USAF Tests CAA’s MCK EVO for Survival Kit

The US Air Force has undertaken some limited testing of what appears to be the MCK EVO from CAA as the Isolated Personnel Lethality Optimization, or IPLO, device. A USAF release reported that nine Airmen from various Air Force units tested the IPLO system at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawa...

By Matthew Moss •

Shark Coast Tactical's G43X Shark Puppy

One of the quietest pistols of the Vietnam era had a trick that had nothing to do with the suppressor: the slide could be locked shut, so the action did not make a sound. It was nicknamed the Hush Puppy, and the idea has mostly lived in history books and collector displays. Shark Coast Tactical h...

By Eric B •

Echelon's Central Operating Group Now Available Separately

The legal firearm inside an Echelon weighs 3 oz (85 g) and measures 4.3 x 1.9 in (10.9 x 4.8 cm). Springfield Armory is now selling that piece on its own, which means you can buy the serialized heart of the pistol and build everything around it yourself.

By Eric B •

TFB Review: Griffin Armament MK2 9mm

I can’t say this without aging myself, but the MP5 started it all for me when I first saw Charlie Sheen’s portrayal of the insubordinate Lt. Dale Hawkins in the 1990 movie  Navy SEALs . Nothing in the world seemed cooler at the time than waking up hungover on a beach, jumping out...

By Darwin N. •

Berkley LipStick Shadd – Bridging Topwater to Subsurface

Berkley Fishing is here with a new hard bait for inshore fishing: the new LipStick Shadd, a unique hybrid design for shallow-water inshore fishing. It features a floating body paired with a precision-tuned diving lip to have the LipStick Shadd run just below the surface of the water. Helping to k...

By Eugene L. •

A Thousand Yards with the Waypoint

The Arizona sun does not negotiate. By mid-morning at ParaBellum Shooting and Tactical Training Academy, the range was already pushing into the 90s, the mirage was already starting to run hard across the lanes, and the big rattlesnake sculpture that marks the firing line was catching the morning ...

By Ramon Ramirez •

U.S. Navy’s WWII Radar-Guided Bat Glide Bomb

Striking enemy ships with airborne munitions became a priority after World War I. While the challenges were monumental at the time, the rewards for success were too great to pass up. However, bombs and torpedoes dropped by early naval strike aircraft stood little chance against armored warships b...

By Tom Laemlein •

TFB Review: DAA EDGE & TAP - Random Swingers on Your Command

The Double-Alpha EDGE shot timer bundled with two Target Activation Pods (TAP) turns any swinger, drop-turner, bobber or slider into a target that releases on a programmable delay, with no activator popper in the way. For competition shooters who want (un)predictable movers in training, it is one...

By Eric B •

Leica PRS 5-30x56i Goes Flat Dark Earth

Six years ago I tested the original Leica PRS 5-30x56i  on a Ruger Precision Rifle, and I concluded that it had a clear, crisp image, a mechanical feel and turrets that were a pleasure to use. Nowhere in that review did I say, "it would be better in tan." Yet here we are, with the ...

By Eric B •
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