FN’s 5.7x28mm was designed for a late-Cold-War problem: compact weapons that could outperform 9mm where armor, range, and controllability mattered. It never replaced 9mm, but NATO standardization proved the cartridge was more than a failed experiment.
Photo Of The Day: Norwegian Coast Guard personnel aboard the icebreaker KV Svalbard executed a small arms training exercise (GUNEX) in the Barents Sea in mid-June, qualifying with both the Glock 17 P80 sidearm and the HK416N rifles in the harsh Arctic environment. The photographs capture crew mem...
The en banc Third Circuit has struck down New Jersey’s bans on covered semi-automatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The ruling confirms that “common use” belongs at Bruen’s second step, where the government bears the burden.
The psychological weapon of the Americans was the hunter's rifle, but victory came from smoothbore muskets The post The Guns That Won the American Revolution appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Headstamp Publishing has launched pre-orders their latest book "The Real Schmeissers: From the M.P. 18.I to the M.P. 41," a 678-page book covering the complete history of Hugo Schmeisser's submachine gun designs from World War I through World War II.
These aren't the usual suspects you'll find on a top-10 list The post The Greatest Guns in American History (That You’ve Mostly Never Heard Of) appeared first on Outdoor Life.
In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...
When a soldier takes a round to the shin or catches a blast that fractures the tibia, the traditional response pulls two to four additional service members off the line to haul a litter, plus a security element to cover them. That's a significant combat power cost for a single casualty. The ...