The Berkley PowerBait CullShad Evolves – New Size & Colors

Already a popular swimbait option and mainstay in angler tackleboxes, the Berkley PowerBait CullShad has evolved this year with a new size and colors. Originally released in 2023, the PowerBait CullShad is a large-profile swimbait that is made from the proven PowerBait soft plastic, releasing sce...

By Eugene L.

When Should You Take a Headshot?

When you are faced with a deadly threat, you may only have fractions of a second to respond. Are you prepared? Do you have the right gear and training to respond when you must? Let’s say that you do. What if that response does not work? The most basic of self-defense training is the center-mass...

By GunSpot

Best Guns to Buy in 2025: A Comprehensive Guide

Discover the best guns to buy in 2025 across every category — handguns, AR-15s, shotguns, bolt-action rifles, and budget picks. Find an FFL dealer near you at FFLSearch.net.

Army Testing Shorter, Lighter XM8 Carbine (Revised)

The XM8 ships with a 25-round magazine. Twenty-round mags from the M7 remain compatible. That directly addresses one of the louder complaints in Army Capt. Braden Trent's May 2025 assessment of the M7, which called the 20-round capacity a liability. As TFB covered when the Army type-classifi...

By Josh C

Kingfisher vs. Zero: Shocking Victory Over Iwo Jima

A wide range of really well-known aircraft types were used in World War II, by both sides. But for every Mustang, British Spitfire, Bf109, Zero, Flying Fortress, Corsair or Mitchell bomber, there were many other hard-working planes that received little to no attention. Quite often their operation...

By Tom Laemlein

Costa Broadbill II XL – A New Gen of Large Fit Hybrid Frames

Costa Sunglasses has brought out the Broadbill II XL hybrid frame sunglasses, a new extra-large size option for the original fan-favorite Broadbill IIs. Continuing the trend of hybrid frames that both offer utility and style, the new Broadbill II XLs combine the XL size, spring hinges, and Costa...

By Eugene L.

POTD: German Enigma Machine jla/44 – 150 Quintillion Settings

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1944 Heimsoeth & Rinke Enigma machine marked “18499/jla/44”, one of an estimated 250-350 surviving examples from approximately 37,000 manufactured for the Wehrmacht during WWII. Arthur Scherbius designed the Enigma in 1918 as...

By Sam.S

Arado Ar 234 Blitz: Germany’s Jet-Powered Bomber

Despite around-the-clock bombing by British and American heavy bombers, the Germans during World War II produced an ever-increasing volume of advanced military materiel right up until the end of the war. Even though they had terribly limited resources and were being squeezed on all sides, they st...

By Will Dabbs, MD

Brewster F2A Buffalo: WWII’s Forgotten Fighter

The air war during World War II saw the transition from the last of the biplane fighters to the beginning of the jet age. A myriad of aircraft were in action around the globe; some have become enduring icons while others faded into obscurity. The Brewster F2A Buffalo can legitimately claim member...

By Tom Laemlein

Chesty Puller: Most Decorated U.S. Marine in History

Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller is the most decorated Marine in U.S. history and has been awarded the nation’s second-highest military award for valor six times, with five Navy Crosses and one Distinguished Service Cross. He fought guerrillas in the Haitian and Nicaraguan �...

By Friedrich Seiltgen
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