American Rifleman: Rifles.

Shooting Illustrated: Shotguns.

Honestly, I take a fairly simple approach. I have never seen much that good ole’ Hoppes #9 can’t get clean. I do follow Ernest Langdon’s procedure and use mineral spirits on shotguns (except for walnut, of course).

I think much of this has to do with what works for you.

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Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) climbed about 5% on Wednesday after Beretta Holding S.A. revealed plans to launch a tender offer for up to 20.05% of the company’s shares at $44.80 per share. Ruger stock had closed Tuesday at $40.74.

The Italian firearms manufacturer said the proposal is part of a broader effort to obtain beneficial ownership of as much as 30% of Ruger’s outstanding shares through the tender offer. The offer price represents roughly a 20% premium to the stock’s 60-day average price.

Beretta has asked Ruger’s board to grant an exemption from the shareholder rights plan, or poison pill, that the company adopted on October 14, 2025. The tender offer would only move forward if the exemption is approved by March 31, 2026.

“We are not seeking control of Ruger,” Beretta General Manager Robert Eckert wrote in a letter addressed to Ruger’s board. “Our strong desire and hope was, and remains, to enter into a strategic collaboration with the Company.”

Beretta described itself as a potential strategic partner rather than a direct competitor, noting that its U.S. business is largely concentrated in shotguns, ammunition, and optics. The company said it currently employs nearly 700 people across nine U.S. entities.

The proposed tender offer follows what Beretta said were unsuccessful discussions with Ruger’s management concerning board composition and executive compensation. The company had previously put forward a minority slate of director nominees.

According to Beretta, Ruger’s board halted negotiations on March 16, prompting the decision to proceed with the tender offer. The firm emphasized that even if it reaches a 30% ownership stake, it would not amount to control or grant veto authority over corporate decisions.

Okay. Then I don’t understand the point of any of this. Perhaps someone with a finance degree can explain why any of this is beneficial to Beretta.

We wouldn’t even be here discussing this is Christians armed themselves and fought back. For the life of me I cannot comprehend this notion of Jesus as a Bohemian, peacenik, flower child, hippie who wants to see families and people decimated.

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The man who represents eastern Idaho’s sportsmen and women could lose his hunting privileges if convicted of recent wildlife violations. Idaho Fish and Game commissioner Brody Harshbarger, who represents the Upper Snake Region, is facing several charges for poaching elk in that region. Harshbarger was charged on March 6 with seven misdemeanors including three counts of unlawful take of game, hunting without a tag, hunting from a vehicle, shooting across a highway, and private trespass, according to court records obtained by the Idaho Statesman, which broke the story Friday.

On Dec. 20, a tipster phoned the state’s Citizens Against Poaching hotline about people shooting at elk near a boat ramp in Fremont County, which borders Yellowstone National Park. Conservation officers and a county sheriff’s deputy responded. They found a dead six-point bull on private property and a dead antlerless elk on nearby Bureau of Reclamation land. The case log states that Harshbarger, a local farmer, had already filled his elk tag the weekend before. The man with him had a valid tag, but neither hunter had permission to be on the private property where one elk was found.

Harshbarger’s four-year appointment on the commission ends June 30, 2027, but he has reportedly removed himself from commission obligations during the investigation. A letter reviewed by the Statesman said Harshbarger had opted to “voluntarily postpone” his duties.

Harshbarger did not attend the most recent commissioners’ quarterly meeting, which was held Tuesday and Wednesday in Boise. He has already pled not guilty to all charges. Harshbarger’s next court date is April 29. If convicted, the penalties could include jail time, fines, and loss of his hunting license for up to three years.

Hunting without a tag is a big deal, and I wouldn’t do it. Shooting across a highway is an even bigger deal and I wouldn’t do it.

As for the “permission” to be on that land, I’m not sure I see that as a problem if Idaho is a fair chase state. You have a right to chase, find and retrieve your game (at least around these parts).

They shouldn’t need that charge. They have enough to take his license.

It happened even before McChrystal. Genera Kearney tried to charge snipers with murder because they took shots before the enemy picked up a weapon. That happened in 2007, and it comes from Dave Kilcullen and the prevailing COIN theory at the time.

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A very good and interesting series, very well done and well worth your time.

Who’d a thunk it, since, remember boys and girls, this is the most pro-2A administration in history.

I don’t think Beretta trash-talking Ruger is the way to win friends and influence people, regardless of how corporations do it in Europe.

I like Ruger. I also like Beretta. I hope this passes away without harm to either company, branding, financial or otherwise.

And I’m not sure why any gun manufacturer would believe that you don’t need a slide release.

Sad. I will miss seeing him. He wore his fame like a champ, with humility and kindness.

For what it’s worth, you know that 360 degree turn where he backfists his victim? The one that always looked like it was made up in Hollywood? Yeah. It wasn’t. This is his fight with Joe Lewis. Look at time stamp 2:08 and 12:51 where his roundhouse kick and backfist combination is discussed.

Bill Buppert.

Required voter ID and no paper ballots will gut the DNC/CPUSA across the nation.

If it becomes the law of the land, the Democrat enthusiasm for illegal immigration will evaporate.

Right. So from that we learn what we already knew. Thune is protecting the opposite party. They have something ugly on him.

And yes, the investigation into Georgia election fraud is still ongoing. Brian Kemp is a corrupt man, and it all centers on Fulton County.