In the years after World War II, the Soviet military asked a simple question: how could an infantry squad bring a higher volume of automatic fire without surrendering mobility? A lesson they learned from the Eastern Front, where volume of fire was king. The answer, in part, was the RPD; this ligh...
The renowned M14 service rifle has a complex history: it was the U.S. military’s shortest-lived service rifle yet one of the longest in service. While its time as a standard-issue rifle for G.I.s was brief, its power and performance have ensured its continued use as a sniper and Designated Mark...
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard en banc arguments on Feb. 11, 2026. The likely outcome? Evisceration of New Jersey's law.
Lauren Snyder and AOR attorney Joey Hamby join Charlie to discuss Second Amendment activism, self-defense realities, and why every armed citizen must be legally prepared before carrying.
The ruling allows Partisan Triggers to continue manufacturing and selling its Disruptor trigger while the patent infringement and false advertising lawsuit proceed toward trial.
A dangerous, habituated grizzly bear swam to Texada Island in British Columbia. It was eventually shot and killed. The people responsible were fined for not immediately reporting the killing of the bear.
Hearing, comms, performance, and downstream liability all get better when the rifle is less abusive to everyone standing near it.
Photo Of The Day, and we go full Special Forces. The story takes us underground, where the 22nd Assault Company of Belgium’s 3 Para transformed Brussels–Schuman metro station into a Close Quarters Battle training environment. Far removed from open terrain, this setting emphasize...
The AKS-74UB is one of the rarer Kalashnikov variants, a suppressed short carbine designed for missions requiring minimal noise and visual signature. Derived from the AKS-74U developed by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov in the 1970s, the AKS-74UB was created by a team of engineers at the Research Institut...
Even positive changes can be hard to accept. Long before the M1 Garand rifle was in widespread service in the US military, it had its share of detractors. A number of these objectors simply disagreed with the Army’s decision to adopt a semi-automatic rifle at all. They argued that the...