BFG Monday: The Sling Has Changed. The Mission Hasn’t.

A sling has always had a simple job. Carry the firearm when the hands are needed for something else. That was true when early American fighters moved across rough ground with long guns. It remained true through two world wars and every conflict that followed. It is still true today. For 250 years...

By Eric G

McDonnell F3H Demon: Troubled Transition to Supersonic Flight

The McDonnell F3H Demon was a single-seat, carrier-based jet fighter developed for the United States Navy in the 1950’s. This aircraft represents a critical but troubled chapter in American naval aviation: one that pushed the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation toward design philosophies that would ...

By Richard Johnson

Fudd Friday: Weatherby Model 307 MZY Takes Them Forward Into The Past

Weatherby Inc. has a long, long history of building high-end hunting rifles, but all those rifles have something in common. They’re chambered for the modern cartridges of their era because Weatherby was built to innovate from its founding. That’s changing now, kind of; Weatherby has a...

By Zac K
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