POTD: Tropic Lightning Holds the Dunes at Balikatan 2026

The La Paz Sand Dunes on the northern coast of Luzon made for an unusual battlefield on May 4, 2026, but the mission was unmistakable. In the first image, Pfc. Griffin Clemen of 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, works the M240B during the Counter L...

By Eric B •

B.E. Meyers Awarded US Army Contract for DAGIR-V1 Lasers

B.E. Meyers & Co. continues its longstanding support of US military  night fighting capabilities with a significant new contract award. The Redmond, Washington-based company has been selected to deliver thousands of its advanced DAGIR-V1 laser systems to the US Army’s PM Soldier Le...

By Luke C. •

Finally! SCOTUS Will Hear Two ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two major Second Amendment challenges to bans on modern semiautomatic rifles. For gun owners, Grant v. Higgins and Viramontes v. Cook County could become the long-awaited test of whether AR-15-style rifles are protected “arms.”

By Dave Workman •

Minimum Standards and On Demand Performance

It is important that we understand these two concepts, and how they intertwine with each other. Hopefully, if you are carrying a gun for self-defense, and especially if carrying a gun professionally, you have set for yourself a minimum standard. Where that line should, or needs to be placed, is a...

By Nate Parker •

Fudd Friday: Which Irons-Only Hunting Rifle?

This week for Fudd Friday, I need your help. I drew a deer tag for Utah’s “restricted rifle” hunt. The rules are simple: the rifle must be manually operated and only equipped with iron sights. If you were going on a mule deer hunt out west and had to take an irons-only setup, wh...

By Daniel Y •

TFB Behind the Gun #223: Learning NRL Hunter w/ Founder Travis Ishida

I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Skills division at the  NRL Hunter Leupold Relentless Rifleman match , and I’m already sold on this new sport. On this episode of TFB Behind the Gun podcast, I’m proud to welcome the founder and president of the NRL Hunter seri...

By Luke C. •

Normalcy Bias – Don’t Stick Your Head in the Sand

Complacency can get you killed. That’s sort of what normalcy bias boils down to, at least for the purposes of our discussion here. An article from Yale School of Medicine defines normalcy bias like this: “The normalcy bias describes our tendency to underestimate the possibility of disaster an...

By Jim Cobb •
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