Author: Braxton Taylor
SIG Sauer has aunched a collection of premium knives made in collaboration with the Eikonic Knife Company. The result is 10 different models that serve EDC (everyday carry) tactical and blade-collecting enthusiasts. Each knife is manufactured with premium blade metals including M390, 154CM or Nitro V. In addition, each blade is fitted with a G10 or Canvas Micarta handle. All of the different models rely on smooth and ambidextrous flipping actions that incorporate ceramic ball bearings. The 10 different SIG Sauer and Eikonic blades are based on four primary designs: the Xiphos, Karak, Validus and the Tsuru. Xiphos The Xiphos’…
Sturm, Ruger & Co. is now offering two new variants of its popular .380 ACP LCP Max pistol, each with a manual thumb safety. These new models have a single safety lever on the left side of the frame meant to be compatible with right-handed shooters. One model also includes a loaded-chamber indicator and magazine-disconnect feature. Those extra features allow that version to be compliant with firearms restrictions in certain like California. The Ruger LCP Max is one of the smallest and thinnest .380 ACP polymer frame striker fired micro compact pistols on the market. For its size, it holds…
Good hunting buddies are hard to come by. Great ones are rare. Bad ones, unfortunately, show up more often than they should. Three days into a seven-day hunting trip is a bad time to realize you brought Debbie Downer to the woods. Bad hunting partners can turn dream hunts into nightmares faster than you can punch the trigger on your release. If they don’t notch a tag by the end of the trip, you can bet they’ll kill plenty of joy along the way.Hopefully, you have an opportunity to get to know someone before you commit to going cross-country with…
Hey everyone, this is Shooting Illustrated bringing you another episode of “I Carry.” In today’s feature, we’re showcasing the Wilson Combat Division 77 Project 1 9 mm pistol and some related gear as a special kit for Independence Day. Let’s take a closer look at this setup: Firearm: Wilson Combat Division 77 Project 1 (MSRP: $3,995) It’s America’s birthday! We wanted to showcase something special today, so we’ve got the new Division 77 Project 1 pistol from Wilson Combat. This is a from-the-ground-up custom pistol, based on the excellent EDC X9, that represents the very first offering from Division 77,…
How many times have you heard someone say something like this when talking about hunting public land roosters, “As soon as you shut the truck door, they all flush out the end of the slough and sail to the private.”The implication is that those hard-hunted ditch chickens are onto the game, and they aren’t sticking around to see whether you can swing a shotgun correctly or not. But another way to look at it would be to find a different location to park, and not slam the truck door shut.The value of being quiet when it comes to pressured birds…
Hosts Janis Putelis, Spencer Neuharth, and Austin “Chilly” Chleborad discuss the outdoor win in Pennsylvania and Jani’s upcoming 100 mile run, chat with Tony Jackson about the bite in NC, play another round of Fake News, and talk with Jacob Hernandez and Bo Hendrickson of the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program about the oak work they’re doing on Jani’s Wisconsin property. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Read the full article here
This week, Brent’s searching the archives of his memory for some answers. Were the good ol’ days as good as we remember? Were bad days as bad? Do feelings of nostalgia alter facts? Listen in and see if you agree with his conclusions. He’s also sharing a listener’s story about a stubborn horse named Bob. Saddle up! It’s time for MeatEater’s This Country Life podcast. Read the full article here
Roughly 70 Florida National Guard troops have been deployed to the newly built, remote immigration detention site deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as the Trump administration leans harder on the military to enforce its nationwide immigration crackdown.The Guardsmen, already on the ground and armed, are tasked with “conducting base camp security,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told reporters Wednesday. The troops come from various units across Florida and are serving under state orders, placing them under the command of Gov. Ron DeSantis.The state orders putting them under the command of DeSantis makes the deployment different from the Guard’s…
The Navy has confirmed that a special warfare sailor died on Tuesday during training in California.Special Warfare Boat Operator 2nd class Noah Tobin, a sailor assigned to Special Boat Team 20, died “while participating in a parachute training event in Porterville, California,” a spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare Command told Military.com on Thursday.The spokesperson added that Tobin was attending the Naval Parachute Course that was being run by the Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command — the same command that trains the famed Navy SEAL operators.Read Next: Guardsmen Help Operate ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as Trump Increasingly Leans on Military for Immigration…
A $157 billion defense funding boost that the Pentagon has been counting on to compensate for an otherwise flat budget has been approved by Congress and is on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.The House voted 218-214 almost entirely along party lines on Thursday afternoon to pass the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sweeping legislation to enact Trump’s agenda on everything from immigration to taxes. The House passage, which followed the Senate’s narrow approval on Tuesday, closed a week of Congress sprinting to get the bill to Trump’s desk by his self-imposed deadline of July…