New Reproduction OKP-7 Red Dots from Chestnut Mountain

Luke C talks with Earle Pope, owner of Chestnut Mountain Manufacturing, at GunCon 2026 about the company's OKP-7 reproduction optic — a faithful recreation of the classic Russian-pattern reflex sight right down to the real Russian manual (obviously translated into English, too). Built ...

By Luke C. •

Review: Bulova MIL-SHIPS Watch

In today’s review, Randall Wilson takes a look at the Bulova MIL-SHIPS watch. This is a precision timepiece with its origins tied to the U.S. Navy’s UDT divers. The watch reviewed here is personally owned by the author. There are times when a high-quality product is enhanced by a compelling h...

By Randall Wilson •

LayerX Suppression Strake 9 MP5 Optimized Suppressor

Luke C speaks with Josh at GunCon 2026 — a former suppressor engineer from Advanced Armament Corp (AAC) who's now putting that legacy industry experience to work at LayerX Suppression, a newer company out of Livonia, Michigan, building suppressors with aerospace-grade manufacturing tec...

By Luke C. •

POTD: Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 – Flintlock Converted to Percussion

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 percussion conversion rifle-musket with buttplate tang and barrel dated 1832. The base gun started life as a flintlock. The 1832 date tells you when Prussia decided to modernize it, pulling the flintlock hardware ...

By Sam.S •

POTD: Battle in the Bay - USSOCOM Capability Demonstration at SOF Week

Tampa Bay turned into a live battlespace on May 20, 2026, as U.S. Special Operations Forces and personnel from 10 partner nations executed the annual "Battle in the Bay" capability demonstration along the downtown waterfront. The scenario centered on a simulated kidnapping and rescue op...

By Eric B •
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