Get to Know Cold Steel in Three Knives

It would be hard to find two more complementary market sectors than firearms and tactical knives. As a case in point, I imagine you’re likely reading this article simply because you’re the kind of person who appreciates a quality tool in whatever form it takes. Similar to what drives the engi...

By Clayton Walker

AOD Review: Huk Rogue Wave Deck Boots

Deck boots have become a regular part of many anglers’ wardrobes in Louisiana  over the past few years, and for good reason. They’re comfortable, easy to slip on and off, and when the day is over you can simply rinse them off and they’re clean again. Personally, I probably have more deck b...

By Keith Lusher

Flitecontrol – Now In 20-Gauge

Federal’s Flitecontrol has become the go-to tactical and defensive load. It is popular enough that it is tough to keep on shelves, especially if you want the 00 8-pellet, reduced-recoil load. That ammunition comes and goes in waves. The Flitecontrol wads have been constrained to the 12-gauge sh...

By Travis Pike

Silencer Saturday #422: Can Silencers Protect From Overpressure Risk?

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday , brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . A recent story by the New York Times  examined the issue of possible blast overpressure injuries from firing...

By Daniel Y

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

Hoback Kwaichete: Folder to Field Sword

Jake Hoback first made waves with the Kwaiback MK4, a folding knife that carried his design DNA. That folder became the foundation for something larger—a fixed blade that moved like a machete but carried the soul of a short sword. Out of that idea came the Hoback Kwaichete. The Hoback Path  I ...

By Reuben Bolieu

The Lost Art? How to Read a Map

It was Thanksgiving weekend. James Kim and wife, Kati, with their young daughters Sabine and Penelope, were motoring on their trip home to San Francisco on I-5, then turned toward Gold Beach on Oregon’s southern coast. The road James took began to climb. There was no traffic, and soon no cell s...

By Wayne van Zwoll

The Mafteah Gets a Stock!

The IWI Mafteah has been making serious waves since its debut, and after spending some quality time with it, I’ve become a big fan. I can say it’s one of the most interesting “firearms” to hit the market in years. Named after the Key of Solomon, it really does feel like a master k...

By Travis Pike
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