M10 Booker: Not Your Daddy’s Light Tank

For more than a century, infantry units have fought under an unforgiving reality: When you’re humping a ruck through non-cooperative terrain and you run face-first into an entrenched bunker, fortified machine-gun nest or enemy light armor, your options for immediate heavy fire support are painf...

By Mason Berryman •

Packing a Punch: A History of the M14

The M14 rifle holds a significant place in the history of American military firearms, serving as a bridge between the battle rifles of World War II and the US’ military’s modern assault rifles. Developed in the post-World War II era, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. m...

By Patrik O •

All Outdoor Review – 5.11 PT-R Inure Runner Shoe

There is a difficult balance to be struck with training shoes. You want the cushion and give for running, but also the stability for the gym and the durability to stand up to some hard use off the pavement. The 5.11 PT-R Inure Runner is their attempt at a Physical Training Ready shoe to handle [&...

By Patrik Orcutt •

When The Mission Leaves The Ground

The BFG® Integrated Stealth Harness (ISH™) Combines Three Critical Systems Into One Certified Platform A gun belt carries the equipment needed to do the job. A restraint system keeps a professional connected during aircraft operations. A climbing harness provides certified protection when the ...

By Eric G •

War Stories: Ambushing a Viet Cong Ambush

George lived about a block from where I grew up. A Vietnam veteran and avid hunter, he came back from the war and opened a gunsmith shop attached to his home. Every morning, he simply walked from his kitchen out onto his driveway and into his shop. He spent his days working on customer’s firear...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

TFB Behind the Gun #231: Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms

I met our guest today, Derrick Ratliff, at this year's Leupold Relentless Rifleman , the NRL Hunter match  I wrote about here ; he was working the same brutal high-desert terrain I was, and it turns out talking to the guy who made the rifle you’re competing with is some of th...

By Luke C. •

Why Arktis Invests in Developing Its Own Camouflage Systems

At Arktis, camouflage development is part of the wider capability we offer military organisations, government agencies and defence brands. The COMB family demonstrates this approach. Rather than creating a single “do everything” pattern, COMB was developed as an environmental system. ...

By Eric G •

New Gladiatore V2 Furniture For Mossberg 500/590 Shotguns

WOOX just released an upgrade path for Mossberg pump-action owners who've wanted to improve their shotguns' ergonomics without swapping platforms entirely. The Gladiatore V2 stock and forend system is handcrafted from Claro-grade American walnut and available separately or as a complete...

By Eric B •
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