Springfield Armory 1911 Ronin AOS Review

More than a century after the debut of John Browning’s most celebrated handgun design, the year 2020 marked the beginning of Springfield Armory’s most recent 1911 makeover. Long known as a premium purveyor of the .45-caliber, two-time World War champ, Springfield’s catalog of 1911s had grow...

By Joe Kurtenbach

Spanberger Signs Virginia Ghost Gun Ban With No Grandfather Clause

Virginia’s new HB40 ghost gun ban does not just target future builds. It forces privately made firearms into a serialization and recordkeeping scheme and offers no true grandfather clause for existing homemade guns.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Beating the Psychological Refractory Period

The more you ask of your brain, the slower your per-task performance is — with or without a gun. This is known as the Psychological Refractory Period (PRP), but why does it slow you down, especially in a fight for your life? And, how can you reduce the effects of PRP? First published by AT Read...

By Steve Tarani

Magpul Threw Up On My AK

Have you ever purchased a good gun with terrible furniture? That happened to me when I purchased the Chiappa RAK-9. It’s a cheap, blowback-operated 9mm AK that uses Chiappa’s proprietary magazines, or you can swap magwells to use Glock or Beretta magazines. The included AK furniture was god-a...

By Travis Pike

AI Bootcamp Readies Air Commandos for Next-Gen Advantage

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —   Air Force Special Operations Command has begun hosting AI Bootcamps, a pioneering training course designed to arm servicemembers with the skills to ethically and effectively integrate artificial intelligence into their daily duties. The course stems from the co...

By Eric G

Mikoyan MiG-29: The Reactive Fulcrum?

Military aircraft design of the Cold War era could be described as akin to physics, or, more specifically, to Newton’s Third Law of motion, which states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” From lessons learned in the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force determi...

By Peter Suciu

Need a New Blade? Five Knife Makers to Check Out

One of the most common questions to pop up in the wake of the Bark River Knives fiasco that came to light last week is some variation of, “Where can I go for good quality outdoor knives? Who are some recommended knife makers?” As I put together this list, one of the criteria I kept [&#823...

By Jim Cobb
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