Front Line Friday #33: EMS Gear on Patrol - What to Carry and Why

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is the medical gear an individual patrol officer can carry to extend capability in the minutes before EMS arrives. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going every week.

By Tom R •

POTD: Firearm as Art - Wilson Combat's Stunning Rhodesian Camo Finish

Rhodesian Brushstroke  may be one of the most underrated camouflage patterns in military aesthetics, a fact that one of Wilson Combat's customers took good care of in this EDC X9. Born from counterinsurgency campaigns in Africa during the 1970s and '80s, the pattern employs organic...

By Eric B •

Fascinating Failure: The .45 Winchester Magnum

Though it’s been about a century and a quarter since John Browning first graced us with the .45 ACP, it’s not tremendously difficult to see why it’s still with us. While some gravitate to the cartridge due to nostalgia or a connection with America’s military past, just as many people reco...

By Clayton Walker •

Beretta Celebrates 500 Years with the 92FS Diamond One-Off

Beretta keeps celebrating the year of their 500th anniversary by releasing masterpieces. As we’ve seen with the Titan MSR and the SO10 EELL History, again we’re looking at an unobtainable one-off.

By Giorgio O •

POTD: The 22 Rimfire Peacemaker – Colt’s Salvage Job

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a full size Single Action Army with a seven and a half inch barrel chambered in 22 rimfire. I know how that sounds. There is a real reason for it. Back in the mid 1870s Colt built a small run of Peacemakers in 44 Rimfire. On […] The p...

By Sam.S •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Rails - A New Era Dawns for Revolvers

Midweek already and it’s time for another episode of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday . Today we’ll look at some very interesting upgrades for the Smith & Wesson L Frame revolvers with 6-inch barrels. Midwest Industries shows the new Bounty Hunter Rail System, a full-length alu...

By Eric B •

Beretta 500-Year Anniversary: New 92FS Diamond

The brightest tribute to perfection. Gardone Val Trompia, June 26th, 2026 – Beretta continues its extraordinary streak of oneofakind creations celebrating its 500year anniversary with a new pinnacle of design and manufacturing perfection. A contemporary reimagining of an exceptional historic on...

By Eric G •

POTD: The Colt Model 1855 Sporting Rifle – Mind Your Left Hand

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Colt’s first long gun and one of the more alarming ideas Hartford ever put into production. The Colt Model 1855 sporting rifle is a scaled up Root revolver. Side hammer, solid frame with a top strap, creeping loading lever and an oile...

By Sam.S •
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