On April 24, 1933, a legend was born when Grumman test pilot Paul Hovgard flew the prototype Grumman J2F “Duck,” designated XJF-1, on its first flight, taking off from the factory’s grass strip at Farmingdale, New York. The flight marked the debut of one of the most versatile amphibious...
I carried concealed every day for two and a half years of college. Here's what campus carry actually demands, from concealment to storage to legal layers.
Welcome to the big wide world of ARs. This article and the video at top are intended for the new owner of an AR-pattern firearm such as the SAINT series from Springfield Armory. We’ve got a lot of new AR owners in the fold, and we want them to understand how their firearm works. First Read More...
There was a time, not that long ago, when most cops had wheelguns in their holsters and autopistols were the rare exception. While it may be hard to believe today, the transition by American law enforcement agencies away from revolvers to semi-auto pistols actually began as a trickle. However, on...
A Lancaster County judge joined four other courts already pausing Virginia's assault weapons ban challenges, freezing GOA's case. Read the original story: Lancaster County Judge Joins Four Other Courts and Pauses GOA’s Challenge to Virginia’s “Assault Firearm” Ban
The British L85 is one of the more unusual stories in modern military small arms. Conceived during a period when Britain was attempting to develop a new generation of infantry weapons around a domestically designed intermediate cartridge, the project eventually produced the L85 rifle. This advanc...
Editor’s Note: This EYV Hybrid holster review is based on testing of the holsters that were provided to the author by the company. All impressions regarding comfort, retention, concealment, and drawstroke are based on the author’s experiences of daily concealed carry and range time wi...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a percussion pistol built for an emperor. This is a 20 bore over/under by Bernhard Wilhelm Ohligs of Vienna, made around 1862 for Franz Joseph I of Austria. Ohligs held the title of armourer to the Imperial Royal Court, and he showed his wor...
We currently live in a renaissance period for optics and especially red dots. Everywhere you turn, someone is making a decent red dot for recreational shooting or duty work. Expensive, quality red dots are easy to come by (you expend a lot of money on a product, it better be good quality). The mo...
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week we took a look at how less truly can be more and how keeping it simple can sometimes have more benefits than installing a ton of accessories on your handgun. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here &...