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We pulled this list from gear we actually ran in the field and on the clock. If you want gifts that shoot straight and last, start here.

Broke student, big 2A energy. From $6.99 thermal layers to a $229.97 “guitar” that secretly hauls your AR, this wish list nails real campus life and real carry needs.

We beat on knives, boots, socks, rain gear, and rugged EDC so you don’t buy junk. Here are the gifts that survived real hunts, road miles, and daily carry.

The 1911 Siege of Sidney Street: a deadly London gunfight where Churchill deployed troops against anarchists.

Vertx’s new Gamut 32L gives you fast, discreet CCW access, real laptop protection, and a cavernous, organized interior while staying invisible in public. It’s a stealth hauler that actually works hard.

Israel invades Gaza in response to one of the most egregious terrorist attacks in modern history, and the world had a conniption over it. Putin has snuffed as many as 400,000 lives in his ill-conceived invasion of Ukraine, and college students aren’t making a peep about that.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Benelli M4 EXT in H2O. 18.5 inch barrel, interchangeable chokes, factory 7+1 tube. Same proven M4 heart with more of what matters: a factory 7+1 tube, a 5-position collapsible stock, and a bigger bolt release. We ran it hard, ghost loaded it to nine, and logged what broke in, what [...]

A handmade .54 flintlock, a high-desert mule deer, and a 57-yard window that closed fast. I chose sparks, smoke, and skill over easy.

Three classic Marlin 336 builds put meat on the ground and smiles on faces. From a rescued 30-30 to a do-everything 35 Rem and a thumper 50 Alaskan, here is how old school still wins.