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...
We’ve all had those moments when we’re presented with a modular gun and the ability to attach whatever we want to it. We get a little crazy and do silly stuff, like mount an SBS to a rifle, or a flamethrower, and according to USA Today, a chainsaw. I know this feeling is universal because [&#...
You’ve almost certainly seen an ARWEN in a movie (more on that later), but chances are you didn’t know what it was, or its Cold War backstory.
Few firearms have had as colorful a history as that of the iconic “Tommy Gun.” It was developed for the trenches of the First World War. But, as it arrived too late, the Thompson submachine gun was marketed to civilians, and later was carried by Allied soldiers in World War II. It could be ar...
Shining the Streamlight ProTac 2.0 into the air, its absurd beam shattering the night sky, you can almost hear a voice say, "That's no moon."
The Tank Museum isn’t on the way to anywhere. Located one mile north of the village of Wool in Dorset in southwest England, The Tank Museum is collocated with the British Army Armor School in Bovington. Nobody gets to The Tank Museum by accident. It’s in the middle of no place. Considering th...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Single Action Army that never went west, it went to a movie set. This is a Taylor’s & Co. Uberti Model 1873 Cattleman in 45 Colt, documented as the hero gun Tim Blake Nelson carried as Buster Scruggs in the Coen Brothers’ 2...
Colt was the king of the wheelgun world in the 1800s, even though other manufacturers made arguably better revolvers. That’s because Colt’s reputation was built on the rough, tough frontier; they were the first company to sell revolvers, and their handguns were arguably the reason tha...
What we are discussing here today is a rare military and police firearm that dates back to a time when Poland was behind the Iron Curtain. As a result, it was rarely seen in the United States during the Cold War, yet it still managed to earn a level of infamy as it was a Read More The post Polish...
Anyone who ever watched what’s easily the best action movie ever, The Predator, wanted a bottom-mounted shotgun. As a kid, Billy was always my favorite character, and his M16-wannabe with the attached Mossberg 500 captured me. As I grew up and got into guns, systems like the KAC Masterkey fasci...