A 59-year-old Baltimore homeowner struck an intruder with a hammer after his wife found a stranger crouching at the bottom of their stairs. Read the original story: 59-Year-Old Retired Baltimore Officer Strikes Intruder With Hammer After Wife Finds Stranger Crouching at Bottom of Stairs
An Orange Park homeowner shot a fleeing suspect in the leg after the man rammed a patrol car and ran from deputies into his detached garage. Read the original story: Florida Homeowner Shoots Suspect in the Leg After Man Running From Deputies Rammed a Patrol Car and Entered His Detached Garage
Police say a 73-year-old Louisville man fired at robbers’ fleeing car and hit an occupied home. He faces a felony wanton endangerment charge. Read the original story: 73-Year-Old Louisville Man Charged With Felony After Police Say His Shots at Fleeing Robbers Hit a Neighboring Home and the iPad...
An armed Hartford jewelry store owner restrained an attempted robbery suspect until police arrived Friday, with an infant inside the store. Read the original story: Someone Tried to Rob a Hartford Jewelry Store Friday Afternoon. The Armed Owner Held the Suspect Until Police Arrived.
There is a comfortable lie sold by war movies and video games that a tank survives incoming fire simply by being an absurdly thick wall of solid steel. You take a hit, the hull rings like a church bell, sparks fly into the dirt, and the crew rolls forward without spilling their coffee. Anyone who...
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is K9 patrol equipment: the gear that keeps both the handler and the dog alive and working across a career, not a demo. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ever...
Every truck guy knows someone who dropped a Cummins diesel into a Chevy just to see the look on people's faces at the gas station. Grand Power of Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia, has pulled off the rifle equivalent of that swap. But what is it?
Everyone knows a rifleman wants to make every shot count, but in the world of shotgunning, it’s kind of a given that you’re going to miss some shots, especially when you’re inexperienced. At least, you’re likely to have some misses when you’re wingshooting, especiall...
Editor’s Note: In this article, Dr. Will Dabbs evaluates the Speed-Tac AR Bolt Carrier in his Springfield Armory SAINT rifle. Designed for .223/5.56 and 300 BLK chambered AR-15 rifles, this bolt carrier is specially designed to improve the seating of a full magazine on a closed bolt. The bo...
Springfield Armory's $899 Echelon Pro Comp promises better control and faster follow-up shots. After 550 rounds and a side-by-side comparison with a standard Echelon, we found out what the upgrades actually deliver.