The Special Operations Combatives Program (SOCP) is a realistic combatives system created for special operations forces in the military. It concentrates on close-quarters fighting skills that are useful, particularly when wearing all of your gear. Greg Thompson, who founded and developed the SOCP...
The Justice Department says Act 9113 effectively bans standard-capacity AR-15 rifles and criminalizes common magazines already protected under the Third Circuit’s Cheeseman ruling.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Ammunition Depot and the National Rifle Association have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding support for Second Amendment litigation across the country, and it comes with a number that has never been made public before. According to figures provided by the NRA, the...
Van Staal, a leader in all things surf fishing, is here finishing off their ultimate surf fishing system with the new VSX2 surf rods. These new surf rods have been designed from the ground up to match up perfectly with the Van Staal X2 reels, to deliver a seamless, high-performance setup for dedi...
The ‘tism is strong with Check-Mate Magazines with their most recent announcement… patriotism, that is! They have announced a limited-edition magazine set of 1911 double-stack magazines featuring red, white, and blue base plates as they participate in honoring our nation’s...
On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome Earle Pope, founder and owner of Chestnut Mountain Manufacturing, a brand-new company out of Brevard, North Carolina, that made quite a splash at GunCon 2026. Chestnut Mountain caught a lot of attention at the...
The Bailout from Benchmade has been around for a few years. I’ll tell you right up front that I’m not a huge fan of the tanto blade profile for an EDC knife. That goes double for the Americanized tanto profile, as popularized by Cold Steel back in the 1980s. That said, the Bailout has grown [...
A 21-year-old Kootenai, Idaho homeowner was not arrested after fatally shooting a man who grabbed him by the throat inside his own bedroom. Read the original story: Sheriff Points to Idaho’s Castle Doctrine After Kootenai Man, 21, Stops Choking Attack With a Single Shot
A legally armed Massachusetts woman fired a single, decisive shot after an armed man allegedly pursued her husband at their Springfield home. Video, witness testimony, 911 recordings, and physical evidence supported her account, and prosecutors ruled the shooting lawful.
Welcome back, folks! We have reached the end of the road on the Colt 1862 Police. Part I covered the history and Samuel Colt’s final years, Part II tackled variations and how to sort the Police from its near-twin the Pocket Navy, and Part III laid out specifications, dating, and the afterma...