The kuksa cup traces back to the Sámi people of northern Scandinavia. Traditionally carved from birch burl, it’s lightweight, tough, and built for the outdoors. Unlike metal or plastic, wood feels warm in the hand and carries no chemical taste. For bushcrafters, it’s gear with soul—durable...
The procurement of individual gear to support military, police, or civil defense has a long, convoluted, but necessary history. Choosing what gear best suits your needs becomes a balance of practicality and assumption. Whether you are riding a tractor, enforcing a warrant, or running the back hil...
What’s old is new again, with Charter Arms, and that’s no mistake and no diversion from their regularly scheduled programming. If Charter Arms is good at anything, they’re good at remixing an old formula to bring wheelguns back into practical use as carry pieces. That’s th...
I got a kind of exciting email earlier today from Keltec announcing the new KP50 and MP50 5.7x28mm pistol and subgun. I immediately recognized it because I had a chance to shoot the Stuff & Things ST50 at GunCon last year. The ST50 was pretty awesome. It was a new chassis for the KelTec P50 ....
2011 pistols have become undeniable. These double-stack, single-action guns have changed the handgun industry, and keep changing it.
There are very few guns that are universally liked by everyone. The Swiss SIG 550 series is probably one of the best examples of such a weapon. Just like Swiss watches, to me, Swiss rifles were always a symbol of quality and refinement. But I never had a chance to shoot one and only saw this rifl...
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...
Multi-projectile cartridges for anti-drone warfare are arguably the most rapidly developing type of small arms ammunition, with new options being introduced throughout the world at a frequency unseen before. Last week, we took a look at the latest multi-projectile cartridges developed in Russia, ...
SureFire doesn’t build range toys. They build hard-use equipment for people who carry rifles for a living. That mindset shows in the new SOCOM-4 series.
It was Thanksgiving weekend. James Kim and wife, Kati, with their young daughters Sabine and Penelope, were motoring on their trip home to San Francisco on I-5, then turned toward Gold Beach on Oregon’s southern coast. The road James took began to climb. There was no traffic, and soon no cell s...