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For the first time in history, in Special Operations Forces at least, the majority of the killing was done in the dark — with lasers.

Sometimes it’s just too far to drive, or your schedule simply won’t allow the extra time for a road trip. So, you take to the air to get to the hunt or the competition. Yes, you can fly with your firearms. Flying with a firearm isn’t difficult if you know the rules.

Generally speaking, the difference between castle doctrine laws and stand your ground laws lies in the location in which you have a duty to retreat. We’ll start with the castle doctrine.

There is an old adage that “there are bold gunfighters and there are old gunfighters, but that there are no old, bold gunfighters.” Bat Masterson was one of the few exceptions. Long after Dodge City was behind him Bat kept the legend alive, not as a gunfighter or lawman but as a journalist; proof perhaps, that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword, or the gun!

I tell my students, “There are no professionals left when it comes to knives, myself included. But plenty of amateurs get it right every day. Put the stabby part in the other guy. Don’t let him put the stabby part in you.”

There are a few places to purchase the kits, but AR15Mold.com provides a kit for molding a lower receiver in any color. And thus, began our mold pouring journey. I started this process extremely skeptical. However, I have yet to see an AR lower made of anything besides aluminum or carbon fiber that lasts.

The Gipper. The Great Communicator… Ronald the Anti-Gunner?

A folding knife is a convenience. A fixed blade is a tool you can bet on. There is no lock to fail, no pivot to pack with mud and nothing to fiddle with when your hands are cold, wet or shaking. That does not mean every fixed blade is worth carrying. The gun show special [...]

One of the top questions I get when people go to buy their first AR is, “What barrel length should I get?”