ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider Resigns Amid Major Gun Rights Reforms

ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider is leaving the agency after helping lead a major rollback of Biden-era gun restrictions. With pistol brace reforms, dealer regulations, and NFA enforcement changes still in play, his departure raises an important question: Who will finish the job?

By John Crump •

VZ-9 Avrocar – Cold War Flying Saucer

Few experimental aircraft have captured the imagination quite like the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar. Conceived during the Cold War, a time of intense technological competition and geopolitical tension, the Avrocar was a bold attempt to revolutionize vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft design...

By Eugene Nielsen •

Active Shooter Response: What Changed Post-Uvalde

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial on how active shooter response doctrine changed after Uvalde and what patrol officers are now expected to do differently on the street. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ev...

By Tom R •

6.5 Creedmoor Vs. .300 Win Mag: Here’s the Truth About Cartridge Selection

Many hunters pick a magnum cartridge because they want extra insurance in case their shot isn’t perfect — but what does that advantage really look like? The post 6.5 Creedmoor Vs. .300 Win Mag: Here’s the Truth About Cartridge Selection appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Tyler Freel •

Why “Knockdown Power” Fails Every Big Game Hunter

Watch enough hunting footage and you’ll see the same two outcomes with the same cartridge. An animal shot squarely through the lungs and heart sometimes runs 30, 40, or 50 yards before it expires, and other times falls where it stood. Hunters describe loading an identical cartridge and bull...

By James Chen •

The Paper Trail Is the Defense: This Week in FFL Compliance

A suppressor-transfer screening tool, free employee NICS checks from November 27, a Fifth Circuit appeal and California's recording mandate — four moves that all shift dealer risk from filing the right form to proving the right decision.

By Fred Thompson •

Off Grid Drops Five Suppressors, SCORPIUS at $469.99

Off Grid Suppressors has rolled out five new models at once, spanning rimfire and centerfire builds in both HUB-adapted and direct-thread configurations. The Minnesota company builds the lineup with additively manufactured titanium and Inconel.

By TFB Staff •

Hands On with the New Colt Canada C25

How do you defeat enemies with level IV body armor? This is the question the Canadian Armed Forces have wrestled with when tackling the replacement of their venerable C7 and C8 rifles. It’s a question that many major armies will have to find an answer for as they come to replace their curre...

By Matthew Moss •

Wraith Metalworks: Build Your Own Suppressor | CANCON 2026

At CANCON West 2026, ⁨@BallisticAviation  talks with Jesse of Wraith Metalworks about the Wraith Modular Suppression System, which builds suppressors as configurable platforms instead of sealed, fixed units. Its interchangeable baffles fit across three tube diameters: the 1.88-inch Sentine...

By Luke C. •
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