A late winter shooting in Maine has left a young woman dead and her longtime boyfriend facing a murder charge after he allegedly emptied a .45-caliber handgun into her, then told a 911 dispatcher he would “never do this.” Investigators say the call for help, the scene they found and what the man did next…
When most people picture the Lewis and Clark Expedition, they imagine flintlock muskets, powder horns, and clouds of black powder smoke. Tucked among those familiar tools, however, was a four foot long repeating air rifle that could fire dozens of shots without a single spark. That quiet innovation, the Girardoni air rifle, gave the Corps…
Some rifle cartridges are so dependable that hunters keep clearing store shelves of them year after year, even as slick new rounds appear. The appeal is not nostalgia alone, but a mix of real field performance, ammunition availability, and the comfort that comes from generations of proven success on game. From classic woods cartridges to…
Every gun collector has a story about the one that got away. A rifle that sat on the rack for pocket change, a pistol that seemed too odd or too plentiful to bother with, a crate of surplus that looked like more hassle than value. Years later, those same guns can command four or five…
Over the next decade, a series of constitutional fights over guns is poised to decide who can carry firearms, where they can take them, and which weapons the government can ban outright. The cases already on the docket, and those lining up behind them, will test how far the Second Amendment reaches into everyday life,…
Modern hunting rifles often look sleek and synthetic, but their DNA runs straight through a handful of older designs that rarely get credit outside collector circles. From the late nineteenth century to the mid twentieth, a series of seemingly ordinary rifles fixed problems, standardized features and set expectations that still define how hunters carry, load…
When hunters talk about rifles they trust, they’re thinking about mornings when ice coats the action, rain has soaked through every layer, and the only thing between them and a lost opportunity is whether the gun still runs. After years of that kind of punishment, a small group of rifles and shotguns keeps coming up…
Surplus military rifles have shifted from bargain-bin oddities to serious collector targets, and the scramble is intensifying as supply tightens and prices climb. Collectors who once scooped up historic bolt guns for the cost of a budget handgun now watch the same models list for several times that figure, while a shrinking pool of affordable…
Among modern bolt actions, few rifles have reshaped expectations for an affordable hunting gun as decisively as the Ruger American. By pairing real-world accuracy with prices that undercut many competitors, the platform has become a default choice for new hunters and a dependable workhorse for experienced ones who want performance without boutique costs. The second…
Virginia lawmakers have approved a far-reaching gun control bill targeting the sale and transfer of so-called assault-style firearms and high-capacity magazines, setting up a defining test of how far a newly empowered Democratic majority is willing to go on gun policy. The measure, advanced after years of vetoes from Governor Youngkin, is already drawing intense…