Backcountry Defense Lede

New for 2025: Hornady Backcountry Defense

Hornady Backcountry Defense is the round you want to have on hand when things get dicey in the field, to make sure you get home alive.

NRA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Firearm Manufacturers

NRA filed an amicus brief supporting firearm manufacturers in a case where the plaintiffs allege that the manufacturers’ pro-Second Amendment social media posts caused a third party to commit a horrific public shooting.

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.

Wisconsin Wolf Ends Opening Day Hunt

On Sept. 21, opening day, a group of young waterfowl hunters made their way to their blind in Wisconsin slightly before 4 a.m. Sunrise wasn’t due for more than two hours, but while they waited one of the young hunters in the group thought they heard a deer approaching.

Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Allowing Floridians to Shoot Bears in Self Defense

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 87 (HB 87) into law on June 21, 2024.

First Look: G9 Defense .308 Winchester 145-grain Barrier Blind Solid Copper Hollow Point

Barrier Blind Solid Copper Hollow Point from G9 Defense is built to provide exceptional barrier penetration, great expansion and 18 inches of target penetration with nearly 100-percent weight retention.

Review: Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos Ammo

While much of the history of projectiles has been concerned with keeping a bullet together, Lehigh Defense’s Controlled Chaos is designed to do exactly the opposite, and it is extremely effective.

8 Great Backcountry Defense Guns

From rifles and shotguns to pistols and revolvers, these eight sidearms will keep you safe when you’re far from help.

Federal Ammunition Adds Train + Protect 10mm Ammo

Federal Premium recently added a new line extension to its Train + Protect product line—featuring packaging that honors any shooter’s birthright to bear arms—with a new load in 10mm Auto.

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