One of the things people like to say about my job, is that it sure must be nice to hunt and fish all the time. I always agree, because that sounds a lot better than mostly sitting at a desk pounding on the keyboard while waiting for the next Google Meet to start.While my job puts me into the field and on the water more than say, being a plumber, it’s still a lot of time not spent in the woods and on the water. Add in a pair of 13-year-old girls who haven’t met an activity or organized sport…

GrabAGun, a Texas-based online retailer of firearms, ammunition and accessories, went public on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16, 2025 (NYSE: PEW), receiving $179 million in gross proceeds that the company affirmed will be used to expand its online platform and fund strategic acquisitions. Donald Trump Jr., a member of the company’s board of directors, as well as an advisor and shareholder in the company, expressed his excitement with the company’s future focus. “As a lifelong supporter of 2A rights, I am proud to support and be involved with GrabAGun and its mission of modernizing the F&A (firearms…

When Springfield Armory introduced its Echelon in 2023, it was a modern and modular striker-fired pistol with innovative features, like the Variable Interface System (VIS) that allowed for the direct mounting of most compact red dot optics on the market. The popularity of the Echelon lead to Springfield expanding the lineup, with compact models and finish options. As built-in compensators become more popular with everyone from competitors to concealed carry practitioners, Springfield has added an integrally compensated option to models from the Prodigy to the Hellcat. This year, Springfield is offering this option on its compact Echelons with the new-for-2025…

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Founded in 1995, Extar Firearms is an American gunmaker operating out of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. The company’s flagship offering is the EP9, a 9 mm Luger-chambered semi-automatic originally available as a large-format pistol. Toward the end of 2023, however, the company released the first pistol-caliber carbine (PCC) configuration of the platform. We decided that the EP9 Carbine—sporting lightweight polymer construction, some AR-15 component compatibility, a unique bolt assembly and a no-lubricant-required design—deserved a closer look. The EP9 platform was designed to be as lightweight as possible. The company founder, who had an extensive background with high-performance polymers, drew upon…

There’s something alluring, almost sacred, about the idea of finding a buck’s bed, especially if it’s still warm or matted with white hair. It’s kind of like the scene in No Country for Old Men when Sheriff Bell finds the still-sweating glass of milk that Chigurh, the ruthless mercenary, drank from just minutes before. It’s an indicator that you’re on the trail, even if you’re a few steps behind. As tantalizing as a fresh buck bed is, do you really need to find it to kill a specific buck (or any)?If you’re not familiar with the term, backtracking a buck…

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 Wire to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. I’m your host with Tony Peterson, and in today’s episode is all about the social aspect of deer hunting and why that can be detrimental to your hunting success. Absolute before I…

A 32-year-old man is charged with first-degree assault after allegedly shooting a wheelchair-bound individual during a dispute over military service claims on the Seattle waterfront. The incident occurred on July 31 when Gregory William Timm confronted Harold James Powell, accusing him of “stolen valor” and demanding military identification before pulling out a handgun and firing a single shot into Powell’s chest. Witness accounts suggest that tensions escalated when Powell, who was attempting to show his veteran ID, reached for a knife instead. Despite having an airsoft gun in a holster, he reportedly never threatened Timm with it. Timm, who has…

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00:00:06 Speaker 1: If you notice anything different about today. There’s a few things different about today. First one is there’s no guest boom first first difference. Second difference is my hair flipping out in the back now. Never happened before, but I feel pretty cool. Third difference is the AC doesn’t work in this building right now. Nope, So we have a bunch of box fans around, but we can’t use them because it’s too loud. Yep, So we’re we’re gonna cut this one pretty pretty quick. It should be interesting to see how our appearances changed deteriorate over…