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A Girl & A Gun: How a Women’s Shooting League Is Transforming Firearms Training

Walking onto a shooting range for the first time can be intimidating, especially for women. There are typically no other (or very few) other women around, the equipment is unfamiliar,...

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Accessories Suppressors & Silencers

Dead Air Pays Tribute to America’s Elite with Limited-Edition Sandman X Suppressors

Some gear is built to perform. Some gear tells a story. Dead Air’s latest release manages to do both. The Utah-based suppressor maker just unveiled two exclusive limited-edition versions of...

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NEBO TORCHY 3K: 3,000 Lumens in Your Pocket.

Flashlights Gear

Pocket Full of Sunshine: The Pocket-Sized NEBO TORCHY 3K Puts Out 3,000 Lumens

If you are reading this, I probably don’t have to make the case for the importance of flashlights. You might even have a small pile of them that has amassed...

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Breech / Break Guns Shotguns Uncategorized

Beretta SL3 500 Years Limited Edition — Five Centuries of Craftsmanship, Distilled Into 150 Shotguns

Some companies celebrate milestones with cake. Beretta celebrates 500 years by building one of the most elegant shotguns you’ll ever lay eyes on. The new Beretta SL3 500 Years Limited...

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The Dark Storm Industries DS-15 Typhoon.

Accessories Maintenance & Range

8 Step-By-Step Tips to Clean Your AR

It seems obvious, but many shooters miss the primary reason to break down and clean their rifle after any reasonable use. Rifles are mechanical devices; they can and do break....

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The SurgeX – From Rugged

By Fred Mastison • June 27, 2026

Founding Fathers 1911 – From Auto-Ordnance

By Fred Mastison • June 26, 2026

Springfield Armory Garrison Target: Upgraded for Precision.

Precision and Competition: Springfield Armory Garrison Target 1911

By Combat Handguns • June 26, 2026

Strikon VMP 1-4×22 Prismatic Optic – Tested

By Fred Mastison • June 25, 2026

FALCO A914 GBGuns IWB Holster: Comfort Meets Concealed Carry Performance

By Ballistic Staff • June 25, 2026

XE AMRS & SE Enclosed Red Dots – From Osight

By Fred Mastison • June 24, 2026

DAGIR-V1 –B.E. Meyers & Co. Awarded US Army Contract

By Fred Mastison • June 24, 2026

eTAD – The New Standard for Thermal Clip-Ons

By Fred Mastison • June 24, 2026

Boltless Viewport Assembly – RTS Tactical Ballistic Shield

By Fred Mastison • June 23, 2026

Best Ultra-Compact .45 ACP Pistols for Concealed Carry

By Dennis Adler • June 23, 2026

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What’s Worse Than Getting Skunked? Your Fishing Buddy Putting Up a Goose Egg

By Athlon Outdoors • June 27, 2026

Heavy vs. Light Arrows: What Actually Matters on Whitetails

By Athlon Outdoors • June 26, 2026

Sitka Rain Gear Review: Is Sitka’s New Fishing-Focused Rain Gear “Alaska Tough?”

By Athlon Outdoors • June 25, 2026

New York State Adopts Deer Hunting Changes Aimed at Increasing Doe Harvest

By Athlon Outdoors • June 24, 2026

GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical)

GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical)

Heritage Releases a .32 Rough Rider

By Athlon Outdoors • June 27, 2026

Myths About Pepper Spray That Many People Believe

By Athlon Outdoors • June 26, 2026

My Fire Kit – What I Carry in My Pack

By Athlon Outdoors • June 25, 2026

The Savage Model 67 – Blue Collar Special

By Athlon Outdoors • June 25, 2026

Skillset Magazine

Skillset Magazine

Best Caribbean Islands for Adventure

By Sean Chaffin • June 27, 2026

“We Lost Superman” — Remembering Reuben Bolieu

By Joshua Swanagon • June 26, 2026

Alien Space Saver Glow Wrench Organizer

By Skillset Staff • June 25, 2026

Pocket Full of Kukri: The Spyderco Retract Points to Nepalese Culture

By Athlon Outdoors • June 24, 2026

Tactical Knives

Tactical Knives

A True Legacy: A History of Kit Carson’s Iconic CRKT M16 Design

By Jim Cobb • June 22, 2026

Emerson Knives Celebrates America’s 250th with the Liberty and Freedom Collection

By Athlon Outdoors • June 20, 2026

Bushcraft to EDC: MKC Delivers Its First Folder with The Montana

By Athlon Outdoors • June 18, 2026

The Toor Knives TKOR-4.5 SERE Delivers on Superior Standards

By Michael D'Angona • June 16, 2026

Videos

IWI ARAD 5: The Same, But Different in All the Right Ways

By Sean Utley • June 21, 2026

Hands On With GPO Spectra 6x & GPOTAC45 — Precision Rifle Optics Built for Team Shooting

By Sean Utley • June 14, 2026

Recoil X… X Marks The (Sweet) Spot

By Sean Utley • June 12, 2026

Patrol Rifle Ready -Dear Air CT5P

By Fred Mastison • June 9, 2026

EOTech EFLX CE — Hands On At Rendezvous

By Todd Burgreen • June 9, 2026

Seasoned Media Creator Enters The World Of Competitive Shooting — Smooth Updated

By Alex Landeen • May 22, 2026

Nightforce NX6 — Lighter, Faster & Easier To Use

By Sean Utley • May 8, 2026

Dead Air Nomad Ti OTB: Over-the-Barrel Advantage

By Sean Utley • May 1, 2026

Double-Action Shooting: Tips to Improve Your DA Accuracy.

Tips for Improved Accuracy with a Double-Action Handgun

By Personal Defense World • June 23, 2026

Pachmayr Aluminum Competition Speedloader beauty

Revolver Reloads: The Best Ways to Carry Spare Ammunition

By Karen Hunter • June 22, 2026

Beretta 92G Elite LTT II: The Langdon Tactical Treatment.

Upgrading a Masterpiece: The Langdon Tactical Beretta 92G Elite LTT II

By Garrett Lucas • June 22, 2026

Leupold Limited-Edition ‘Mark 250’ Riflescope Package

By Fred Mastison • June 22, 2026

With the quickly approaching 250th birthday of the United States, many companies have gone out of their way to produce special products and packages. One that absolutely caught my eye...

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Women of the Old West Hidden Weapons – Damsels with Derringers

By Karen Hunter • June 21, 2026

Concealed carry for women dates to the 1800’s. Back then, a lady’s hemline hid more than petticoats; it hid the equalizer that kept her alive. Frontier women turned necessity into...

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Why One-Handed Shooting Is a Critical Skill Most Gun Owners Never Practice

By Dave Bahde • June 21, 2026

Over the years, my opinion on one-handed shooting has changed. As a cop, I figured the need was minimal. As a SWAT officer, I thought it was a waste of...

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Households Purchasing Firearms during coronavirus pandemic, gun store, FBI NICS 2020

Handle Your First Gun Store Purchase with Confidence

By Karen Hunter • June 20, 2026

A Quiet Win for Suppressors

By Fred Mastison • June 20, 2026

Hyper-Bright Sights – from Meprolight

By Fred Mastison • June 20, 2026