We beat on knives, boots, socks, rain gear, and rugged EDC so you don’t buy junk. Here are the gifts that survived real hunts, road miles, and daily carry. Start Here: Tested Gifts You Can Actually Trust Well, another year and another gift guide. Throughout the year, I have been busy testing products, so you don’t have to do it yourself. Below, I have collected some great options for Christmas gifts for yourself or others. There’s a wide range of choices and price ranges, so you should be able to find a suitable suggestion here. Anything you see here is…
From micro-PDWs to thermal-fusion dots and fast-access safes, these are the 2025 picks we’d unwrap first, shoot hard, and brag about later. Table of contentsHoliday Heat, Real-World Upgrades, Zero Regret BuysSig Sauer P365-FLUX Micro-PDW, Small Package, Big BiteHolosun DPS-TH Thermal-Fusion Dot, Night Vision For Your PistolHenry LASR, Modern Lever Gun With Smooth, Slick SpeedKimber 2K11, Double-Stack 1911 With Real CapacityiRay USA RICO Hybrid 640, Serious Night Work Made SimpleLangdon PX4 G-Super Duty, Custom Feel With Duty BonesDead Air RXD Suppressors, Quiet Without The BlowbackSecureIt Fast Box 47, Fast Access Without The BulkKelTec PR-5.7, Top-Loading Fun With Low RecoilWrap It Up,…
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Broke student, big 2nd Amendment energy. From $6.99 thermal layers to a $229.97 “guitar” that secretly hauls your AR, this wish list nails real campus life and real carry needs. Start Here: Budget Range Gear That Always Fits Start with the essentials: eye and ear pro that always lives in the range bag. The Browning Range Kit or the Range Kit II For Her are a great place to start if you don’t know what your college kid needs. The kits come with earplugs, safety glasses tinted with polycarbonate lenses, and adjustable earmuffs with a noise reduction rating of 27db,…
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No guesswork and no junk. This is the real-world shooting gift guide built from gear I own, trust, or wish I had. If it is here, it works. Why This Gift Guide Won’t Miss As a lifetime gun guy, I am extremely difficult to buy gifts for, and a lot of you reading this are the same way. When someone asks what I want for Christmas, I usually say nothing because the chances of them getting it right are close to zero. If it is not exactly right, it becomes junk that I have to store or pretend to be…
Bearing Arms contributor Tom Knighton got to take a ride in the Riding Shotgun With Charlie Stagecoach earlier this year. What’d Knighton and Cook discuss? It was a great conversation. Tom Knighton is the longest-running active contributor to Bearing Arms. By the time Cam showed up in 2019, Knighton already had thousands of articles under his belt. Me? I’ve got maybe one-twelfth the stamina (and quantity of material) in delivering the written word that he’s got, and I dare say he should change his name from Knighton to Kington — he had over 30,000 articles…
Custom & Collectable Firearms has released a limited, two-tone edition of the Daniel Defense MK18, marking the first time this platform has been chambered in .300 Blackout exclusively for CNC Firearms. Distributed through Orion Wholesale, the run consists of just 200 pistols, each sequentially numbered. Built around a 10.3-inch barrel and finished in FDE, the pistol uses the Daniel Defense RIS II FDE quad rail and furniture from B5 Systems, including the Coyote Brown pistol grip and trigger guard for improved ergonomics. The package also includes SB Tactical’s SBA5 pistol brace. Each MK18 in the series ships with a challenge…
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While the mysteries surrounding artificial intelligence and its effectiveness continue to be debated, the U.S. government recently made it clear – AI should be utilized to help reduce veteran suicides. Recently passed fiscal year funding bills to support the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 2026 budget called for the VA to use “further innovative tools,” including AI to pinpoint veterans showing high levels of suicidal ideation. Two different versions of VA’s fiscal year funding package were approved by both the House and the Senate months ago, but the full-year appropriations bill didn’t receive its full stamp of approval by Congress until last week…
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After the U.S. military’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s subsequent takeover, Rahmanullah Lakanwal was among more than 76,000 Afghans allowed to resettle in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons.The 29-year-old Bellingham resident is now accused of driving cross-country to Washington, D.C., where he allegedly shot two National Guard members on Wednesday, killing one.Federal investigators have not said what they believe motivated Lakanwal to travel to the nation’s capitol, where he is being treated for wounds. In Bellingham on Friday, few were willing to speak openly about the shooting or its potential ties to their city.But the shooting has drawn…
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There are tons of cool things that fall under NFA restrictions. Fully-auto guns are just one, of course, and they’re probably the bulk of what will remain on the list if some current court cases work out in our favor, but as of right now, there are still a few other things. And trying to own one is kind of a pain in the butt. It’s not just the process of buying one that’s a pain, but also just owning them. There are regulations as to what you can and can’t do as an owner,…
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