Author: Braxton Taylor
An indoor shooting range has some unique advantages over an outdoor range. An indoor range is warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and your practice time is unaffected by sudden rainstorms or hordes of annoying insects. However, most handgun drills are designed to be shot on an outdoor pistol bay where you can draw from a holster, use cover and move as you shoot. Some indoor ranges allow you to draw from a holster, but they are the exception rather than the rule. The trick is finding solid drills that are compatible with the restrictions of an…
On September 10, the Trump administration announced a proposal to reverse the Public Lands Rule, a Biden administration fingerprint on the Bureau of Land Management that affirmed conservation’s equal-footing status with other uses of BLM lands and established conservation and restoration leasing programs, incentivizing market-based solutions to issues plaguing landscape health and wildlife habitat.But the proposal revealed more than just how Trump’s DOI has misinterpreted the Public Land Rule’s basic functions — which, despite the agency’s claims otherwise, acknowledged preexisting grazing and mineral leases on BLM lands, left room for compatible extractive uses on lands entered into conservation leases, and…
Hey everyone, this is Shooting Illustrated bringing you another episode of “I Carry.” In today’s feature, we’re taking another look at the Ruger RXM 9 mm pistol and some related gear. Let’s take a closer look at this setup: Firearm: Ruger RXM (MSRP: $499) Interestingly enough, at the time this video was recorded, we were reviewing an old Classics column on the Ruger P85, which stands as a fairly stark contrast to the RXM in today’s kit. Ruger’s take on the traditional double-action semi-automatic was robust, if not exactly the most aesthetically pleasing pistol on the market, and garnered a…
A substantial search and rescue effort is underway in Southern Colorado after two elk hunters went missing. The hunters—Andrew Porter, a 25-year-old from Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian Stasko, a 25-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah—have not been heard from since September 11, according to a Facebook post from Porter’s fiancée, Bridget Murphy.“They were hunting in Unit 81 of the Rio Grande National Forest off of the Los Pinos Trailhead and have lost use of [their] Garmin,” wrote Murphy. “While they are experienced hunters, bad storms and fog came in quickly and continuously until Sunday morning.”The hunters were reported overdue…
00:00:04 Speaker 1: Smell of. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet tadcast. 00:00:26 Speaker 3: Hey, everybody, welcome to Meet Eater Radio Live. 00:00:29 Speaker 4: Uh it’s eleven a. I’m here in Bozeman, Montana at Meat Eater h Q. My wife, who just got back from the Dolomites in Italy, still thinks it’s two in the morning, but it’s eleven here. 00:00:40 Speaker 3: I’m your host, Brodie Henderson. 00:00:42 Speaker 4: I’m joined today by your favorite history buff and Frankfurter aficionado, Randall Williams and the world’s foremost wildlife and public lands conservationist Ryan cal Cally. 00:00:54 Speaker…
00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trot lining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stores to share. Gravel roads and treasure. The gravel road was the first step toward…
Ten years ago, if you said artificial intelligence might surpass human-level intelligence by the year 2029, no one in Washington would have taken you seriously. A Wednesday hearing showed how dramatically that has changed.During the hearing, dubbed “Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Artificial Intelligence,” the House Oversight Committee and its witnesses grappled with several trends: the rapid advance of AI, Beijing’s determination to dominate the field, and China’s increasingly threatening posture toward Taiwan.“Current trend lines suggest” that Ray Kurzweil—inventor, author, and current Google executive—”was dead on” when he predicted human-level AI by 2029, Samuel Hammond, chief economist at the Foundation…
A recent special-operations exercise in the Caribbean showcased an Air Force operating concept designed to counter near-peer militaries—and, experts said, might be a message to unfriendly governments and criminal groups in the Americas.On Aug. 30, special operations airmen from the Kentucky National Guard stormed the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on the island of St. Croix. Troops parachuted into the Caribbean Sea with an inflatable boat and more pararescuemen floated onto the airfield; together, they quickly took over the grounds and established a U.S.-controlled base for cargo planes to land and deliver resources.“Within minutes, the Airmen had cleared the runways, established…
Beretta USA is introducing the 92X Performance Defensive Classic, an evolution of the 92X Performance platform engineered for IDPA competition. With its classic styling, accuracy enhancements and competition grade controls, this new model represents a blend of heritage and performance. Featuring a combat-crown, stainless steel barrel for improved accuracy and upgraded, thin Hogue walnut grips, the 92X Performance Defensive Classic delivers a refined aesthetic with modern precision. It retains features like a red-dot-optic-ready slide, X-Treme S Trigger and fiber optic front sight with an adjustable rear sight, ensuring you stay ahead of the competition. Compliant with the three most popular…
Lawmakers on Thursday said the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean may have violated the War Powers Resolution and the Law of Armed Conflict.Democratic senators and one independent member aired their concerns during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to confirm the would-be head of the Pentagon’s counterterror policy office, a key organization in operations against drug cartels now designated international terrorist groups.Derrick Anderson, nominated to be the next assistant defense secretary for special operations/low-intensity conflict, demurred when asked whether he would question the legality of a strike on suspected traffickers in international waters, repeating that…