Best Hunting Rifles of 2026, In-Depth Accuracy Testing
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How Fast Can a Bear Run? Top Speeds by Species
If you carry the notion that a bear is a lumbering, slow-footed animal you could jog away from, correct it now. A grizzly at full sprint covers about 20 yards per second, and it is highly unlikely that a human could outrun a bear encountered in the wild. The fastest recorded human speed belongs t...
Army Codifies Decades of Space Expertise, Welcomes Over 600 Soldiers to New Space Operations Branch
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 600 Soldiers reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, Oct. 1, 2026. These Soldiers join the new Army Space Operations branch and become the newest warfighters in the space domain. “We had nearly 3,000 Soldiers apply, and selected over ...
The Ultimate Light Machine Gun Concept
The modern light machine gun sits at an interesting crossroads. For decades, the basic concept has been the same: provide a small infantry unit with a belt-fed weapon capable of delivering sustained fire while remaining mobile enough to maneuver with the riflemen. But the character of modern comb...
Leupold VX-Freedom Straight-Wall Ships With Three Calibrated Dials
Straight-wall cartridge hunting has grown fast, mostly because states that used to restrict deer hunters to slugs opened the door to .350 Legend and its relatives. The optics side has been slower to catch up. Leupold’s newest scope is built specifically for those rifles. The VX-Freedom Stra...
Alamo Scouts: America’s Undefeated WWII Recon Force
The Alamo Scouts emerged from one of the most demanding and complex theaters of World War II, the vast and unforgiving Southwest Pacific. By late 1943, Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur were pushing steadily northward along the New Guinea coast, preparing for the eventual return to th...
FFL Direct: ATF's Trace API and the Registry Fight
ATF pitched an opt-in API that answers trace requests straight from a dealer's recordkeeping system, while Congress asked the White House to dismantle a 1.4 billion-record database. Here is what that collision means for your shop, your vendor, and your counter staff.
SHIELD Sights to Showcase New AMSx with C-UAS Reticle at Land Forces 2026
U.S. military, government and defense industry attendees invited to visit 360 Defence at Booth 3N07 Crewkerne, England — Immediate Release — SHIELD Sights will showcase its new AMSx with the C-UAS Reticle installed at the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, October 6–8, 2026,...
How the AMPV Killed the M113
If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...
Why Everyone Wants Montana — And Why Montanans Are Fed Up
Ask a lifelong Montanan how they feel about the steady stream of newcomers, and you may get pointed to a sign hanging in a Bozeman bar. It reads that you should welcome yourself to Montana while remembering you are a refugee, not a missionary. The message is blunt, but it captures a tension that ...