Why most after-action reviews produce paperwork instead of learning, the format and culture conditions that make post-incident review genuinely useful, and how to run one that officers do not dread and do not forget.
When I was a kid, I always watched the credits of action movies until the end. I was waiting for one credit in particular - the movie armorer. The existence of such a job seemed too good to be true, since it encompassed all of my favorite hobbies: guns and movies.
Welcome, if you are a newcomer to this fun bi-weekly segment of AllOutdoor.com! We are three parts deep into the Colt 1862 Police now. Part I covered the history, design philosophy, and the story of Samuel Colt’s final years. Part II tackled variations, early versus late production identi...
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t good at rendering firearms, and that’s probably not a bad thing, for reasons that will soon be explored. It should also be noted that while AI rendered guns isn’t good yet, it is likely to improve. That might not be a good thing either. First, we need ...
The Springfield Echelon VIS mounts most optics straight to the slide, no adapter plate needed. Here's why it works, plus two holsters built for it.
Luke C talks with Earle Pope, owner of Chestnut Mountain Manufacturing, at GunCon 2026 about the company's OKP-7 reproduction optic — a faithful recreation of the classic Russian-pattern reflex sight right down to the real Russian manual (obviously translated into English, too). Built ...
The gap between classroom de-escalation performance and street application, what the research shows about verbal technique under stress, and what distinguishes training that transfers from training that produces a certificate.
Welcome back, folks! Last time around we kicked off a four-part look at the Colt 1862 Police revolver, covering the design philosophy that produced it, the Civil War timing that hampered its sales, the factory fire that made things worse, and the conversion craze that ate up the majority of survi...
Learn how to run the VTAC 1-5 rifle drill, a 15-round Viking Tactics drill designed to test target transitions, recoil control, speed, and accuracy under a timer.
What belongs in a patrol vehicle trauma kit beyond the issued IFAK, how to organize it for access under stress, and the consumable rotation discipline that keeps it functional when it matters.