As a military pilot who also spends serious time behind a camera, I approach gear with a practical eye. Whether I’m documenting aircraft, capturing landscapes from the ground, or working low-light scenes after a long day, I need tools that deliver when conditions get demanding. ZEISS sent me a ...
Welcome, if you are a newcomer to this fun bi-weekly segment of AllOutdoor.com! The last two times around I covered the history and the variations of the Remington Model 1875. This time we are getting into dating, specifications, and the aftermarket situation, and I have been warning you for two ...
Chicago is preparing new purchasing requirements for firearm and ammunition vendors, but the order does not address the repeat offenders and concentrated violence driving the city’s bloodshed.
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center has introduced SixPAC, a polymer and steel ammunition packaging system designed to replace the wood wirebound boxes that have been standard for small-caliber munitions since World War II. The system consists of two light...
For more than a century, infantry units have fought under an unforgiving reality: When you’re humping a ruck through non-cooperative terrain and you run face-first into an entrenched bunker, fortified machine-gun nest or enemy light armor, your options for immediate heavy fire support are painf...
The M14 rifle holds a significant place in the history of American military firearms, serving as a bridge between the battle rifles of World War II and the US’ military’s modern assault rifles. Developed in the post-World War II era, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. m...
For the better part of the last two decades, polymer AR-15 magazines have dominated the market, as most clearly represented by Magpul’s PMAG introduced back in 2007.  Since then, polymer magazines have evolved substantially, and you can now find every capacity, feature, and color you can t...
A new Supreme Court brief correctly argues that the AR-15’s militia value strengthens its Second Amendment protection—then undercuts that principle by abandoning machine-gun rights.
The Third Circuit correctly ruled that New Jersey cannot ban commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines. But with that victory stayed, the Supreme Court’s coming AR-15 decision could determine whether anti-gun courts can continue evading Heller and Bruen.
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...