In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...
Norway's Home Guard has added some serious reach to its toolkit. Their school recently completed the first instructor course and several initial user courses on the new 12.7mm MØR, the Barrett M107A1, now rolling out across the Heimevernet. Instructor cadres qualified first, then turn...
How our former shooting editor made history in benchrest competition The post ‘I Finally Shot a Good Group.’ The Story of Jim Carmichel’s Benchrest World Record appeared first on Outdoor Life.
In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...
A peaceful family reunion in Leesburg, Georgia, turned into an active-shooter battleground on Sunday, June 7, 2026, when an attacker launched a racially motivated rifle ambush. The catastrophic threat was neutralized when Ramell Green, a Marine Corps veteran attending the gathering, drew his own ...
A late-night home invasion in the 1300 block of Heron Way in San Jacinto, California, turned fatal on Friday, May 29, 2026, when a homeowner engaged and neutralized an intruder armed with a shotgun. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident as a clear-cut case of self-...
TULSA, OKLA. — A Tulsa homeowner had seconds to make a life-or-death decision early Monday when a burglar kicked in his front door and ended up standing inside his living room. Gavin Bogle told News On 6 he was upstairs playing video games just before midnight Sunday when his surveillance camer...
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh man who grabbed a handgun and shot an ax-wielding attacker will not face charges, police said Wednesday. Officers responded just before 11 a.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Summit Avenue in south Raleigh. They found 39-year-old Emmanuel Graham with a gunshot wound to hi...
Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Concealed carry...
In today’s article, Peter Suciu reviews the Ace VR shooting simulator from AceXR. This system puts a virtual shooting range in your home with the ability to train with real-world firearms like the Springfield Armory 1911 TRP. “It’s not around the block,” was an often-used saying of t...