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Choosing a self-defense round can feel overwhelming, especially when your safety is on the line. Many shooters face the dilemma of finding a reliable, easy-to-control round that delivers enough stopping power without excessive recoil. 

The .38 Special is often mentioned in these discussions, but is it the best self-defense option?

Let’s discuss the key factors that make the .38 Special a strong contender for concealed carry and personal defense and explore the best ammo choices for accuracy, power, and control.

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The Armasight Jockey 640 Compact Thermal Clip-On offers a high-performance solution for those looking to expand their day hunting setup into a seamless nighttime operation. It’s the ultimate tool to add versatility to your shooting platform for predator hunters and hog hunters. What makes a thermal clip-on so great for many hunters is how it is designed to attach directly in front of your existing daytime optic, allowing you to use the same hunting setup you’re accustomed to, without the need for re-zeroing, but adapted for nighttime operations as well.

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If you like to have civilian versions of military issue rifles, then SIG will you covered with their latest release. The new MCX-SPEAR is based on the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM7. It’s chambered in 6.8X51mm, also known as .277 SIG Fury on the civilian market, just like its military counterpart. Take a look below to see what the MCX and the 6.8×51 have to offer.

SIG MCX-SPEAR Features

The MCX-SPEAR is a gas piston operated semi-automatic rifle with a 16-inch cold hammer-forged barrel.

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Leaning heavily on the second Bruen standard—the ability to show a historical precedent—a district court in New York on Thursday permanently enjoined the state’s law banning guns on private property open to the public without express consent of the owner.

In the case Christian v. James, U.S. District Judge John. L. Sinatra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York wrote in the ruling that the state’s arguments concerning past “similar” laws weren’t convincing enough.

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Landon Clement, 31, a hunter from Blue Ridge, Georgia, was attacked by a grizzly bear in the early morning hours of Sept. 26 in Wyoming’s Upper Green River Basin. Suffering severe bite wounds from the apex predator, he was able to escape with his life after shooting the bear dead with his handgun.

The incident occurred around 7:30 AM as Clement and life-long friend John Quintrell enjoyed an archery hunt in picturesque Western Wyoming.

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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer for the movie Rust who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for actor Alec Baldwin shooting the movie’s cinematographer to death with a prop gun during filming, has again found herself in a New Mexico courtroom thanks to damning evidence found on her cell phone during the Rust investigation.

According to a report at theguardian.com, when investigators searched Gutierrez-Reed’s cellphone during the Rust investigation, they found a video of her with a handgun in the bathroom of a bar.

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The weather is turning cooler, which means keeping your groups tight at the range, will require you to be comfortable and not shaking from the chill in the air. For that ALPS OutdoorZ offers the Sierra Hooded Full Zip Jacket, designed for versatility in various weather conditions. The jacket’s versatile design allows you to look as good ducking into the winery or hanging out at a tailgate as you do at the range.

The jacket features a durable polyester and spandex outer shell combined with a soft microfleece lining for warmth.

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The five-member Okeechobee, Florida city council and Police Chief Donald Hagan may each be forced to pay $5,000 personally – without using taxpayer dollars – for violating Florida’s powerful preemption statute, which only allows the state legislature to regulate firearms. 

As previously reported, the city adopted an illegal ordinance shortly before Hurricane Helene made landfall, which banned the sale of guns and ammunition and prohibited firearm possession in public by anyone other than law enforcement or members of the military.  

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By Salam Fatohi

Shooting suppressed is as normalized among the shooting and hunting community as TikTok is with Gen Z. What was a rarity as recently as a decade ago, it is now a normal occurrence to find a suppressor-equipped firearm at a local range or hunting camp.

What is the process to legally acquire a suppressor or silencer? The oversimplified version is to legally buy one from a retailer and register it.

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Fresh off a court win scuttling California’s law restricting firearms purchases to one every 30 days, a gun-rights group has now set its sights on another state that limits gun purchases to one a month.

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed another lawsuit in federal court—Struck v. Platkin—this time targeting New Jersey’s version of the gun-rationing law.

In the California case, Nguyen v. Bonta, the District Court for the Southern District of California ruled such a restriction was unconstitutional.

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Just hours after Hurricane Helene swept through the Big Bend region of Florida, causing widespread destruction throughout the area and beyond, an attempted robbery at a local weed store escalated into a fatal shooting. With law enforcement stretched thin responding to numerous storm-related emergencies, a pair of robbers sought to take advantage of the distraction and targeted the Florida Hemp Distribution store on West Tennessee Street, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) was called to the scene around 6 p.m.

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A canted scope base rail, also known as a tilted or inclined scope mount, serves a specific purpose in the realm of long-range shooting. This specialized mount is designed to provide a slight angle to the scope, allowing for compensation when shooting at long distances or in uneven terrain. The primary advantage of a canted scope base rail lies in its ability to counteract the effects of bullet drop and increase the effective elevation range of scopes, extending the rifle’s range and performance.

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With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a stern warning to those considering looting in the wake of the storm. Speaking at a briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center, the governor emphasized that Florida’s status as a “Second Amendment state” could mean dire consequences for anyone attempting to exploit the chaos.

“This is not going to be an opportunity for folks to take advantage of people,” DeSantis said.

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911 calls rang out in the early morning hours of September 22nd reporting gunshots and a male seen lying on the ground in Henderson, Nevada, according to officials.

If you need yet another eye-rolling reference to provide the next easily led automaton who questions why you need a gun, here’s one more for the dumpster fire. Now, you never really know what anyone is up to taking a stroll at 4 AM on a Saturday, but Henderson is Las Vegas adjacent and we all know that city never sleeps.

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Self-proclaimed gun owner and Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris revealed on 60 Minutes on Sunday that the gun she claims to own is a Glock and that she’s had it a long time.

The revelation came as she insinuated it should have surprised nobody recently when she said she was a gun owner.

“That was not the first time I’ve really talked about it,” she said, shaking her finger at host Bill Whitaker.

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The NRA announced last week that President Donald J. Trump will serve as the special guest keynote speaker at the NRA’s “Defend the 2nd” event in Savannah, GA, on Tuesday, October 22nd. 

When it comes to preserving and strengthening our Constitutional rights in America, the stakes could not be higher in this presidential election. No matter your reason for owning a firearm—whether for hunting, self-defense, or just as an exercise of your Constitutional right–law-abiding gun owners have a clear choice this fall if they hope to preserve their Second Amendment rights.

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Is the 10mm a good self-defense round? Uncover its power, versatility, and real-world use.

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Aaron Horwath of Kenai, Alaska, was acquitted by a jury of his peers on September 27 on a federal charge of dealing in firearms without a license. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) charged the owner of Gator Guns Inc. last summer on the allegations that he was selling guns from his store despite the agency having revoked his Federal Firearms License (FFL) years earlier. 

The ATF revoked Horwath’s FFL in 2020 due to what the agency claims were “willful violations of federal firearms laws and regulations,” accusing him of failing to record hundreds of firearms sales transactions between 1982 and 2018.

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The new sweeping gun-control package recently expedited into law by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is facing another in a long line of legal challenges.

After the law was passed by the legislature, it quickly became a target for gun-rights advocates. An initiative petition immediately began circulating in an attempt to get a question overturning the law on the state ballot in 2026, and at least two lawsuits, including one by the Massachusetts-based Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL) were filed.

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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear an almost laughable lawsuit regarding whether Mexico can sue American gun manufacturers for the violence committed by cartels in their country, The Wall Street Journal’s(WSJ) Steve Fisher and Roque Ruiz decided to dig in and try to find out just what are the “hot” items cartels are shopping for among the American marketplace. Mexico, enabled by a brutally poor economy, weak government and notoriously corrupt officials in every bureaucratic capacity, has been engulfed in epic bloodshed between violent drug gangs for years. 

If you have a subscription with WSJ, you can check out the full article on their website.

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