Tailing loops are, hands down, the most common problem I see among intermediate to advanced fly casters. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it’s when the top leg of your casting loop dips below the bottom leg of the loop. At best, the result is an inefficient cast that stifles distance and accuracy, and at worst, your fly catches the fly line, resulting in a botched cast entirely. And don’t forget wind knots. I hate to break it to you, but those pesky little buggers are the result of your poor casting. Wah, wah, wahh. Tailing loops can be maddening…
I don’t like this trend of pro-gun states passing bans on full-auto switches. These devices are already illegal at the federal level, and while I recognize that states passing such laws allows them to prosecute when the feds can’t or won’t, it’s still troubling. Alabama did it recently, and now Kentucky is considering it.While I get the arguments why they might, it’s strange that I have a problem with an argument against a gun control bill, but here we are. Why do I have an issue with it? Well, let’s get to it, shall we?Currently,…
There is no animal more synonymous with the great outdoors than the bear. Scientists have been working for decades to reduce the negative outcomes of when the inevitable happens: Human meets bear. Newly released data from Colorado sheds light on just how well man and bear are coexisting. The Data Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has been tracking bear-human interactions since 2019, when it launched a wildlife incident reporting app. The state is home to somewhere from 17,000 to 20,000 black bears (there are no grizzlies in the state). An Increase The 2025 data shows several noteworthy trends. The agency…
The gun and magazine bans endorsed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz failed to make it out of a House committee on Tuesday afternoon, but the legislation could still be introduced as an amendment to any bills that hit the House floor this session. After Tuesday’s hearing in the House Public Safety committee, where HF 3433 and HF 3402 failed to pass on a 10-10 vote, angry anti-gun activists lashed out at MN Gun Owners Caucus Director of Government Relations and Advocacy Anna Learny, who had testified in opposition to the gun and magazine ban legislation…
Russia has drawn a line in the sand, issuing a warning if European nations arm Ukraine with nuclear weapons. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Vassily Nebenzia, denounced the plan as “irresponsible.” Russia has specifically warned France and the United Kingdom that alleged plans to provide Kiev with nuclear weapons could trigger severe global consequences. Nebenzia also accused the Western European powers at the UN Security Council of pursuing a dangerous escalation in the Ukraine conflict. “Such plans are not only irresponsible and dangerous but also a direct violation of Article I of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation…
While Jeep wants you to get excited about the all-new, super-efficient, and power-dense Hurricane 4 Turbo powerplant, there is a much deeper story here. The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-cycle refresh of a very good SUV, but it isn’t all rainbows and unicorns for the new model year. I drove a 2026 Grand Cherokee Summit edition, a fully loaded machine, around the Malibu Canyons north of Los Angeles on a sunny afternoon, just as a massive storm was clearing. The roads were winding and wet, while the hills were vibrant green. As usual, when I have a short…
Suppressors work, and that’s why we buy them. They both measurably and audibly cut peak noise from most gunshots down to much safer levels for the unprotected ear and, depending on caliber, barrel length, and ammo choice, can dramatically reduce risk for some setups like rimfire (though most centerfire remains loud enough to warrant caution). While the term “hearing safe” gets thrown around as marketing, in reality, it’s physics and physiology meeting in the middle to make shooting a bit less harmful to your health. The suppressor traps high-pressure combustion gases that would otherwise blast out the muzzle at supersonic…
From mining to visitor access to wildlife management, public lands have been the source of ample controversy under the Trump administration. The latest debate involves immigration and federal and state lands in Texas. Big Bend National Park is home to a 118-mile border with Mexico along the Rio Grande River, and as a result, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to construct a long section of high-tech border wall in the park and through other public lands in the state. The Plan The Area According to the CBP website, a map shows that a “smart wall” will be built…
As we noted on Monday, a bill from Gun Owners of America introduced in West Virginia would allow political entities to sell machine guns to the public. There’s nothing I can think of that would be illegal in this measure, and it would do a whole lot to increase the number of full-auto weapons in the market, thus potentially driving down prices. But my question is, just who else might go down this road?I’m sure a lot of pro-gun legislators may look at this and think about introducing it in their states, but introducing bills…
A major pro-gun rights group is pushing the United States District Court for the District of New Jersy for an end to the state’s blanket ban on short-barreled rifles (SBRs). In the case FPC v. Platkin, the Firearms Policy Coalition on February 18 filed a motion for summary judgment, urging the court to enjoin the?? State’s SBR ban. In the motion for summary judgment, FPC argues that New Jersey’s short-barreled rifle ban is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court’s settled Second Amendment framework. “New Jersey’s law is not a regulation; it is a categorical ban,” the motion states. “It criminalizes mere…
Despite what’s on their mind and in their hearts, most Democrats are savvy enough to say they support the Second Amendment (while remaining silent on what they think the Second Amendment actually protects). Every now and then, though, we get a Democrat politician who’s not afraid to tell us what they really think about the right to keep and bear arms… and those of us who exercise that right. NEW: The video of Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand blasting gun owners has surfaced.When asked if law enforcement should be disarmed following an officer-involved shooting, he stated: “I think…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. Stock Market Fallout In a single afternoon, a technological announcement triggered a financial tremor, erasing an astounding $30 billion from the market capitalization of IBM [1]. The catalyst? An announcement from the Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic regarding its AI model’s newfound proficiency in understanding and potentially automating legacy COBOL programming code. This event is not an anomaly but a harbinger, demonstrating how a single AI advancement can instantly vaporize entire legacy revenue models and threaten established corporate giants that have built fortunes on outdated, proprietary systems. Welcome to the era…
Any move that seeks to restore gun rights is met with opposition, both before it happens and after. It doesn’t matter whether it’s legislation or a judicial opinion that overturns some gun control law; the rhetoric is the same. Gun control advocates claim that more guns will equate to more crime. They even have legions of studies that claim they’re right, though all of them are, at best, epidemiological studies that can’t really control for, well, anything. They just make some correlations and call it definitive. Except, it’s not.Writing at Outdoor Wire, the Second Amendment…
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United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that he will learn alongside the American public whether his department holds records proving the existence of aliens. When asked if he thinks aliens are real, Hegseth said, “We’ll see. I get to do the review and find out along with you.” U.S. Secretary Of War Demands Urgent Meeting Of Top Generals Last week, current ruler Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Pentagon to release “any and all other information connected” with unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Hegseth told journalists the instruction was not “on my bingo…
The shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school did no one any favors. In addition to dead children who never should have died, we had a push to disarm all transgender people, followed by the typical anti-gun nonsense of blaming the tool used rather than the tool who used it. It shouldn’t have happened. That’s the one thing we can all agree on.The problem, as per usual, is that we can’t agree on what should happen to make sure it never happens again.For anti-gunners, the solution is gun control. Again, as per usual. But California has extensive…
Wilson Combat just rolled out its new Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR), a purpose-built .223 Wylde built for shooters who want precision without dragging around a boat anchor. This isn’t a generic “slap a longer barrel on it and call it a DMR” build. The rifle starts with a perfectly matched billet upper and lower receiver set for rigidity and clean alignment. Translation: consistency shot to shot. Up front, you get an 18-inch fluted Recon match-grade barrel with a 1:8 twist. That’s a sweet spot for running a wide range of .223/5.56 bullet weights while keeping heat manageable during longer strings.…
It is the time of year when trade shows and conventions dominate the shooting and hunting industry, and new products are showcased for the coming year. Just a little over a week after the SHOT Show was took place in Las Vegas, the annual Safari Club International (SCI) Convention was being hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. The event draws thousands of hunters, conservationists, outfitters, and industry professionals from across the globe for a combination trade show, educational forum, social gathering, and fundraising event that helps fund the promotion of worldwide hunting and wildlife conservation. SCI consistently provides a platform for manufacturers to showcase…
