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This week, we're taking a look at the Ruger American Rifle Standard. A cost-conscious rifle that still delivers on quality, the American Rifle Standard boasts a cold hammer-forged barrel floating in an an integral bedding block system. Its trigger, a Ruger Marksman Adjustable, is similarly designed for precision. For more information on this affordable performer, check out the video embedded above, hosted by Digital Associate Editor David Herman. MSRP: $489;ruger.com.
Shane Mahoney, president and CEO of Conservation Visions Inc., received the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award at a September ceremony in Lancaster, Pa.
On November 3, Colorado voters rejected Amendment 83, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have designated hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing the state’s fish and wildlife populations. To pass, the amendment needed 55 percent of the vote or more. It fell about 10 percentage points short of that minimum.
The 8x57mm, also known as the 8x57 JS, the 7.92x57mm Mauser or the 8mm Mauser, has been with us since 1888, and has directly—or indirectly—brought us a wide array of cartridges which we hold dear. Let's take a closer look at that array.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in late September that Robert Hautman of Delano, Minn., won the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a long-tailed duck pair (seen above at the official ceremony).