Vietnam’s Best Spec Ops Weapon? The Stoner 63

The names of firearms designers such as John Moses Browning, Mikhail Kalashnikov and Eugene Morrison Stoner are synonymous with iconic firearms. Stoner was a prolific firearms designer who was responsible for the AR-7 U.S. Air Force survival rifle, the AR-10 rifle, the SR-25, and, of course, the ...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •

Special Forces Drone Competition Highlights Army’s Rapid Transformation

ANNISTON, Ala. — Fifteen teams of highly trained Green Berets representing units across 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) arrived in Alabama with five days to prove how effectively they could integrate rapidly evolving technology into complex tactical problems. When the competition ended, S...

By Eric G •

Sd.Kfz. 2 Kettenkrad: Germany’s Halftrack Motorcycle

The argument can be made that the Germans make the world’s best engineers. By way of evidence I would submit the StG44 assault rifle, the Me 262 jet fighter, and the Panther tank. While, in each case, the exigencies of around-the-clock bombing certainly took a toll on these revolutionary weapon...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

Backfire Turret Tags

I have always appreciated gear that solves a real problem without unnecessarily complicating things. In the world of long-range shooting and hunting, there is already enough information for shooters to manage between environmental conditions, ammunition selection, ballistic data, wind calls and r...

By Scott Conditt •

Fair Chase in Montana: 10 Keys to a Real Hunt

A successful Montana big game hunt starts with an honest definition of what “fair chase” means. The Boone and Crockett Club describes it as the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit of free-ranging wild game in a manner that gives the hunter no improper or unfair advantage. Build...

By Alta ML •
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