The Steiner MPS 2.0 keeps the original optic’s rugged enclosed-emitter design, then attacks its biggest weaknesses with up to 90,000 hours of battery life, larger controls, and a stronger mounting interface. It is not a reinvention, but the upgrades make this duty-grade red dot considerably easier to trust and run. Steiner Upgrades Its Duty-Grade Enclosed Red Dot The Steiner MPS 2.0 is not a ground-up redesign. It retains the enclosed-emitter construction, ACRO mounting footprint, large viewing window, and 3.3 MOA dot that made the original MPS a serious duty-grade optic. Instead, Steiner concentrated on several practical weaknesses in the first…

The Ruger 10/22 has spent 62 years turning new shooters into lifelong rimfire addicts. We tested a factory Carbine and a custom build to see why this simple .22 LR still refuses to surrender its crown. The Rimfire That Started a Lifelong Addiction We all remember our first time. Mine was on the edge of a hay field facing a dirt bank. Empty soda cans were lined up about 10 paces away. I had passed my multiplication tables and long division tests, and my reward was shooting my cousin’s Ruger 10/22. My first shot was slow and deliberate. The bullet…

The CANiK PRIME RADIAN packs Radian’s RAMJET and AFTERBURNER recoil-control package into a 17+1 micro-compact 9mm that shoots flatter than its size suggests. It is not cheap, and the trigger on this sample did not quite hit classic CANiK greatness, but the range performance makes a strong case for this carry-ready package. CANiK PRIME RADIAN Review: A Micro 9mm With Radian Bite The CANiK PRIME RADIAN delivers premium Radian upgrades, a 17+1 capacity, and exceptional recoil control in a micro-compact 9mm. Built on the METE MC9 PRIME, this collaboration brings premium upgrades to a pistol designed for everyday carry without…

In New York, possessing a pistol in public without a permit comes with a mandatory prison sentence of 3.5 years in state prison, since merely having a gun in a holster is treated as a violent felony.  So what happens to the government employee who knowingly issues a permit to someone who should have been denied? Do they get charged with a violent felony? Do they go to prison for several years? No. No, they do not.A former Erie County Clerk’s office employee has been sentenced for fraudulently issuing a pistol permit. Raymond A. Brinson, 32, of…

The man convicted in one of the deadliest hunting-related crimes in U.S. history has died behind bars. According to Wisconsin court records, Chai Vang, who was serving six consecutive life sentences for the 2004 “Tree Stand Killings,” has been pronounced dead. WBAY first reported Vang’s death through online court records. The case shocked hunters across the country more than two decades ago. In November 2004, Vang trespassed onto private property near Meteor in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, where a confrontation broke out with members of a hunting party. Prosecutors said Vang opened fire. He killed six hunters and wounded two others…

One Alabama poacher’s run of illegal deer killing is over after months of investigation by state, federal, and local law enforcement. According to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), the case ended with guilty pleas after officers uncovered what they describe as a long-running pattern of night hunting, road hunting, trespassing, and other wildlife crimes. The investigation began earlier this year after hunters reported being spotlighted while leaving the woods. Conservation officers also received repeated complaints about gunshots after dark in Jackson and DeKalb counties. As ADCNR investigators pieced together tips with help from the U.S. Fish…

Oregon hunters, anglers, ranchers, and farmers can breathe a little easier. For now. One of the country’s most sweeping anti-hunting ballot measures is officially dead for the 2026 election after supporters failed to collect enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The Oregon Secretary of State’s Elections Division certified just 104,262 valid signatures, well short of the 117,173 needed to place Initiative Petition 28 (IP 28), also known as the PEACE Act, before voters. The proposal would have dramatically expanded Oregon’s animal cruelty laws by removing legal protections for hunting, fishing, trapping, livestock production, and many common animal…

The anti-gunners are still more than a little upset about the Wolford decision. They’re still trying to claim it’s a property rights issue, all while ignoring how the decision didn’t actually say property owners couldn’t bar guns from their own property. That’s because they want to cloud the issue. They decided to change the status quo, then got slapped down for it, and are now pretending they never changed anything and that the Court is completely out of line.Yet, the truth of the matter is that the decision may have been about gun rights, but…

When store shelves went empty in the 1930s, families couldn’t get expensive meat or specialty ingredients. They worked with what was cheap, what was available, and what would stretch the furthest. Out of that necessity came a technique that’s almost too simple to believe: turning a single piece of bone-in beef into frozen soup cubes that can sit in your freezer for more than two years and turn into a hot, hearty meal in about 60 seconds. This isn’t a trendy freezer-meal hack. It’s a real survival system, and it holds up just as well today as it did nearly…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month-old war. The emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” Trump wrote in a Saturday evening social media post. “Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to…

I’m still salty about the Supreme Court denying cert in a lawsuit challenging Illinois’ carry ban on public transportation earlier this year, and I’ve been keeping a close eye on the violent crimes that are taking place on the “gun-free” buses, trains, stations, and bus stops of the Chicago Transit Authority ever since. Actually, I’ve been keeping track even before SCOTUS said “no” to Schoenthal v. Raoul, but I think these incidents are worth highlighting given the Court’s decision to let the carry ban remain in place.   A Chicago man was convicted this week of…

Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.” Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is being investigated, but they came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems. The reports in Michigan surfaced after the state received a federal cyber alert Tuesday about attempts to tamper with operational technology at water systems. Soon after, the state received “a small number of reports from Michigan communities indicating activity consistent with…