight is closer than comfort, when my strong hand is tied up or when my primary handgun is no longer an option. In today’s market, I find pocket pistols less appealing than I did five years ago. That’s partly because of their inherent limitations, but also because of the rise of hard-use, micro-compact…

I’m a lifelong conservative, passionate hunter, and conservationist who believes in straightforward truths. One of those truths is that modern life depends on natural resources. Nearly everything we rely on—from pickup trucks, farm equipment, and roads to cell phones, medical devices, and energy infrastructure—exists because someone grew it, mined it, or logged it. Mining is not something to apologize for. It is foundational to a functioning economy and a strong nation.If the United States is serious about manufacturing, energy independence, and competing with adversarial nations, then domestic mineral production matters. It matters for jobs. It matters for supply chains. It…

Grinding up your harvest is a go-to means of turning trim, tougher cuts, and smaller muscle groups into versatile, quick, and tasty meals.There will always be debate on how much fat you should add to your ground venison. In fact, some purists don’t believe you should add any at all. Danielle Prewett recommends adding between 10 and 20% for burger, but she often leaves some without added fat for recipes like Thai lettuce cups. For the sake of sanity and the brevity of this article, I decided to test different fat types with a 15% fat content.When it comes to…

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00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Col’s Week in Review with Ryan col Calahan. Here’s cal A California woman made the news last week for illegally harvesting abalony and then hiding it down our pants. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that a game warden became suspicious of the woman and her male companion after observing them harvesting purple sea urchins in the intertitle zone. As he watched, he observed the woman quote discreetly conceal what appeared to be an abalony down her pants, an unconventional storage method, especially if…

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The Bottom Line, Up Front The Woodhaven Fire Starters provide excellent material for igniting a useful blaze. Each disk is four inches in diameter, one inch thick, and weighs 4.2 ounces. They are composed of cedar sawdust bonded together with refined paraffin. One full disk burns for 20 to 30 minutes. It can also be broken into smaller pieces to start multiple fires. The fire starters are safe to use in fireplaces, firepits, wood stoves, and similar applications. The disks come in packages of 12, 50, or 100. At the time of this writing, those packages cost respectively $19.99, $65.00,…