Game & Fish Magazine marks its 50th Anniversary in 2026 with a refined national model featuring expanded regional coverage and digital offerings. Editorial Director John Taranto and Editor Drew Warden highlight the magazine's fresh design and enhanced how-to and where-to hunting and fishing information across all regions.
Wolfe Publishing Company is rebranding its long-standing Rifle Magazine to Rifle & Handgun Magazine, effective with the March/April 2026 issue. The expansion reflects the company's commitment to providing comprehensive coverage of both rifle and handgun platforms while honoring over five decades of firearms journalism excellence.
Safariland's CADRE Dispatch blog reached its 1,000th article milestone, reflecting years of editorial commitment to delivering practical, experience-driven content for gun owners, competitive shooters, and law enforcement. The blog publishes two feature articles daily, written by vetted trainers and industry professionals including Travis Pike, Rick Hogg, and Lanny Barnes, covering training, preparedness, and industry history.
Bleecker Street Publications announced major expansions including Athlon Outdoors 2.0, Open Air Media, Tactical Knives revival, Rotten Gun Reviews, and Athlon Untamed. The company launched Ballistic's Best Hunting Edition and continues partnerships with Walk The Talk America while hosting its reimagined Rendezvous industry event.
Firearms News marks its 80th anniversary with the January 2026 issue, featuring Editor-in-Chief Vincent L. DeNiro's comprehensive review of the MKE AP51 imported by Century Arms and a special retrospective on the publication's legacy. The issue includes articles on historical firearms, industry news, and legal updates from contributors including David M. Fortier, Patrick Sweeney, and Dr. Will Dabbs.
Delta Waterfowl has hired veteran outdoor communications professional Joe Genzel as editor of Delta Waterfowl Magazine. Genzel brings over 25 years of journalism experience, including previous roles at Gun Dog, Wildfowl, Petersen's Hunting, Outdoor Life, and Ducks Unlimited's Great Lakes/Atlantic Region.
Wolfe Publishing Company released Propellant Profiles, Seventh Edition, a comprehensive reference covering more than 650 modern smokeless powders. The guide provides burn-rate categorization, historical context, and practical performance insights for handloaders, ballistic technicians, gunsmiths, and firearms writers, available through wolfeoutdoorsports.com.
The Murray Road Agency announces that President and CEO Tim Brandt was recently featured in the November/December 2025 issue of SHOT Business magazine’s “Five Minutes With” series.
Hook & Barrel Magazine® kicks off the new year with country music singer and songwriter Zac Brown gracing its cover. In the feature, Brown discusses family, philanthropy, his genre-mixing approach to music, and his love of the outdoors.
Firearms News has released its December issue featuring a cover story by Patrick Sweeney on Benelli’s 922(r)-Compliant M4 EXT Shotgun. Sweeney provides an in-depth review of this highly anticipated shotgun, offering readers critical insights and performance analysis.
The Armory Life™ announces the release of the Winter 2025 issue of The Armory Life print magazine, featuring a cover story interview with Julie Golob. Golob is a world champion shooter with more than 170 championship titles and top scores in international, national and regional marksmanship competitions across seven different shooting disciplines.
The evolution of military small arms during the Cold War reflects a period of rapid innovation driven by lessons learned in World War II. Guns of the Cold War explores this fascinating era in depth. The rifles and pistols developed during the Cold War have unique stories and many of them greatly influenced the firearms that we use today.
Firearms News released its November issue with a cover story by James Tarr on the TISAS PX-9 Pistol from SDS Arms. Tarr breaks down the PX-9 with practical insights shooters can use.
Hook & Barrel Magazine® has unveiled Lights Out: Skate or Die, a short film that breaks away from traditional outdoor storytelling. Fusing the rebellion of 1980s–90s skateboarding culture with the stark, reflective solitude of the American West, the film captures the battle for mental health, sobriety, and second chances.
Fiction publisher Ark Press has announced that its summer 2026 offerings, now available for pre-order, will include American Paladin from New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia, Red State Mars from two-time Prometheus Award winner Travis J. I. Corcoran, and The Pickle Factory by a former CIA case officer.
Bleecker Street Publications announced the launch of its latest initiative: the Ballistic’s Best Hunting Edition Awards on Athlon Untamed. The new Hunting Edition expands the Ballistic’s Best brand into a dedicated hunting-gear and firearms awards series, designed to shine a spotlight on the very best in equipment built for the field, the backcountry and serious hunters.
Available now on FirearmsNews.com, is an in-depth editorial on the National Firearms Act (NFA)’s long-standing grip on the Second Amendment in the piece, "One Big Beautiful Lawsuit," by News Field Editor Darwin Nercesian. The article explores the bold legal battle spearheaded by Silencer Shop and its allies to dismantle key provisions of the NFA of 1934.
In 2008, the U.S. listed the polar bear as an internationally threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and importation of the bears by hunters was then halted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The move was made despite the science-based management programs of the Canadian Wildlife Service.
The legion of Larry Correia fans has spoken, propelling the New York Times best-selling author’s latest series, American Paladin, to meet its Kickstarter launch goal in a mere 45 seconds and closing one month later in mid-October just shy of $300,000 raised.
Hook & Barrel Magazine features country music star Chase Rice on its latest cover. In the feature, Rice—hit songwriter, performer, and Tennessee bison farm owner—shares stories from duck blinds, bowhunting big game, writing great songs, and adventures with his black Lab, Jack, all fueled by his passion for the outdoors.