Do You Still Need Hearing Protection with a Suppressor? Of course, you do. At least, you do in most cases, with very few exceptions. When you first clamp a suppressor on your rifle and touch off a round, the difference can feel pretty drastic, and it can be easy to fool yourself into thinking that you’re doing zero damage to your hearing once a suppressor goes on. The sharp crack drops to a manageable thump, and you wonder if ear pro is truly optional. The honest answer from my own experience (and mistakes) is that while a lot of suppressors…
The Tactacam REVEAL Ultra packs 4K image quality, live streaming, Active GPS, and field-proven battery performance into a price point that makes a whole lot of sense. After months of real use, this cellular trail camera proved it is not just loaded with features, it is built to keep working when the season gets serious. Why the Tactacam REVEAL Ultra Stands Out Fast The Tactacam REVEAL Ultra is a 4K cellular trail camera with live streaming, Active GPS tracking, and switchable low/no-glow IR. It builds on the proven REVEAL platform and adds features that serious hunters actually use. Most importantly,…
What’s happening in Canada right now is an absolute travesty. It’s also what a lot of American anti-gunners want to see here in the United States. They want to curtail so-called assault weapons and force us to hand all of them in, only so they can then move on to the next target, which will likely be handguns. And sure enough, Canada has a freeze on handgun transfers, which is just a precursor to going after them next.But with the current gun grab, there are issues. We’ve already talked about the low compliance rate, but…
The DRT Recon Lounger is one of those rare backcountry hunting products that actually does more than the box promises. At 2 lbs 1 oz, it gives western hunters real glassing support, rifle protection, shooting utility, and sleeping-pad backup without wasting precious pack space. Watch the DRT Recon Lounger in Action Video 1: Video 2: Why the DRT Recon Lounger Earns Its Spot in a Backcountry Pack Backcountry hunters obsess over cutting weight and reducing gear, and rightfully so. Every ounce you carry in is an ounce you carry out, and redundant gear has a way of staying in the…
When disaster strikes, there is no room for guesswork when it comes to your food. You need to know what you have, how much, and how long it will last you. A well-prepared food supply addresses one of your most critical needs. When it comes to food prep, the bottom line is that if you run out, you and your family will find yourselves on a survival countdown. Food prepping is not about throwing random cans of food into a dark cabinet and hoping for the best. It is about building a layered, intentional system on top of a solid…
Summary: A Sunday night Axios report on a US-proposed 45-day ceasefire has, by Monday morning, been rejected by Iran: diplomatic talks are “absolutely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes, and threats to commit war crimes,” the Foreign Ministry said. Iran rejects apparent US fresh proposal as Israel strikes large petrochemical plant at South Pars. There’s been another extension of what had been a 10-day deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz – a deadline that was initially set to expire on Monday evening. Now Trump says Iran has until 8 pm on Tuesday. Trump warned Iran on Easter Sunday to ‘Open the Fuckin’…
My Seekins PH3 in 6.5 Creedmoor didn’t just print one pretty group. After a quick factory tune, it drilled repeatable sub half-inch clusters and held that precision to 775 yards.https://gunsamerica.com/listings/search Seekins PH3 6.5 Creedmoor: Predator Rifle Goals Met I recently purchased a Seekins PH3 in 6.5 Creedmoor. While all of the new features on this rifle are exciting and fun to talk about, I wanted to do a review on what matters most on a high-end rifle. How accurate is it? All the new features are worthless to me if a gun is not accurate enough for my shooting demands.…
Images by the author I recently took a mini-break to North Carolina to visit friends and was able to stop by Trailblazer Firearms (TF) in Fletcher. I wrote an introductory article on this innovative company… look for it here soon. I also reviewed their fold-up, single-shot .22 pistol, the breath-mint-box-sized LifeCard… again, look for that review here, as well. This third article on TF is a review of their other product, the Pivot. This is a truly unique folding 9mm pistol-caliber carbine (PCC). Folding Carbines… A Trend I am no stranger to PCCs, especially ones that fold. I’ve shot the…
For gardeners with poor soil, hungry wildlife, poor sunlight, or all of the above, container gardening provides several answers. You can manipulate the soil in your container to be just what you need for the type of plants you are growing. Container gardens can be moved anywhere you like. They can be transferred to follow seasonal sunlight changes, and they can be placed in an enclosure, on a porch, or a protected location to deal with hungry pests like rabbit, deer, and squirrels. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! Hay Bales Hay…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More From a bike camping trip wrought with unyielding rain in Northwest Arkansas to a 40-mile tour through New York City’s five boroughs, the “We Are Cyclists” video captures the heart and soul of an ethos that has grown into a movement. The “We Are Cyclists” film is a follow-up to its coverage of the All Bodies on Bikes story. Since then, the thriving nonprofit has grown to 14 chapters across the United States. As the name of the project implies, the film showcases the…
Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General, and Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon is allegedly set to receive a promotion to Associate AG; the third highest ranking official in the Department of Justice. If that happens, the Civil Rights Division will need a new chief, and there’s no guarantee that it will be someone as intent on using the division to challenge state and local gun control laws as Dhillon has been. My nightmare scenario: Trump names current U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C Jeanine Pirro as Dhillon’s replacement… or worse, as his next Attorney General. Pirro has…
Big move out of D.C. for hunters and anglers. The U.S. House just passed the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at keeping traditional ammo and tackle in play on public lands and protecting the funding that comes with it. The National Shooting Sports Foundation is calling it a major win. And honestly, it’s not hard to see why. At the center of the bill is a pretty straightforward idea: before the government bans lead ammo or fishing tackle, it has to prove (using site-specific, peer-reviewed science) that it’s actually harming wildlife populations. No assumptions.…
When an unimaginable situation suddenly becomes real, it’s easy to understand proper protection. Seeing is believing, especially when it comes to carrying pepper spray — and actually putting it to critical use in the field. And when Curtis Matwishyn saw a black bear in Saskatchewan’s Waskesiu–Prince Albert National Park, he certainly became a believer. Matwishyn, a wildland firefighter and nature photographer, first spotted the young bear 100 yards off a trail and began snapping some photos. When the bear followed him down the trail and then off it (in his attempts to evade), Matwishyn put down his camera and began…
The USPS has announced that yes, you can ship handguns via the United States Postal Service. I’m still not convinced that you’ll want to, mind you, but like most gun rights supporters, that’s beside the point. The fact that a governmental entity, even a quasi-private one like USPS, is, in theory, restricted guns like that was always going to be a bad thing. Now, the rules seem to be changing, and the NRA’s Frank Miniter asked whether or not they’ll actually allow it. Plus, there are other…obstacles.While it’s still too early to tell just how…
Every hunter has heard it before: Know your regs. Tag your animal. Do it right. Because when you don’t… it can get expensive. Real expensive. According to reporting from CTV News, one U.S. hunter just learned that lesson the hard way after a moose hunt in Ontario went completely off the rails. Larry Szura of Wisconsin was hit with a $28,750 fine and a 10-year hunting ban in Ontario after being found guilty of multiple violations tied to an illegal moose harvest near Pickle Lake. And this wasn’t just a paperwork issue. According to Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources, conservation…
When background checks for gun sales dipped below 1 million last July, anti-gun advocates sighed with relief. The nearly six-year-long streak had come to an end, and gun-banners were hopeful it would usher in a new era of lower gun sales. Judging by the latest March numbers, those hopes were false. The March National Shooting Sports Foundation-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,412,917 is a 1.9% increase from the 1,386,724 in March 2025. It is also a 13% increase over the February total. For comparison, the unadjusted March 2026 FBI NICS figure of 2,212,094 reflects a 10.5%…
Ruler of the United States, Donald Trump, has proposed a $1.5 trillion “defense” budget in order to fund the war with Iran. On Friday, the ruler also requested a 10% cut in non-defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year. This proposal includes a massive $500 billion increase in the military budget, as the U.S. continues its war against Iran. The U.S. Department Of War Seeks “Killer AI” This huge proposed surge in defense spending to $1.5 trillion, up from about $1 trillion in 2026, includes a 5% to 7% pay raise for military personnel at a time when thousands of servicemembers are actively deployed,…
As a major battleground in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, Virginia is home to many important historical sites and public lands, with 22 areas managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Directly adjacent to the nation’s capital is also the world’s data center capital. As data center construction has exploded in Northern Virginia (NOVA), this technological and commercial development has butted up against historic battlefields and other public lands. Across the country, many local communities have organized to oppose data centers, and historic preservation and conservation organizations in these areas of Virginia have joined that fight. Here’s what’s behind the…
After a 7-month-old child was fatally shot in Brooklyn last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdami wasted little time in taking to the stump and politicizing the tragedy. Rather than demand justice for the murder of Kaori Patterson-Moore or announce a crackdown on gang violence in the city, the far-left mayor instead demanded more be done to curb “gun violence.” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the fatal shooting of a baby in Brooklyn by a stray bullet a “devastating reminder” of the work that remains to be done to combat gun violence.…
First responders in Phoenix are accustomed to frequent rescues of hikers, who often underestimate the Southwestern city’s infamous heat. But this weekend saw a hiker in need of emergency rescue for a very different reason: an attack from a swarm of bees. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, an unidentified hiker was near the summit of Lookout Mountain on Saturday morning when he was stung many times. In fact, first responders said the adult male was stung more than 100 times. The injuries were bad enough that he was unable to descend from the mountain without help. So Phoenix firefighters…
While I use the term “AI” on a regular basis, I don’t really like it. What we have may look a lot like AI, but it’s really not. There’s no actual intelligence there. It’s just a program that makes a really decent search engine that has figured out how to seem convincing. There’s no real personality there or anything. Still, it’s becoming the default for a lot of people on the internet with questions. We already know some of what’s happening with AI, such as school kids using it to write papers, or how it’s…
