Hearing is one of those things in life that you simply can't get back; once it's gone, it's gone. Growing up in the military, this was preached to us at every possible moment on the firing ranges, when operating around loud machinery and so on and so forth. Personally, I have alway...
In today’s article, Peter Suciu reviews the Ace VR shooting simulator from AceXR. This system puts a virtual shooting range in your home with the ability to train with real-world firearms like the Springfield Armory 1911 TRP. “It’s not around the block,” was an often-used saying of t...
My passion has been collecting and acquiring representative United States Service rifles. That includes items like the 1898 Krag-Jorgensen, 1903 Springfield (and its variants), the M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine. However, one of my favorites in that collection is the Spring...
The M1A has an impressive lineage. Based on a design dating back to the 1930s and born from the prodigious mind of John C. Garand, the M1A has many of the hallmarks of his M1 Garand rifle. However, it is even more closely tied to the M14, the rifle developed as the successor to Garand�...
The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers—along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6)—to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-cla...
The awareness mindset is the dimension of self-defense most concealed carriers neglect. See how a Chicago ambush played out — and how to build awareness as a habit.
Aimpoint’s COA, an enclosed-emitter red-dot pistol sight, has been the hottest and most exclusive pistol accessory of the past two years. Springfield Armory is in a great position when it comes to dedicated A-CUT integrations (more on that in a moment), first introducing COA-equipped Echel...
WASHINGTON, DC — The Firearms Policy Coalition took Maryland to the Supreme Court, and the petition lays out exactly how far a state will go to keep people from carrying after Bruen. On May 20, 2026, FPC filed a petition for writ of certiorari in Novotny v. Moore, asking the justices to strike ...
I don’t think I need to sell any readers around here on the idea that a firearm can be more than just a tool. For many of us it’s a concrete symbol of independence, something that will keep us safe when all other measures have failed, and often, an heirloom we plan to pass down Read More The ...
NIJ threat levels, the three ways armor gets worn on patrol, what each platform does well and where it falls short, and the fit and long-term wear considerations that differ depending on which system you're in.