weaponry

I freely admit to my addiction to most things related to firearms. One of my special weaknesses involves admiring “classic” rifles and shotguns. I mig...

LEWIS RUN — A Mount Jewett man is in McKean County Jail after he allegedly shot another man’s dog on Friday, Lewis Run-based state police reported. Ch...

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RIDGWAY — Pennsylvania State Police made a pair of arrests related to an alleged Monday morning shooting in Ridgway Township. According to a press rel...

(TNS) — To honor Memorial Day and the Pittsburgh native for whom it was named, the USS Laboon, a guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1995, will b...

SMETHPORT — Although the Memorial Day Parade in Smethport has been canceled, members of the American Legions Post 138 and Post 976 and VFW Post 2497 w...

I started reloading my own ammunition when I was about 16 years old. It’s fair to say there’s been a lot of water under the bridge since then. In spit...

Pennsylvania Game Commission 2019-20 shooting-range permits will remain valid for an additional two months after their printed expiration date to make...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission this week announced that, on Friday, May 8, it will reopen to the public its Northwest and Northcentral ...

When I was fifteen, I had a really miserable deer season. I shot up a whole box of 30.06 ammo without nicking a hair on a doe’s butt. When I couldn’t ...

Over the last few decades, hunting spring gobblers has changed. Gone are the days when 12-gauge high brass loads were the only rounds you could use, b...

RIDGWAY — Four people were arrested on drug charges after Ridgway-based police responded to a report of shots fired from a 2001 Cadillac DeVille in Fo...

My education regarding firearms and most things related to shooting began a long time ago. I’m pleased to say that after all these years, I’m still le...

In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 19 updated guidance to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Game Commission closed its public shooting ranges...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced it is closing all shooting ranges on state game lands, effective immediately, until furt...

As a young hunter, I listened with great interest to any advice offered by old-timers and the (probably unfounded) opinions of my young chums. Subject...

The ability to quickly raise your firearm and shoot accurately is critical and dependent on your firearm fitting properly. But, what factors determine...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Avid sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts are invited to the annual Sportsman Show that is set for today and Sunday at the Seneca Alleg...

DUBOIS — DuBois-based state police are looking for information after someone broke into Bucktail Council’s Camp Mountain Run in Penfield and took seve...

The special flintlock deer season provides the catalyst that rekindles ancestral fires within the modern day hunter. This year, while hunting the snow...