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Simple pleasures: That’s what deer hunting with friends is all about.

History's done a great job explaining the political influences and military engagements that have defined the United States, but not much is often said about the firearms employed to keep the nation free. The NRA Store is rectifying that with its new "Evolution of American Freedom" framed prints, which celebrate many of the rifles and handguns that have proven vital to our country's quest for freedom.

Hunters who pursue the monarchs of the West for the first time face steep learning curves if they don’t do their homework.

As crossbow popularity advances like tumbleweed in the wind, so too does crossbow technology. Here is the author’s top picks for 2016.

What is it about a lever-action rifle that still appeals to us all?

Traditions Firearms has announced that its new Prairie Hawken Rifle is in stock and ready to ship. Also available is a Prairie Hawken Build-It-Yourself kit.

The .45-70 Government represents an era of American firearm development that is most certainly romantic and charismatic. However, the usefulness of the design is what has allowed it to see its way from the 19th century through the 21st century.

PH Pete Swanepoel set out to Zambia on a mission to hunt with a one-of-a-kind Livingstone-Henry rifle prior to donating it to the Livingstone Museum, but a series of unfortunate events made neither possible.

The relationship that exists between hunting and firearms throughout history is in some ways more crucial to our American identity than anything else, and there are probably more connections between the two than we realize.