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Nicolas Lenze   01.12.22 Small birds, such as doves, require a special kind of hunting ammunition. Shot patterns need to be wide to accommodate for their speed, but can’t be too wide, allowing the small bird to dodge pellets. Using a blend of high-density bismuth and steel shot, HEVI-Shot may have found the perfect balance of shot

Luke Cuenco   01.10.22 If you’ve ever struggled with the amount of gear you have to bring along during a hunt, or just need to upgrade your current setup, then you’ll be interested to know that Bushnell has just introduced their new Vault bino harness system. The new binocular caddy will also be compatible with the new

Nicolas Lenze   01.10.22 Rereleased in 2020, the Colt Python turned heads. The chance to own a new production of one of America’s favorite revolvers was exhilarating. Colt is forging ahead with new options for Python lovers. New for 2022, Colt is offering the classic short-barreled 3″ Python. Colt news @ OutdoorHub: Often dubbed the “finest production

Nicolas Lenze   01.06.22 Years of research and studying real-life force-on-force encounters has made one thing clear; having more rounds on hand is always a good thing. For those who have chosen a shotgun as their preferred defensive firearm, capacity is the biggest hurdle. One way people have fit more rounds in the tube is by shortening

I build a tiny stick house in the woods with moss roof using dead wood from a previous bushcraft shelter. I built this hut by digging a pit, then building a raised bed to sleep in. For the walls of the hut I stacked logs up. The roof I built by making a simple box

Nicolas Lenze   01.06.22 Carbon fiber has been used in far more industries than ours. The strong but lightweight material is used in car parts and even protective clothing for people who ride motorcycles. People who use their guns as more than just range toys, weight is one of the most important issues. For hiking around and

We start work on building a woodland workshop and off grid carving shack using simple hand tools. Part 1 sees us build a simple lean-to style bushcraft shelter using a basic roundwood timber frame structure. We burn the ends of the logs to make them more rot resistant as they are buried in the ground.

Rusty S.   01.06.22 In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews (and mini-torture tests) the (super-leaked) NEW Smith & Wesson CSX, or “Chief’s Special X”. Is this just a metal S&W Shield Plus? No – it’s also hammer fired. And single action only. And smaller. And lighter. And holds more ammo. You know what, just watch

Andy Husek   01.06.22 In this review, we are going to explore a number of meat and food processing products made by MEAT! Your Maker. As much as I love the hunt itself, I may take more joy in the meat processing and preparation after the fact.  Knowing that I’m the only one who handled the processing,

Jordan Estrada   01.05.22 In the previous parts of this series about Force on Force training, we studied the various simulated weapon platforms and compared their capabilities and advantages. Hopefully, those articles helped you decide what type of training weapon to get so you can begin this educational and exciting activity. In this next and final section,

Rusty S.   01.03.22 In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves discusses the top 5 guns – best new guns – that were introduced in 2021, along with three runners-up. There were great new pistols, rifles, and shotguns from SIG, B&T, Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory, Ruger, and more – but which 5 were the best firearms

Nicolas Lenze   12.30.21 Two trusted companies, Savage Arms and Magpul, have come together to give life to a new rifle built for hunters. Available in .308 Win and 6.5 Creedmoor, as well as in let-handed models, this is the Savage Arms 110 Magpul Hunter. Savage Arms news @ OutdoorHub: Savage is pleased to announce it has

Jordan Estrada   12.31.21 The Avenger rifle from Air Venturi is a popular PCP (Pre-Charged Pneumatic) airgun, and now Air Venturi has improved the design by making a compact bullpup version: The original Avenger The new bullpup Avenger While the original rifle was 43 inches long, the new bullpup is 10 inches shorter — 33 inches in

The building of the bushcraft saxon house with hand tools only continues. This time we build the door frame, wattle the side walls and build the gable ends out of logs. The timber frame structure is much sturdier now that we have built the rafters and battens or lath. It also helped that we used

Luke Cuenco   12.30.21 The new ATN ODIN LT 320 Thermal monocular is out to change your hunting game for the better. Featuring ATNs powerful and reliable internal chipset and sporting some of the best commercially available thermal imaging sensors, the ODIN LT will have several different magnification strengths and will be capable of spotting human targets

Morgan Rogue   12.30.21 We’ve been teaching our kids about gun safety since they were born, essentially. They’ve always been around guns, seen them, but we’ve always made sure to lead by example, as well as to be as open as possible about guns and how to be safe around them. Because of everything we’ve done so