We certainly don’t choose the cream of the crop when looking for candidates for this column, but every now and then you find something interesting for the right price and people will inquire about carrying it as a woods or backup gun. So, on a visit to the local Cabela’s gun library, a trade came in that wasn’t exactly on our wish list: a single-action M1895 Nagant revolver made in 1902 in Imperial Russia. With a finish in about 80 percent condition and with no pitting, it looked quite a few steps up from the later Commie revolvers made after…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The landscape of federal firearm restrictions has been profoundly reshaped by the nation’s highest court. Delivering the opinion for a unanimous bench, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch struck down a critical provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968, marking a monumental victory for cannabis consumers and the broader Second Amendment community. The ruling represents a stinging defeat for the federal government’s attempt to maintain categorical restrictions on a demographic that now encompasses tens of millions of Americans living in states where cannabis has been fully integrated into local commerce. “Whatever one thinks of these developments, the…
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Charred lodgepoles scratching a gunmetal sky reflected my mood. This morning the elk had won. No plan in mind, I climbed beyond where they’d scattered. Probing the slope’s crest from the sit with my binocular, I saw it. Among ranks of black boles with low-arcing limbs, a branch curved up. The lenses of my 7×35 Bausch & Lomb resolved it. Antler! A 4 o’clock tangle became the bull’s hump — all but hidden by the bead on my .32 Special. After the carbine spoke I scaled the scarp and found blood on hoof-gashed snow. The elk lay 50 yards on.…
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Have you ever had a handgun that you immediately loved the way it shoots, feels and carries? That is, beyond question, how I feel about the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm. In my many years with it, the Hellcat Pro has proven to be reliable and accurate — truly a premier carry pistol. With a 15-round, flush-fit magazine capacity and weight of just over 20 oz., this is a powerful and capable pistol ideal for every day carry (EDC). Designed for discreet carry of a weaponlight-equipped pistol like this Hellcat Pro, the adaptable MFT Pro Series IWB Light Holster delivers…
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FN has just announced the ARKA, a 5.56 rifle that blends AR ergos with the SCAR operating system.Aiming to meet the demands of modern militaries and law enforcement, FN Herstal has just launched the ARKA, and they’re calling it a next-generation service rifle. Chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO, the ARKA combines the short-stroke piston system of the SCAR with the controls and ergonomics of the AR-15.Benefits offered by the short-stroke gas system include excellent reliability and optimized function with suppressors. Meanwhile, the AR-style controls offer widespread familiarity and easy manipulation. The AR-inspired controls on the ARKA include its T-shaped charging handle,…
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Photos by Niccole Elizabeth Not too long ago, we had the opportunity to take a pistol class from a group called Blue Green Alliance. BGA is run by a pair of active-duty Force Reconnaissance Marines who have brought their training and operational experience to the LE and armed citizen communities. Part of that unique experience is that, even as you read this, the 1911 continues to ride in their duty holsters on deployments all around the world. While Browning’s legacy currently lives in Force Recon armories in the form of the Colt M45, it got us thinking about leveraging the…
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The Brief: The Department of Justice has launched a pattern-or-practice investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department’s firearms licensing procedures. This federal inquiry focuses on whether the city’s subjective character and reputation standards for revoking carry permits violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments following a confrontation with an armed community group. Local officials defend the permit revocations as necessary for public safety during confrontational police interactions. Meanwhile, the DOJ aims to prevent administrative overreach that infringes on constitutional rights. The investigation may result in mandated systemic reforms or federal litigation if the city fails to comply with constitutional standards. PHILADELPHIA, PA…
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Private Dwayne Hicks sat in an expansive classroom alongside the rest of his platoon of newly minted boots. Each Marine had a well-used Pulse Rifle sitting on the table in front of them. The weapons were clean enough to be used as surgical implements and smelled vaguely of CLP. The Armat Battlefield Systems M41A Pulse Rifle is the standard-issue combat weapon for the United States Colonial Marines in the Aliens universe. Gunnery Sergeant Mike “Madman” McGehee stepped to the front of the class carrying his own Pulse Rifle as though it was something with which he had been born. Holding…
