Cartridges that don’t belong in a bear-country sidearm
Bear-country sidearms are where cartridge debates get ugly fast. Everybody wants enough gun, but nobody wants to carry a…
Modern pistols that feel ready right out of the box
Some pistols feel like a project the second you buy them. The sights need to go. The trigger feels…
Guns nobody bragged about until they disappeared
Some guns never had a huge fan base while they were easy to find. They were not the ones…
Rifles that hunters passed on and still regret missing
Some rifles get ignored because they do not fit the trend of the moment. They are not the lightest,…
20 Pistols From the 1970s That Still Outshoot Their Modern Replacements
Every few years somebody walks into a shop with a brand-new polymer pistol, a red dot cut, and a…
I Stopped Carrying These 20 Pistols After Seeing What Happens Under Real Stress
The first time I watched a decent shooter turn into a set of shaky hands, it wasn’t in a…
I Hunted With Every Rifle on This List of 20 and Came Home Empty-Handed
It is a weird feeling to clean a rifle that never got dirty in the first place. No blood…
20 Guns That Hunters Trade Away After the First Season
Every fall, right about the time the first cold front rolls through, you start seeing the same thing at…
20 Hog Hunting Guns That Guides Quietly Laugh At
Every hog camp has that one guy who shows up with a gun that looks cool on a gun-counter…
New rifles that look like they were built by people who actually hunt
Some new rifles look like they were designed by a marketing room. They have loud finishes, awkward stocks, oversized…