There are times when a one in five failure rate is perfectly acceptable. For example, in a difficult STEM subject in school, 20 percent of the students failing is considered normal. It’s a hard class, and the stakes may feel catastrophic to the student, but it’s really not. They can take the class again in college, or if it’s high school, summer school can fix that problem right up. It sucks, but it’s not the end of the world. But what if there was a similar failure rate for a law that suspended someone’s civil…
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…
I pulled myself onto the airy arête in the morning sunshine on one of Colorado’s more obscure ridgeline scrambles. The air was frigid; the rock was cold and brittle after the season’s first snowstorm the night before. A careful hand placement, followed by a delicate toe, as we progressed toward the summit, the mountain plummeting thousands of feet on either side. It was a semi-technical day in terms of gear loadout, but extra layers were a necessity with so many hours in the exposed alpine, quickly transitioning to winter. I hauled it all in Gregory’s new Alpinisto 30 backpack, an…
Most people are completely unprepared for a disaster. And I’m not talking about being prepared for some end-of-the-world scenario. Most people aren’t even prepared for common disasters that happen all the time. Hurricanes. Floods. Earthquakes. Wildfires. Chemical spills that force an evacuation. A winter storm that knocks out power for a week. Sudden disasters don’t care whether you’re ready or not. And when one hits, the last thing you want to be doing is scrambling to find flashlight batteries or realizing you don’t have a single gallon of clean water in your house. The good news is that basic preparedness…
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…
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…
The Supreme Court once again took no action on the five different cases involving bans on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines in its orders released on Monday, which is frustrating enough for gun owners. To make things worse, the Court denied cert to Schoenthal v. Raoul; the challenge to the law banning concealed carry on public transportation in the state of Illinois and the Chicago Transit Authority’s similar rule prohibiting lawful carry. The denial of cert means that the ban will stay in place, but it also allows the Seventh Circuit’s ridiculous rationale…
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump warned that Iran would be “living in hell” unless the Strait of Hormuz is opened by Tuesday, 8 PM Eastern Time (midnight GMT). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said that this was “dragging” Americans “into hell.” Iranian Official Says The Strait Of Hormuz Will Never Return To Pre-War Operations Trump also repeated his threat to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges, unless the vital waterway is reopened to shipping vessels. When responding to Trump’s expletive-laden post on X, Qalibaf urged Trump to end what he described as a “dangerous…
The Stio Skyrider gives homage to the brand’s Western heritage — and at less than half the price of Stio’s other ski jackets, it comes at a value. Many hardshells on the market look nearly identical to each other: sleek, technical, and potentially a little blocky. Not all, of course, but quite a few. But the Skyrider leans into a different vibe. With a slightly Western, workwear-inspired style and a textured canvas face fabric, it manages to feel both rugged and a little fun. After a week of testing across Aspen Snowmass — including downhill days at Aspen Mountain, Snowmass,…
A three-judge panel on the First Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a preliminary injunction against Maine’s 72-hour waiting period on most gun sales, claiming the law doesn’t actually implicate the Second Amendment at all. The district court judge had concluded that acquiring a firearm is encompassed in the right to keep and bear them, and rightfully noted that there were no historic analogues similar to Maine’s “cooling off period” at either the time the Second and Fourteenth Amendments were ratified. Yes, some gun buyers may have had to wait days or even weeks before the…
This article was originally published by Patrick Lewis at Natural News. Due to strict filing deadlines, taxpayers who overpaid but failed to submit returns lose their right to reclaim funds, which are then locked in the IRS’s “excess collections” file. Critics argue the agency does little to warn taxpayers of looming refund deadlines, leaving many unaware they forfeit their money. Despite Supreme Court rulings against Trump-era tariffs, refunds may take up to 45 days to process due to technical delays in CBP’s new claims portal. Agencies like the IRS and CBP hold onto billions owed to citizens and businesses while…
With Pam Bondi out as attorney general, there are some who wonder just what the Department of Justice’s future will look like, especially in defense of the Second Amendment. On the one hand, the Civil Rights Division has focused on doing some good things. On the other, the DOJ has been defending federal gun control with a burning passion one would expect from someone like Joe Biden’s autopen. What priorities will a new attorney general have?President Donald Trump’s new budget has been released, and on Page 38, we’ve got this little tidbit:Protects the Constitutional Rights…
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