Is Your Camping Check List Missing These Seven New Items?
We spotlight seven of the coolest new gadgets, tents and water filters for camping, hiking and survival in this Shooter’s Log blog post. New products from Coleman, Columbia River Knife & Tool,...
View ArticleLWRC Launches “Step Up-Aim High” Free Aimpoint Micro T-1 Promo
What’s better than having one of the best AR-15s on the commercial market? Pairing it with the very best optic you can. LWRC and Aimpoint have partnered up to bring you the best promotion this summer!...
View ArticleThe Essential Summer Survival Guide
One of our favorite things at Cheaper Than Dirt! is helping people. Be it guiding you in purchasing your first handgun, providing our expert opinion on what optics are best for your AR-15 or prepping...
View ArticleSix Gun Control Bills That Probably Won’t Pass
The antis are relentless, aren’t they? Since the beginning of the year, they have introduced many highly restrictive gun control laws to the House and Senate. The Shooter’s Log covers the most...
View ArticleThe Collectible Firearms Protection Act and Why it Matters
Flip-flopping—and not due to vacations in Hawaii—is nothing new to politicians. But this time, President Obama has overstepped his powers by issuing an executive order banning the re-importation of M1...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Awesome Camping Tips You Need to Know
June 27 kicks off the National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Campout. It is the NWF’s effort to get more children outside. With these 10 great camping tips, your family’s campout will sure to be...
View Article19 Facts About America’s Independence Day
How many hotdogs will Americans consume tomorrow? There are plenty of interesting facts about the founding of our great nation you might not know. Check out this list of 19 fun facts about the...
View ArticleHave Gun Will Travel… Transporting Your Handgun Across the United States
Nearly 80 percent of Americans will take a road trip this summer. Do you know how to store your firearm in the different states you will be traveling through? This article is an updated version of one...
View ArticleThe Top 15 Smallest Pistols
The NICS reports nearly 900,000 people filled out a background check form to purchase a handgun in June 2015. As more people than ever are choosing to protect themselves, the more questions we receive...
View ArticleAre These 26 Essential Items Missing From Your Packing List?
Are you planning your summer vacation? Is your bug-out bag included on your packing list? It should be. Check out this post to find out if you are missing these 26 essential items that need to go with...
View ArticlePretty in Pink: Radians Pink Range Gear
Women who love shooting and gun need gear made sized just for them. These pink Radians shooting glasses and passive earmuffs are comfortable to wear for hours of range time, don’t get in the way of an...
View ArticleJade Helm 15—What if Martial Law Was a Reality?
Martial Law would be one way President Obama could actually take our guns. Operation Jade Helm 15 began this week in seven states. This massive military training exercise, of the likes the country has...
View ArticleReaders Choice: The REAL List—The Best 12 Concealed Carry Guns
I don’t like it when people tell me what to do or what I should buy either, so I created a list of the top 12 smallest, best concealable semiautomatic handguns based on reader’s choice, rather than...
View ArticleTen Cheap Firearms for Sale
Everyone is going to have an opinion. Some say price reflects quality. Meaning a cheap gun will be a bad gun. But that isn’t necessarily true. This list of ten cheap guns gets a Cheaper Than Dirt!...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Five Tips for Staying Cool at the Shooting Range
Are you a member of a private, open or have your own gun range? If you shoot regularly at a primitive gun range—one without shelter, a clubhouse or designated shooting bays, there are ways to make your...
View ArticleTen Top-Rated AR-15 Manufacturers
Though the AR-15 platform has little variety in operation, there is a huge variation in quality, reliability and accuracy in the hundreds of different AR-15 brands available. Many new to the black...
View ArticleShooter’s Log Weekly Wrap Up, August 16-22, 2015
It was a relatively slow news week, which is usually good. There weren’t any major gun control laws passed, major 2A violations or other shocking news that would make the firearms community act and act...
View ArticleIs it Time to Put Away the Pink?
Women make up half of gun owners in America. Does that mean that they only buy pink firearms? Not at all! It’s about time we stop marketing pink to women and level the playing field. Our own, Suzanne...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday—The Essential Preppers Guide to Packing a Bug-Out Bag
A bug out bag is any bag or container stocked with essential survival items that will see you through any type of emergency or disaster, at least for 24 hours. Usually filled with either water or a way...
View ArticleFive Essential Survival Items the Experts Use
Your brain is obviously the most important tool to survival, but it is not the only tool you need. Five top survival and bushcrafting experts weigh in on their favorite tools for survival.
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