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A New .17 HMR Semiauto from Savage Arms: The A17 Rifle
Anyone who’s ever shot a firearm chambered in .17 HMR knows how fun the cartridge can be. The zippy round is one of the most flat-shooting rimfire cartridges out there, and it’s perfect for punching paper and varmint control. However, the tremendous pressure built up by the powered-up round made it difficult to adapt to typical rimfire semiautomatic designs, and very few reliable .17 HMR semiautos are available on the market. This year, Savage Arms is upsetting the bolt-action .17 HMR status quo with a new autoloading contender: the A17 rifle.
The A17 utilizes a specially designed...
FNH USA Expands FN 15 Line, Introduces FNS Compacts
This year, FNH USA is building out its line of FN 15 ARs and adding two impressive compact contenders to the pistol market.
The 5.56x45mm FN 15 series is moving beyond the boundaries of basic rifle and carbine models and into some exciting territory. Three of the five new models feature M-LOK handguards, and each FN 15 sports a high-quality, chrome-lined barrel and a railed, flattop upper receiver. Specific details for each new model are as follows.
FN 15 Tactical Carbine
The FN 15 Tactical Carbine features a match grade 16-inch barrel, midlength gas system, and a Midwest Industries...
Palmetto State Armory to Begin Offering AK Rifle in 2015
One of the more surprising announcements of SHOT 2015 was that Palmetto State Armory (PSA), one of the top suppliers of affordable ARs and AR parts, would begin producing an AK-pattern rifle.
The South Carolina-based manufacturer and retailer had an all-black Kalashnikov on display next to their usual assortment of firearms and accessories. PSA’s AKs will be fully American-made, and appear to be AKM-spec rifles---that means they’ll be compatible with almost all of the AK accessories available in the US market. They plan on starting with 7.62x39mm and moving on to other calibers...
Video: Cop Hides in Car as Wolf Pack Disrupts Routine Traffic Stop
Have you ever been pulled over by a police officer, only to have them duck into your car as a barking wolf pack runs past? According to the Today Show, these videos were taken in Russia several years ago when a security camera recorded a traffic officer pulling over a motorist for a broken headlight. After several minutes of conversation, the officer quickly opens the car's rear door and steps inside---just in time to avoid a pack of 11 wolves.
Wolves are an occasional problem in Russia, which boasts a population of...
Photos: 12 Awesome Guns from the SilencerCo SHOT 2015 Booth
It's no secret that SilencerCo produces some of the best suppressors out there. This year at SHOT Show, they had an impressive array of rare, unique, and just downright cool firearms at their booth. Below are photos of 12 of the guns they had, along with the suppressors attached to each.
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British Olympian Carries Injured Deer Two Miles in Attempted Rescue
When Olympic long jumper Greg Rutherford came home covered in blood, at least he had a good excuse. According to the BBC, the gold medalist was walking his three dogs near his home in Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire when he spotted an injured doe with a broken leg. Observing that the animal had lost a large amount of blood, Rutherford decided to carry the deer roughly two miles back to his home for treatment. Thankfully, instead of finding a whitetail or roe deer, Rutherford had instead found a diminutive muntjac deer....
Vietnam Veteran Finds Stolen Fish House with Help from 150,000 Facebook Users
A Minnesota angler is thanking social media this week for playing a part in retrieving his stolen fish house. According to St. Cloud Times, Vietnam veteran Mike Lutgen counts fishing for crappies from his fish house on the ice of Grand Lake as one of his chief passions. Lutgen often spends time there with his son, Curt, and would stay there until dark before walking back to his house nearby. This Tuesday however, Lutgen woke up to find that his fish house was gone....
Lars Andersen, the Fastest Archer in the World, is Back with a New Video
The use of quivers, sights, and a secure stance make up the foundation of modern archery. They're nonsense, says Lars Andersen, the world’s fastest archer, and he’s back with a new video highlighting incredibly cool tricks to make people rethink how they perceive the bow and arrow. Don’t try them at home, Lars filmed them in a controlled setting with professionals.
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Viewed almost four million times, Lars’ first video from over two years ago became a...
Legendary Firearm Designer Kalashnikov’s Daughter Opposes American-made AKs
Earlier this week Pennsylvania-based RWC Group, the official US importer of Russian-made Kalashnikovs, drove fans of the firearm into a fervor when it announced that it will begin manufacturing rifles in America under the Kalashnikov name. However, not everyone seems to be pleased with the idea of American-made AK rifles.
Opposition came from the daughter of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the famed inventor of the firearms that bear his name. According to Read more »
Is Chocolate Killing Wild Bears? NH Officials Review Bait Regulations after 90 Pounds of Donuts Kill 4
How much chocolate is too much chocolate? For a group of four black bears, a 90-pound mountain of chocolate and chocolate donuts proved to be lethal. According to the Concord Monitor, the New Hampshire Game and Fish Department is considering new regulations for bear baiting after conservation officers found two adult female bears and two cubs dead near a bait site in the northern part of the state.
“The case in New Hampshire perhaps...
Video: History Buff Shows Off Astounding Archery Skills
With years of practice and experience, archers can accomplish amazing things. Things such as splitting a falling piece of thread, accurately shooting 10 arrows in 5 seconds, and dropping a deer at 100 yards. There are few archers such as Lars Anderson however. The Danish athlete, artist, and hobbyist historian has a keen interest in recreating archery methods long since fallen out of use. To do this, Lars began poring over medieval texts and studied the techniques of battlefield archers before the weapon was replaced by firearms. What resulted was a dazzling array of abilities that Lars is...
SilencerCo Gets Even Quieter with the Omega Suppressor
At SHOT Show this year, SilencerCo introduced their new Omega suppressor. The Omega’s is described as being the “best of all worlds” when it comes to silencers, and after seeing and hearing it in action, I believe it.
The Omega is SilencerCo’s quietest centerfire rifle suppressor. When paired with subsonic ammunition like the company’s new Harvester 300 BLK load, the noise level at the muzzle can be as low as 119.5 decibels, 20.5 decibels below the level considered hearing-safe.
SilencerCo had a 300 BLK rifle...
Desert Tech Refines the MDR, Aims for 2016 Release
Last year Desert Tech’s modular semiautomatic bullpup, the MDR, was the talk of SHOT Show. Over the past 12 months, the Utah-based precision rifle manufacturer has reworked the carbine, refining and enhancing it. At this year’s SHOT, additional prototypes of the MDR were available for handling, and company reps indicated that the release date for the gun had been pushed back.
At its core, the Desert Tech MDR is a short-stroke gas piston gun that can easily swap barrels and calibers. Its multi-caliber nature, unique method of forward ejection...
New from IWI US: Galil ACE and Jericho Pistols
This year IWI US is expanding its offerings to include the Galil ACE line of rifles and pistols and the Jericho series of pistols.
The Galil ACE is a modernized version of the classic Galil rifle, which served as the Israel Defense Forces' service rifle beginning in the 1970s until the adoption of the M4 and M16. Like its predecessor, the Galil ACE utilizes a refined and reliable Kalashnikov-pattern, long-stroke gas piston.
The Galil ACE rifles and pistols feature a number of enhancements that give them an edge on traditional AKs. The charging handle has been moved to the left side of...
9 Catastrophic Gun Malfunctions You Can Learn From
Before most shooters even touch a gun or enter a shooting range, they are taught the fundamental rules of gun use. Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot, and so on and so forth. However, those basic rules do not cover all scenarios, and some shooters find themselves woefully unprepared for rare occurrences such as the much dreaded squib round. Other events, such as out-of-battery detonations or improper handloading, could also have very dangerous consequences.
Here are 9 cases where pulling the trigger did not...
“Living Fossil” Shark Captured in Australia
Commercial fishermen off the coast of Australia have captured a rarely seen frilled shark, a species so primitive that it is often referred to as a "living fossil." According to CNN, the 5-foot shark was captured at a depth of 1,100 meters in southwestern Australia by David Guillot. The fish was still alive when Guillot pulled it to the surface, but quickly expired.
"I've been fishing 30 years and never saw anything like it. So I brought it in," he told CNN. "Honestly, we thought we had caught a brand new species,...
Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Venison Harvesting Program to Feed Inmates
Lawmakers in The Magnolia State have introduced an ambitious bill that seeks to solve two problems at once: manage the state's burgeoning deer population and provide sustainable, nutritious food to inmates that will not break taxpayers' wallets. House Bill 397, or the "Venison Harvesting Program for Inmate Consumption," would allow correctional facilities to accept and process deer meat. Resident hunters will also be able to donate their harvests, either processed or not, directly to prisons.
"This would allow state, municipal, county...
Video: Tangled Bucks Separated by Chainsaw
Finding a pair of antler-locked bucks is often a somber experience. Much of the time, tangled antlers can mean a sure death sentence for both deer, yet is not uncommon for one of the bucks to soldier on long after the other one perished. Suffering from hunger and exhaustion, the survivor will have to carry the weight of its defeated rival while escaping the attentions of opportunistic predators. There have been cases where bucks were found carrying little more than an extra set of racks after...
Nebraska Cancels 2015 Mountain Lion Hunt
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced last week that there will be no mountain lion season for 2015, and will instead pursue a new three-year study on the state’s big cats. Commission director Jim Douglass told The Lincoln Journal Star that more study on the state’s cougar population will help officials make decisions on how to manage the species.
“It doesn’t mean that we will not have a season during the three-year...
Pipeline Leak Spills 50,000 Gallons of Gas into Yellowstone River, Cancer-causing Agent Detected
A pipeline breach has resulted in disaster for one of North America’s premier trout-fishing streams, and possibly contaminated drinking water for many nearby residents as well. According to CNN, the spill occurred early last Saturday when the pipeline burst near the Yellowstone River five miles upstream of Glendive, Montana. The Bridger Pipeline company, which quickly acted to shut down the pipeline, initially reported 300 to 1,200 barrels of oil spilled, but state officials later estimated the amount to be over...