The XM8 ships with a 25-round magazine. Twenty-round mags from the M7 remain compatible. That directly addresses one of the louder complaints in Army Capt. Braden Trent's May 2025 assessment of the M7, which called the 20-round capacity a liability. As TFB covered when the Army type-classifi...
A wide range of really well-known aircraft types were used in World War II, by both sides. But for every Mustang, British Spitfire, Bf109, Zero, Flying Fortress, Corsair or Mitchell bomber, there were many other hard-working planes that received little to no attention. Quite often their operation...
Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller is the most decorated Marine in U.S. history and has been awarded the nation’s second-highest military award for valor six times, with five Navy Crosses and one Distinguished Service Cross. He fought guerrillas in the Haitian and Nicaraguan �...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned a machine gun possession conviction against an Iowa police chief in United States v. Brad Wendt, while leaving fraud convictions intact.
As a filmmaker, photographer, and lifelong shooter, I gravitate toward gear that meaningfully enhances the shooting and hunting experience. The firearm and outdoor industries are full of accessories that promise to make life easier in the field, yet only a small number rise above novelty and trul...
Florida’s attorney general shocked observers by urging an appeals court to overturn a felon-in-possession conviction, arguing nonviolent offenders retain Second Amendment rights. The post Florida AG Sides With Gun Owner: ‘Nondangerous Felons’ Have Second Amendment Rights appeared fi...
American self-propelled artillery in World War II transformed how the United States Army delivered firepower on the battlefield. These tracked vehicles combined mobility with devastating howitzers and guns, keeping pace with advancing armor divisions in ways towed artillery never could. From the ...