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Want to Know America’s Most Armed Counties? This Map Measures It


This map shows the 101 counties in the USA where the highest percentage of residents keep guns in their homes. The most heavily armed county in the US is (drum roll, please)… Stewart County, Tennessee. That’s based on an a count of the “highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes,” according to CityData.com in

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This Slo-Mo Video of Helicopter Coyote and Hog Hunting Is Awesome


What a wonderful world to be flying in a helicopter while killing feral hogs. This video posted by Dustin Ellermann shows some slow motion action from a helicopter. With some added music courtesy of Louis Armstrong, of course. Texas Parks and Wildlife says that two-thirds of the feral hog population needs to be harvested just to maintain their

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Here’s How to Give Veterans Day More Attention Than It Currently Has


It’s tough to argue against the fact that Veterans Day deserves far more attention than it gets. To get perspective, the term “#Halloween” has been used over 48.3 million times on Instagram. “#VeteransDay” has only been used 1.2 million. There’s something admittedly wrong with that. In an effort to help change things, Rip It Energy

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Hunt With a Henry: A Review of the Henry Arms .45-70 Lever-Action Rifle


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I got the chance to review the Henry Arms .45-70 Lever Action Rifle, and it didn’t disappoint. This big game rifle was born to hunt. I gave the Henry Arms .45-70 Lever Action Rifle thorough testing, and here is what I found. The great folks at Henry Repeating Arms sent me over a blued-steel Model H010

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Lawsuit Filed Against Campus Carry Law in Georgia


Georgia professors filed a lawsuit against concealed campus carry law. Six professors are filing a lawsuit against Georgia’s concealed campus carry law. The suit, filed recently in a Fulton County Superior Court, states that Georgia’s constitution “empowers the University System of Georgia’s board of regents, not the legislature, to dictate the state’s educational policies.” The law

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The upland season had been a great one, one of my best in fact, so when the woodcock coverts thinned out and the early snows made for spotty grouse hunting melancholy set in. You know exactly what I’m talking about, for what began with the sweet smell of drying hay, Indian Summer heat, and colorful foliage ended with the pre-winter color of gray. On top of that, Old Mother Hubbard’s coverts were bare.

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Slow Motion Video of the Insane Muzzleloader Explosion That Has Got Everyone’s Attention Has Now Surfaced


A crazy muzzleloader explosion video has been posted online, but now it is in slow motion. Social media has a way of spreading viral content like a wild fire in a desert. And the video below of the exploding muzzleloader on the range is gaining a lot of attention. For good reason, as it is a pretty insane

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Sunday Gunday: 11 Homemade Guns That Will Churn Your Stomach


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Homemade guns come in all shapes and sizes. Intrepid basement-workshop gunsmiths try to make their own for various reasons. These 11 homemade guns sadly missed the mark completely. 11. I’ll go easy on you with this first one. Would it shoot? Probably and it might even have some potential.  10. Homemade guns held together by duct

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