Fudd Friday: The Winchester Model 42 Is Sub-Gauge Sweetness

“In the beginning, there was the Winchester Model 12, and it was very good.” Not quite—Winchester’s Model 12 was not the first pump-action shotgun ever made; they had their own series of pump guns before the Model 12, including the popular Model 1897, and the competition h...

By Zac K

Clear Winners? Translucent AR-15 Magazines

For the better part of the last two decades, polymer AR-15 magazines have dominated the market, as most clearly represented by Magpul’s PMAG introduced back in 2007.  Since then, polymer magazines have evolved substantially, and you can now find every capacity, feature, and color you can t...

By Ryan Domke

G3 vs World: Trials of Modern Battle Rifles in Pakistan

When I was a kid, I kept asking my father the same stupid question: ‘Daddy, what is the best gun ever?’ He kept patiently explaining that it depends on the mission and circumstances. I understood that, but deep down, the question always remained with me.

By Vladimir Onokoy

POTD: The One That Lost and Won – Artillerie-Inrichtingen AR-10

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rifle that lost its trials and still set the course for every US service rifle since. This is an early Artillerie-Inrichtingen AR-10 in 7.62 NATO, built in the Netherlands in the Portuguese contract pattern. Eugene Stoner had the AR-10 in ...

By Sam.S

FBI 2025 Crime Data: Murder Rate Ties Historic Low After Record Gun Sales

The FBI reports that violent crime recorded its largest one-year rate decline since national estimates began, while the 2025 murder rate tied the historic low set in 1955 and 1956. Years of record firearm purchasing did not produce the bloodbath gun-control advocates predicted.

By Bill Cawthon

The Norco Bank Robbery

On May 9th, 1980, five heavily armed men stormed the Norco branch of the Security Pacific Bank, demanding 20,000 dollars in cash. What happened next became a legendary gunfight that poured out of the bank and into the streets of a California city. It’s a shootout that’s long fascinated me, on...

By Travis Pike

Grumman J2F Duck: From Bataan to Antarctica

On April 24, 1933, a legend was born when Grumman test pilot Paul Hovgard flew the prototype Grumman J2F “Duck,” designated XJF-1, on its first flight, taking off from the factory’s grass strip at Farmingdale, New York. The flight marked the debut of one of the most versatile amphibious...

By Friedrich Seiltgen
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