44 Mag HST LEDE

New for 2025: Federal’s Personal Defense HST .44 Rem. Mag.

Federal Ammunition has recently added a new HST .44 Remington Magnum “Light Magnum” load featuring a specially designed hollow-point bullet, ideal for those seeking HST performance for self-defense with magnum revolvers.

The Bear Hunt That Went Bust—But Made Big History

The story of Holt Collier, the bear guide for President Theodore Roosevelt on his famous 1902 Mississippi hunt.

NRA Names New President, Reelects EVP & CEO Hamlin

Bill Bachenberg Elected NRA President, Doug Hamlin Unanimously Reelected as NRA Executive Vice President & CEO.

First Look: CCI Uppercut .22 WMR

The new Uppercut .22 WMR from CCI Ammunition offers rimfire hunters a whole new option for their handguns.

Review: Trijicon 1-10x28mm Credo HX

LPVOs—that is, Low Power Variable Optics—have become all the rage lately among competitive and self-defense-minded shooters. As is common when something achieves this level of ubiquity, the hunting world has taken note, and Trijicon is at the forefront of the technology’s adoption with its latest Credo HX.

Trail Guns: 9mm vs. 10mm Auto Pistols for Bear Defense

Do 9mm pistols make sense for bear defense? Or is 10mm Auto the lowest you should go? B. Gil Horman investigates the similarities, differences and limits of each.

4 Reasons Big-Bore Revolvers are Still Ideal Trail Guns

Although semi-automatic pistols have a place in the trail gun line up, revolvers still have their advantages.

Red-Dot Ready .22 Magnum Handgun Comparison

B. Gil Horman takes a closer look at two uncommon optics-ready rimfires.

Can You Use 9mm Pistols as Handgun Hunting and Trail Guns?

Here is a closer look at the pros and cons of packing these pistols in the great outdoors.

Oregon IP 3 Hunting and Fishing Ban Blocked from Ballot

Potential disaster was narrowly avoided in Oregon, where the IP3 initiative to ban hunting, fishing, trapping and ranching statewide officially did not qualify for the 2024 ballot.

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