As curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, in Cody, Wyoming, Ashley Hlebinsky’s latest and most important duty is managing a massive renovation project at the museum, with a deadline of July 6, 2019. Along with the obligation of running a major firearms museum, Ashley co-hosted “Master of Arms” last year on the Discovery Channel, a […]

Women loved its predecessor, the Walther CCP, designed for the concealed carry market. But, they wanted more and they wanted the CCP to be an easier gun for them to disassemble and clean without a special tool required. Enter the CCP M2, Walther’s answer to a gun cleaner’s prayer. Sponsored by Walther I first heard […]

I recently purchased the Girls with Guns Clothing rain wear jacket and pants. Designed by the team of Jen O’Hara and Norissa Harman (founders of GWG Clothing), the set comes in a new camo pattern called “Shade,” which is subtle and attractive. I decided to put it to the test when Winter Storm Petra arrived […]

We love to attend the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show every year and see what’s new and exciting in the world of concealed carry bags from GTM. One of the most popular booths on Level 1 at the show, the GTM women, along with female firearms instructors, talk to buyers and customers and get […]

You may recall Gabby Franco from her first public appearance in the History Channel’s “Top Shot,” season 4 in 2012, where she made it to the final stage of the competition (the only woman ever to do so). Before her debut to the American stage, Gabby was the first female shooter to represent Venezuela in […]

It seemed a fitting way to end 2018. Invited to tag along on an official Shoot Like A Girl, The Sisterhood Of The Outdoors’ annual duck hunt, I decided to pack up the car and head south for hunt with some women whom I knew would make the trip worth it. Sponsored by Remington Outdoor […]

Vicki Farnam is a household name in the world of gun training. Having been in the firearms industry for more than 25 years, this vivacious grandmother teaches alongside her well-known husband, John Farnam. Together they own Defense Training International, a business that trains law enforcement as well as civilians in the skills of self-defense. Vicki […]

It’s that most WONderful time of the year – which is one the line of my favorite holiday songs. Indeed, this is the time of year when we receive gifts from friends and family. Sometimes, that may come in the form of cold, hard cash. With the New Year coming, and with some extra money […]

In this final part of the series titled “Fairies and Firearms,” where we travel from then Isle of Skye in Scotland to Worcestershire in England and then, over to the west, to Yorkshire, you will see what it means to go on a proper British pheasant driven shooting experience. They don’t call them hunts. Hunts […]

There’s still time to buy some exceptional gifts for people who love the outdoors. We’d like to invite you to consider purchasing a gift this season from our partners. After all, they are the reason we can bring you our stories, reviews, opinions and lifestyle information. Check out our gift ideas for outdoorsy types in […]

The AR platform is popular for personal/home defense. Crimson Trace recently introduced an aftermarket tactical light, the CWL-202, for rail-equipped long guns. We are going to kick off a series of how-to articles that feature one of the country’s top trainers giving us recommendations on how to use Crimson Trace products. We’ll begin with the […]

As soon as the hubster said he wanted to go to Colorado Springs, Colorado, for a class reunion at the “Blue Zoo,” aka Air Force Academy, I began making plans … not what to wear to class events, such as dinners and a football game, but how in the wide world of sports can we […]

We continue our series in what to wear to the range. Michelle kicked it off with why finding actual shooting glasses is so important, as opposed to trendy sunglasses, and I’m going to travel now from head to toe. I’ve seen several influencers in the shooting world wearing everything from stilettos to Birkenstocks with open […]

Babbs went up high to get the down low on BASE jumping off and on the New River Bridge in West Virginia.

Ashley Hlebinsky, chief curator of the Cody Firearms Museum (Buffalo Bill Center of the West) in Wyoming, is co-host of the new series, “Master of Arms,” on the Discovery Channel. The show, with its 8 episodes, launches on Fri., Nov. 2, at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT. Ashley talked to us about the show, and what we […]

Many people are used to seeing photos of Tisma Juett, manager of Inclusion & Outreach for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, in firearms industry publications. Look out, world! This firecracker of a woman recently realized her lifelong dream of owning and riding a motorcycle.   “When I was 18 years old, I signed up for the […]

Crossbreed Holsters is known for quality craftsmanship of its line of holsters. We took a little tour and met the craftsmen and team that runs the engine that is one of this country’s finest holster makers. All photos by Jason Baird. It started with a vision, by Crossbreed Holster’s founder Mark Craighead. In 2005, Mark, […]

One of my favorite fall trips ever happened last year, when we took off and landed in Glasgow, Scotland, and drove northwest to the wild Isle of Skye, in search of sea glass. You can read about it here. After that breath of fresh air, we traveled south to Worcestershire in England, at Droitwich, specifically […]

It’s one of the best perks of this job of being an outdoors writer — getting a special invite to events such as the grand opening of Johnny Morris’s Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri, recently. We spent a September morning touring the beautiful space, but not all 350,000 square feet of it. […]

Managing editor Michelle Cerino and I visited Crimson Trace, in the Portland, Oregon, area in July and while there, Danner invited us to come over and see its boot factory and recrafting facility. How could we refuse such an invitation? Danner Boots In 1932, Charles Danner opened the first boot-making facility in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, […]

“You got to give it away to keep it,” says Amy Ray, founder of The Sisterhood Of The Outdoors. Amy is referring to hunting, and in these times of declining numbers of hunters, it is refreshing to see the optimism and positivity exuding from this go-getter. The WON will be partnering with The Sisterhood Of […]

Last July, managing editor Michelle Cerino and I took a little quick trip to Portland, Oregon, at the invitation of one of our partners at The WON, Crimson Trace. Both of us have been using the products for years now — including laser sights and tactical lights — and the good folks at Crimson Trace […]

Babbs details why junking is healthy for the whole family.

People want to take my purse. They don’t want it for its contents inside, they want it for the bag itself. The bag? It’s a Gun Tote’n Mamas distressed buffalo leather CCW, cross-body bag with a snap-open front flap.    Sponsored by Gun Tote’n Mamas The RFID thing Introduced into the “Cinnamon line” last year, […]