“How do I know if I’m walking into a high-threat environment?” It’s a fair question, but we aren’t issued crystal balls capable of predicting violence before it happens. What we can do, however, is recognize conditions that have preceded violence enough to justify paying...
Tennessee DA clears man who fired four shots after an attacker threw him down and tore off his prosthetic leg outside a Gray vape shop. Read the original story: Thrown Down, Prosthetic Leg Torn Off, Still Under Attack: Gray Man Fired Four Shots and the DA Calls It Self-Defense
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Colt Model 1878 double action with a name on it that raises more questions than it answers. The factory letter shows it shipped on July 21st, 1883, to “Collow Row Bill” in 44-40 with a 7 1/2 inch barrel, nickel finish, and ivor...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have one of the goofier answers to the question of how many rounds you can cram into a pocket revolver. This is the Le Terrible, a 16-shot double action revolver chambered in 7.65mm (32 ACP). The design comes from Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen, a...
SSD Founder Eric Graves here. I am pleased to announce that my friend and SSD contributor LTC Terry Baldwin (USA, Ret) has pulled his first book. It collects several of the Baldwin Files seen here on SSD into a single volume. This is not a tell-all memoir or a collection of war stories for their ...
The gift with purchase in this industry has historically almost always been a hat, or maybe a patch and some stickers with your order. Wiley X went a different route with its new Limited Edition Camo Collection, and the giveaway is more interesting than the camo it’s attached to. Every pair...
“It was scary, you know? The damnedest thing…” The old Marine flicked at a bright yellow tie he was wearing. “We were ordered to take Atabrine to prevent malaria. Most of us did that but it tended to turn our eyes and skin a bright yellow. And then a rumor started that the stuff would Rea...
Our man in Alaska talks about the 22 ARC, ARs for bears, and what really matters when it comes to cartridge selections for bears The post The Truth About Shooting Big Bears with Small Cartridges appeared first on Outdoor Life.
In today’s article, Joe Kurtenbach reviews the Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced ammunition. The tested load, the .223 Rem. 77-gr. hollow-point boat tail (HPBT), was provided by the company for this review. “It’s about the most accurate AR ammo I’ve ever tested,” I said to Matt Gan...
Get an in-depth review of the Walther PP pistol, made famous by its appearance in James Bond films. Find out why it's a true movie icon.