FirstSpear Friday Focus: Shadow Pack

Not every mission looks like one. The FirstSpear SHADOW PACK was designed to offer a low-profile solution for carrying short rifles, sub-guns, or shotguns without advertising the fact. Its soft, non-tactical exterior blends into urban environments and plain-clothes operations where discretion isn...

By Eric G

POTD: Elite Dutch Marechaussee Perfects Rapid-Response Tactics

The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten emerged from necessity. In 1975, with Europe rattled by the Munich massacre and rising terrorism, Major General E.N. Spronk of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee identified an operational gap: the specialized counter-terrorist units on the books were to...

By Eric B

POTD: 213 Reasons the SIG MK25 Jack Carr Edition Will Sell Out Fast

Few pistols carry the kind of personal history that Jack Carr's MK25 does. The former Navy SEAL and #1 New York Times bestselling author carried the P226/MK25 through every deployment over a twenty-year special operations career, and its fictional counterpart drove a key plot thread in his d...

By Eric B

Colt Optics' New LE-Only Laser Shows Where Aiming Tech Is Heading

Colt Optics is playing for keeps with the LP5X-P, a weapon-mounted aiming laser that skips the usual "first generation" stumble and walks into battle-tested. Built in partnership with Brolis Defence, this unit has already been standardized and fielded across NATO forces, which means the...

By Eric B

Berlin Candy Bomber in the Berlin Airlift

U.S. Air Force Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a transport pilot best known as the “Candy Bomber” or “Onkel Wiggly Wings,” who became famous for dropping candy to German children in Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city. Following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the vic...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Just 250 Shotguns: Benelli's Tribute to America's 250th Anniversary

Benelli didn't slap a commemorative finish on existing inventory and call it a day. For the Super Black Eagle 3 250th Anniversary Edition, the company invested genuine craftsmanship into what amounts to a once-in-a-century milestone, delivering a limited run that bridges proven field perform...

By Eric B
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